Leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in the Royal Society's 

 Gardens during the month : — 



7th. Kerry Pippin Apple commencing to ripen. 



9tb. Windsor Pear commencing to ripen. 

 14th. Bon Chretien Pear commencing to ripen. 

 15th. Green Gage commencing to ripen. 

 24th. Ash commencing to shed seed. 

 27th. Sycamore commencing to shed seed. 



Barometer mean, 29 801 inches, being 0049 inches below the average. 

 Temperature mean, GO 74°, being r79° below the average. 

 Solar intensity mean, 10G"55°, being 2*45° ditto. 

 Dew point mean, 51 '7°, being 1'49° above ditto. 

 Humidity mean, '74, being 3 "5 per cent, ditto. 

 Elastic force of vapor 393% being '020 per cent, below ditto. 

 Total amount of rain, 2-94 inches, being 1-47 inches above the average. 

 Mean amount of ozone 7"81, being 0*94, chromatic scale, above the average. 

 Increase of spontaneous evaporation on rain-fall '80 inches. 

 Electricity active on the 1st, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 28th. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



