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JUafing, flowenng,and fndtinff of a feio standard plants in the Royal Society^s 

 Gardens during the month ;— 



4th. Clirysanthemums commencing to flower. 



8th. Elm leaves commencing to fall. 

 10th. Coe's Fine Late Red Plum commencing to ripen. 

 20th. Mountain Ash leaves commencing to fall. 

 25th, Black Mulberry leaves commencing to fall. 

 28th. H ornbeam seeds commencing to ripen. 



Barometer mean, 29 '951 inches, being 0*066 in. above the average. 



Temperature mean, 56 '49°, being 0'85° above th© average. 



Solar intensity mean, 91,32°, being 0"54° below the average. 



Dew point mean, 46-3°, being 0-82° ditto. 



Humidity mean, -74, being li ditto. 



Elastic force of vapor '341 per cent, being '17 above the average; 



Total amount of rain, 1*23 inches, being 0*55 inches below the average. 



Mean amount of ozone 8 "16 chromatio scale, being 1'50 above the aver- 

 age. 



Increase of spontaneous evaporation on condensation +1'37 inches. 



Electricity active on the 11th, 13th, 23rd, 24th, and 28th. 



Fresh deposit of snow on Mount "Wellington on the 1st. Showery with 

 thunder on the 8th. Much haze thi'ough the month, with frequent 

 hales round the Moon. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



