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Leafing^ floiccrinrj and fruiting of a few standard x>l(^t^^^ *'* ^'*^ Royal 

 Society's Gardens during the month : — 



3r(l. Maclaura aurautiaca leaves commencmg to fall. 



Cth. Early Narcissus comincucirig to open. 

 10th. Privet slieddiug leaves. 

 15th. Suow Flake in flower. 

 25th. Leaves of Mulberry (Black) all shed. 

 30th. Pyrus japonica commencing to flower. 



Barometer mean, 29- 982iai., being 0-ll5iu. above the average. 

 Temperature mean. 48'44°, being 1-31° ditto. 

 Solar intensity mean, 78 '98°, being 1-98' ditto. 

 Dew point mean, 39*6°, being 1'59° below the mean. 

 Hunmlity of air mean, '77, being 6-5 per cent, ditto 

 Elastic force of vapor mean, '263, being 0-11 per cent? ditto. 

 Total amount of rain, l'20in., being 0'69 in. below the average. 

 Increase of spontaneous evaporation on rain fall, 03 inches. 

 Mean amount of ozone, 819, being 2 28 of chi-omatic scale above the 

 average. 

 Electricity active on the 6th, 10th, 12th, 29th, and 30th. 

 Lightning on the 24th. 

 Snow never absent from Mount Wellington during the month. 



FHAJ^CIS ABBOTT. 



