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Leafing J fiowering^ and fruiting of a few standard plants in the Royal' 

 Society's Gardens during the month : — 



1st. Gnrrya elHptica commencing to flower. 



2nd. White mulberry buds commencing to break. 



5th. Almond commencing to flower. 

 IGth. Crocus commencing to flower. 

 25th. White Hyacinth commencing to flower. 



Barometer mean, 29 047in., being 0"089in, below the average. 

 Temperature mean, 47 '09°, being 1 "27° above the average. 

 Solar intensity mean, 77 00°, being 1° ditto. 

 Dew point mean position, 38-5° being 1 '33° below the average. 

 Humidity of air mean, "78, being 4 '5 per cent, ditto. 

 Elastic force of vapor mean, '251, being '008 per cent, ditto. 

 Total amount of rain. l'60in. being "ISin. ditto. 



Mean amoimt of ozone, 8*55 of chromatic scale, being 212 above the average- 

 Increase of spontaneous evaporation on rainfall 0'32in. 

 Electricity active on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, lOth, and- 



30th. 

 A very high wind, a.m. on the 30th, velocity from 24 to 48 miles per hour. 

 Snow on Mount Wellington copious all the month. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



