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Ltajlng, floxveriag, and fruiting of a few standard plants in the Royal 

 Society's Gardens during the month : — 



10th. First bunch of Red Currants ripe, 

 nth. Common Privet commencing to flower. 

 18th. First bunch of Black Currants ripe. 

 20th. Melia Azederach commencing to flower. 

 26th. Doyenne L'Ete Pear commencing to ripen. 

 31st. Early June eating Apple commencing to ripen. 



Barometer mean, 29-662in., being OlOSin. below the average. 

 Temperature mean, 59'41°, being 2'66° ditto. 

 Solar intensity mean, 102 29^ being 4 71° ditto. 

 Dew point mean, 47*2°, being 1*60° ditto. 

 Humidity of air mean, '68, being "06 per cent, ditto. 

 Elastic force of vapor mean, '344, being '027 per cent, above the average. 

 Total amount of rain, 3'43in. being 2'llin. ditto. 

 Increase of spontaneous evaporation on rainfall 2'15in. 



Mean amount of ozone, 8*35, being 2 "01 of chromatic scale above the average. 

 Electricity active on the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, lOtb, 11th, and 15th. 

 Lightning on the 15th, and snow perceptible on Mount Wellington with fresh 

 depowta during the month. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



