LBofing^ Floiocring, and Fruiting of a Few Standard Plants 

 in the Royal Society s Gardens during the Month : — 



1st. Peaches comraeucing to ripen. 

 10th. Kerry pippin apple commencing to ripen. 

 Bon Chretien pear commencing to ripen. 

 11th. Windsor pear commencing to ripen. 

 17th. Greengage plum commencing to ripen. 

 22nd. Ash seeed commencing to ripen. 

 30th. Sycamore commencing to shed seed. 



Barometer mean, 29"903in., being 0*053in. above the average. 

 Temperature mean, Go'lO', being 2'66° above the ditto. 

 Solar intensity mean, 110"20°, being 1'20° above the ditto. 

 Dew point mean, 52 "3°, being 2*09° above the ditto. 

 Humidity of air mean, *66, being 4 5 per cent, below the ditto. 

 Elastic force of vapor mean, '405, being '032 per cent, above the average. 

 Total amount of rain, 0"55in., being 0"92in. below ditto. 

 Increase of spontaneous evaporation on rainfall 5 30 inches. 

 Mean amoimt of ozone, 8 '05, being 1*22 of chromatic scale above the average. 

 Electricity active on the 1st, 14th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th. 

 Lightning on the 19th. Hot wind on the 18th. Sky hazy, with frequent 

 rainbows and lunar-halos through the mouth. 



FKANCIS ABBOTT. 



