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Leafing, Flowering, and Fruiting of a Few Standard Plants 

 in the Boyal Society^s Gardens during the Month : — 



3rd. Elm leaves commcucing to fall. 



8th. Chrysanthemuras commencing to flower. 

 12tli. Coe'3 lato red plum commencing to ripen. 

 18th. Mountain ash loaves commencing to fall. 

 20th. Black mulberry leaves commencing to fall. 

 25th. Seeds of hornbeam ripe. 



Barometer mean, 30-017in,, being 0-132in., above the average* 



Temperature mean, 5733°, being 1'69° above ditto. 



Solar intensity mean, 92*55°, being 0"55° ditto. 



Dew point mean, 47 '4°, being 0-08° ditto. 



Humidity of air mean, "74, being l'5per cent, below ditto. 



Elastic force of vapor mean, '347, being "023 per cent, above ditto. 



Total amount of rain, l'02in., being 0-76in. below ditto. 



Increase of spontaneous evaporation on rainfall 1 "12 inches. 



Mean amount of ozone, 6"98, being 0*32 of chromatic scale above ditto. 



Electricity active on the 6th, 7th, and 28th, and nil on the 15th, ISthi 

 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. 



Thunder, lightning, and rain on the 24th, without intermission. 



A complete corona round the moon on the eve of the 25th, with severaL 

 series of concentric-colored circles in a diameter of only a few degrees. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



