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Leafing J Flowering, and Fruiting of a Few Standard Plants 

 in tlie Royal Society's Gardens during the Month : — 



7th. Maclaura aurantiaca leaves commencing to fall, First early Narcissus 



open. 

 10th. Privet leaves shedding. 

 26th. Snowflake commencing to open. 

 28th. Pyrus Japonica commencing to flower. 

 30th. Leaves of black mulberry shed. 



Barometer mean, 29 '977in., being O'lllin, above the average. 

 Temperature mean, 48'83°, being 1"70° above the ditto. 

 Solar intensity mean, 75-87°, being I 'IS" below the ditto. 

 Dew point mean, 41 "7°, being 0'51° below the ditto. 

 Humidity of air mean, 77*0, being 6? per cent, below the ditto. 

 Elastic force of vapor mean, *266, being 008 per cent, below ditto. 

 Total amount of rain, l*86in., being 0'03 below the ditto. 

 Increase of spontaneous evajjoration on rainfall 0'36in. 

 Mean amount of ozone, 7 '05, being 1'14 of chromatic scale above ditto. 

 A great paucity of electricity all through the month. 



Snow on Mount "Wellington through the month, with frequent fresh deposits 

 on the mountain and low hills. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



