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Leafing, Flowering, and 'Fruiting of a Few Standard Plants 

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



14th. First ripe Cherry gathered. 



20th. First ripe Strawberry ditto. 



24th. Black Mulberry in full blossom. 



27th. Pomegranate commencing to flower. 



27th. Bougainvillaea dpectabilis in full bloom. 



Barometer mean, 29 794in., being 0"073in. above the average. 



Temperature mean, 56 '46°, being 1'08° below the ditto. 



Solar intensity mean, 10123°, being 0"58° below the ditto. 



Dew point mean, 46"3°, being 0"44° below the ditto. 



Humidity of air mean, '71, the same as standard for 25 years. 



Elastic force of vapor mean, •321,being '004 per cent, below the ditto. 



Total amount of rain, 3'54in., being O'TOin, above the ditto. 



Increase of spontaneous evaporation on rainfall, 0*17in. 



Mean amount of ozone, 7 '92, being 0*36 of chromatic scale above the ditto. 



Electricity active on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 24th 27th, and 30th. 



A thunder storm on the 16th. Snow ou Mt, Wellington during the months 

 except from the 3rd to the 11th. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



