METEOROLOGY FOR JUNE, 1870. 

 Private Obseuvatoky, Hobart Town. 



Leafing, Flowering, and Fruiting of a few Standard Plants in the Royal Society's 

 Gardens during the month. 

 15th. — Early Narcissus commencing to flower. 

 18th. — Maclaura Aurantiaca leaves falling. 

 li)th. —Common Privet ditto. 

 20th.— Snow Flake commencing to flower. 

 24th. — Pyrus Jai)onica ditto ditto. 

 30th.— Black Mulberry leaves aU shed. 



Barometer mean, 29789 in., being 0092 in. below the average. 

 Temperature mean, 48 59\ being 184° above the ditto. 

 Solar intensity mean, 7602°, being 108' above the ditto. 

 Dew point mean, 41-7°, being 046 above the ditto. 

 Humidity of air mean, 78, being 06 per cent.below the ditto. 

 Elastic force of vapour mean, -265, being 004 per cent, below the ditto. 

 Total amount of rain, 2-32in., being 0'49in. above the ditto. 

 Increase of spontaneous evaporation on rain fall, 79in. 

 Mean amount of ozone, 677, being 027 of chromatic scale above ditto. 

 Electricity active on the 8th, 9th, 25th, 26tli, and 27th. 



Mount Wellington covered with snow on the 4th, which continued through the month 

 with frequent fresh deposits. FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



