XIV. 



METEOROLOaV FOR JULY, 1S70. 



Leafing, Flotvering, and FruUing" of a few Standard Plants in the Roijal Society'it 

 Gardens during the month. 

 7th. — Arbutus unedo commencing to flower. 

 14th. — Garrya elliptica ditto ditto. 

 15th.— Morus alba commencing to break into leaf. 

 20th.— Conmion xVlmond in full flower. 

 28th.— Yellow Crocus ditto ditto. 



Barometer mean, 3008 in., being 0.164 above the average. 

 Temperature mean, 4S^23, being 251 above the ditto. 

 Solar intensity mean, 7434°, being 117" below the ditto. 

 Dew point mean, 39-06", being 1-00' below the ditto. 

 Humidity of air mean, 78, being 05 per cent, below the ditto. 

 Elastic force of vapour mean, -262, being 005 per cent, above the ditto. 

 Total amount of rain, 261 in., being 0-65in. above the ditto. 

 Increase of rain fall on spontaneous evaporation, 0-54in. 

 Mean amount of ozone, 6 31, being 78 of chromatic scale below ditto. 

 Electricity active on the 3rd, 7th, 10th, 13th, and 28th. 



A copious amount of snow on Mount Wellington all through the month, with fre- 

 quent fresh deposits. FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



