DECEMBER, 1871. 

 Private Odservatory, Hobart Town. 



Leafing, Flowerhig, arid Fruiting of a few Standard Plants in the Royal Society's Gardens 

 during tlie month. 

 8th. First bunch red currants ripe. 

 10th. Common privet commencing to flower. 

 12th. First bunch black currants ripe. 

 20th. Doyenne d'Ete pear ripe. 

 21st. Melia Azederach commencing to flower. 

 24th. Juneating apple commencing to ripen. 



Barometer mean, 29790 in., being 0045 in. below the average. 



Temperature mean, 65 95°, being 4-83° above the average. 



Solar intensity mean. 107 71°, being 377° above the average. 



Dew point mean, 49 7°, being 0-68° above the average. 



Humidity of air mean, 59, being 09 percent, below the averasre. 



Elastic force of vapour mean, 380, being 028 per cent, above the average. 



Total amount of rain, 0'53in., being I'SOin. below the average. 



Increase of spontaneous evaporation on rain fall, 3 40in. 



Mean amount of ozone, 722, being 003 of chromatic scale above ditto. 



Electricity active on the 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 

 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th. 



Hot wind on the 4th ; thunder, lightning, and rain on the 7th : fresh snow on Mount 

 WelUngton on tlie 10th. iRA ^ CI S A BBOTT. 



