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Storrs and Haddam. So far as possible, the sites were made to 
conform with one another, the instruments being placed in the open, 
where they would be freely exposed to the action of both sun and 
wind. Brief comment regarding the nature of the respective 
sites, together with the names of the various observers, is given in 
the following paragraph. 
WESTERN HIGHLAND.—Salisbury: open hillside, north exposure, altitude 
21om.; Mrs. CHartes S. Puetps. North Colebrook: open field, slightly 
shaded in early morning and late afternoon, altitude 224 m.; station of par- 
ticular interest on account of proximity to large tract of virgin northern hard- 
wood forest; Mr. CARRINGTON PHELPS. West Cornwall (Cream Hill): hillside, 
west exposure, slightly protected from wind by trees, altitude 390 m.; Mr. 
C. L. Gotp. Litchfield: lawn in proximity of buildings, altitude 330 m.; 
Rev. Joun Hurcutns. Hawleyville: hillside lot, west exposure, slightly 
shaded in early morning and late afternoon, altitude 1 56m.; Mr. C. B 
HAwLey. Collinsville: hillside lawn, west exposure, buildings in vicinity, 
altitude 135 m.; Mr. G. J. Case. CENTRAL LowLanp.—Hayden: open field, 
altitude 15 m.; site typical for neighboring tobacco plantations; Misses HELEN 
and Grace Crapp. Southington: lawn, in proximity of building; altitude 
45m.; Miss Eunice MacKenzie. Eastern HicHLtANp.—Haddam: hill 
crest, altitude 144m.; Professor A. L. DEAN. Storrs: open hillside, west 
exposure, altitude 195m.; Professor L. A. CLinton. Colchester: hillside 
cemetery, slightly shaded in late afternoon, east exposure, altitude 150 m.; 
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H, P. Buett. Danielson: hillside, west exposure, altitude 75 m.;_ Mr. - 
F. E. Brrcoop. Voluntown: hill crest, altitude 82 m.; Mr. J. L. HERBERT. 
Coastat Recion.—Niantic: lawn, in proximity of trees and buildings, 
slightly shaded in early morning, within 90m. of sea shore, altitude 5 m.; 
Mrs. F. H. Dart. New Haven: open lawn, slightly protected from wind, 
about 3 km. from shore, altitude 18 m.; G. E. N. Westport: hillside, about 
0.5 km. from shore, altitude 30 m.; Mr. GRENVILLE MACKENZIE. 
In each of the above mentioned localities a pair of atmometers 
was installed side by side, about 50cm. apart. The bottles to which 
the cups are connected were set upon a T-shaped wooden support, 
being held in position by zinc casings made for the purpose. The 
base of the cup itself was thus raised about 56 cm. from the ground, 
or high enough to insure free circulation of the air about it. The 
entire apparatus was inclosed within a coarse-meshed chicken-wire 
cage. Of the two cups installed at the beginning of the season at 
each station, one was replaced by a fresh one after an interval of 
5 weeks; the second original cup was renewed at the end of 10 
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