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Placodiiim elegans (Link.), Viewfield, N.G. 

 Lecanora orosthca (Ach.), near N.G. 



,, subfiiica, f. atrynea, Ach., N.G. 

 Lecidea umbralis, Nyl. n. sp., Knocknarling Burn, N.G. 



,, negledella^ Nyl. n. sp., Trochie's Braes, N.G. 

 Opegrapha aim, Pers.. N.G. 

 Verrucaria oxyspora, Nyl., N.G. 

 „ bifor?nis, Borr., N.G. 



Gr aphis sophist ica, N.G. 



II. — Phenological Observations taken at Jardington during igoo. 

 By Mr J. Rutherford. 



January. — Rainfall, 372 inches. Comparatively little frost 

 during- the month, the hardest being 7 deg. on the 11th. No 

 severe weather. Barometer yaried from 29-3 to 30'35 inches. 

 Song of thrush heard on the 22nd. Dumfries rainfall, 3 '89 in. 



February. — Rainfall, 5-42 in. On the 9th 10 in. of snow 

 fell, on the 10th 2 in. more, when the ground had a covering of 

 fully 12 in. ; no drifting. The weather, on the whole, was mild 

 during the mouth. Pumfries rainfall, 4'07 in. 



March. — Rainfall, 0-2 in. There was little frost during the 

 month, the nig-ht of the 18th being an exception, when the 

 thermometer marked 16 deg. Cold E. wind near the end. Corn 

 sowing on 27th. Hazel flowered on 10th. Dumfries rainfall, 

 0-25 in. 



April. — Rainfall, 2-3 inches. There was not much frost; 

 the latter half of the month was warm and genial, and grass grew 

 nicely. Swallows came on the 20th; "Coltsfoot" flowered on 

 the 3rd ; Anemone on the 12th ; Blackthorn on the 25th ; Cuckoo 

 first heard, 24th. Dumfries rainfall, 2-77 in. 



May. — Rainfall, 3*38 inches. No frost at night during the 

 month. Oats and grass made good progress. Turnips sown on 

 the 3rd were eaten by the green linnet and sparrows, and had to 

 be resown on the 18th. Small white butterfly appeared on the 

 5th ; the wasp on the 15th ; horse-chestnut bloomed on the 23rd ; 

 the hawthorn on the 30th. First heard the corncrake on the 7th. 

 Dumfries rainfall, 3-21 in. 



