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inches. On the nights of the loth and 16th we had about 20 

 deg. of frost, and some stormy weather followed. Conjunction of 

 Jupiter and Saturn with Venus a little to the South on the 28th, 

 at 6 A.M. The three planets were very conspicuous and interest- 

 ing for some days. This will not occur again for 20 years. 



Deoembee. 



Rainfall, 4-4 inches. Barometer, lowest 28-7 to highest 30'3 

 inches. Although we have had during this month stormy weather, 

 and a little snow during the last 10 days, we have had no continued 

 severe frost ; and even during the last week, when the roads were 

 covered with ice, the hardest was on the night of the 28th, when 

 there was 10 deg. of frost; thermometer at 9 A.M. was 31 deg. 

 Saw a solitary Gray Wagtail on l.'ith; have not seen one since. 

 Notes and observations in this paper apply to this locality only. 



Rainfall in 1901. — January, 2-8 inches; February, 0-62; 

 March, 2*15; April, 312; May, 1-85; June, 325; July, 1-5; 

 August, 4-1 ; September, 2-8 ; October, 4-6 ; November, 2-82 ; 

 December, 4-4 ; total, 34-01 inches — between 4 and 5 inches 

 under the average. Dumfries Rainfall, 34-48 ; Cargen do., 42-44 ; 

 Drumpark do., 45-36 ; Drumlanrig do., 43-91. 



III. — Phenological Observations taken at Moniaive during igoi. 

 By Mr John Coreie. 



The short spell of genial weather which prevailed during the 

 earlier portion of March was followed towards tlie close of the 

 month by a sudden fall in temperature. Snow fell on the 26th 

 and on the 29th March, and low readings of the thermometer 

 continued throughout the greater part of April. Fine weather, 

 dry and warm throughout the day with only slight frost at night, 

 prevailed from the last week of April until almost the close of 

 May. Rain fell on the 2Dth May, and as dry knolls had com- 

 menced to brown the change was a welcome one. The early 

 portion of June was extremely variable. High temperatures 

 ruled on the 7th and 8th, but from the 9th to the 13th a successioi: 

 of cold gales, accompanied by rain, was experienced. The gale 

 on the evening of the 10th was very destructive to tender vegeta- 

 tion. Pear, Apple, and Plum tree foliage suffered severely ; also 



