in. 



Rjiromelcr mean, 20 TOlin., being 0Dn2in. above tlio average. 



Teiiiperature moan, 07 SO , being r>Ui> above the average. 



Solar intensity luean, ISO 40°, being O'SO .ibove tlie ditto. 



Dew point mean, ft! 9°, being I'M above tbe ditto. 



Humidity of air mean, CO, being 10 jier cent, below the ditto. 



Elastic force of vapour mean, '40;!, being 034 per cent, above the ditto. 



Total amount of rain, 1 47iu., being OOGin. below the ditto. 



Increase of spontaneous evaporation on rainfall, ;i'4lnn. 



Mean amount of ozone, 5C)8, being 14!)per cent, of chromatic scale below ditto. 



Electricity active all through the month with 27 positive, 25 negative, and 4 nil, on 

 the 12th. 



Tluuiiler and lightning on the 9th. The hottest day in the sun on the 21st, 122°. 

 On the yth, in the shade, 110'. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



Ltafing, Flowering, and FruUing of a few Standard Planlt in the Royal Society's 

 Gardens during tlie mu)Uh. 



4fh. — Kerry Pippin Apple commencing to ripen. 



0th. — Windsor I'ear ditto. 



Hth.^lion Chretien Pear ditto. 



12th. — Green Gage ditto. 



20th. — Ash commencing to shed seed. 



24th. — Sycamore ditto. 



Results of observations taken at New Norfolk for February, 1875 : — 



Barometer mean of 3 daily readings, corrected and reduced, 29-909in. 



Thermometer moan of 3 daily readings, 04 33' 



Solar intensity moan of maximum temperature, 131 ■42° 



Terrestrial radiation mean of minimum temijerature, 44'74. 



Dew Point, mean position, 62 8°. 



Ela-stic force of vapour niean of 3 daily readings, '415in. 



Humidity mean of ditto, 09. 



Clouds amount of ditto, '4 51. 



Wind force in lbs. ditto, total 52"401bs. 



KainfaU, 1 97 inches. 



Evaporation, .5-72in. in excess of rainfall, 3'75in. 



Ozone mean, 7 '36. 



W. E. SHOOBRIDGE, VaUeyfield. 



