SEPTEMBER, 1875. 

 Private Observatory, Hobart Town. 



Barometer mean, 29-819in., being 04fiin. above the average. 

 Temperature mean, 56 02°, being 4 50° above the.Uitto. 

 Solar intensity mean, 92-22°, being 2-77' above the ditto. 

 Dew point mean, 42-4", being 16° above tlie ditto. 

 Humidity of air mean, -62. being -14 per cent, belo-w the ditto. 

 Elastic force of vapour mean, 278, being 002 per cent, below the ditto. 

 Total amount of rain, 2-Olin. 



Increase of spontaneous evaporation on rain-fall, l-2.')in. 

 Mean amount of ozone, 410in., being OlOin. below the ditto. 

 Electricity, i^ poaitlve, 15 negative, nil 0. 



A covering of fresh snow on Mount Wellington on the 1st. Wind, snow, hail, and 

 rain continuous on the 3rd. A fresh fall of snow on Mount Wellington on the 30th. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



Leafing, Flowering, and Fruiting of a few Standard Plants in the Royal Sodety't 



Gardens, during the month. 

 20th.— Ash commencing to break into leaf. 

 24th.— Grape vines commencing to start. 

 25th. — Oak commencing to break into leaf. 

 2Cth. — Montan Peony commencing to flower. 

 30th.— Horse Chestnut ditto. 

 „ .— Bobinia Pseudo Acacia coounencing to start. 



