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rhododendrons an inclination to the North-east, which clearly marks the stead- 
iness of the monsoon,” 
I am indebted to Mr. R. H. Scott, F.R.S., for the translation 
of the subjoined notice of “An interesting Cloud Formation over 
the Bay of Buccari,” by Prof. H. Mohorovicic, which appeared in 
the ALeteorologische Zeitschrift for February 1889, p. 56, and which 
bears upon the subject of the Helm Bar :— 
‘*We do not often read of a whirlwind with its axis horizontal, and I have 
not been able to find any notice of such a phenomenon in the AZeteorologische 
Zeitschrift. 1 think, therefore, that what I say may be of interest. 
‘‘The following are the observations taken at Buccari (lat. 45° 18’ N, long. 
14° 33E) on October 17th, 18th, and 19th, 1888 -— 
o Wind Motion of Clouds 
5 S oe i 
> sae fie} aes eS “7 
October, Bs 5 o3 eee § 9 EU 
1888 aq er Seign| o | 3 20! Cirrus Cumulus 
isa) 4 espa ses eld 
QA 
Tansee eee | pela ny 
17th, 7 a.m.| 30°134| 53°4| 236] 58 | E 3 ON aerate Not measurable 
TO acta os cya PRRSERM lp SAS ese | ee Stylleaeyaon tcc S 60° E 
2p.m. 067 5871 "209! 43 E 4 Ye Not measurable 
4 p.m... s.: secill taceeell ms ad le a beta S 60° E S75 E 
Q)p:m0- | 307020)53 0) 282157 EG) | 2) eaeenae i 
18th, 7.a.m.|29°914| 53°38] ‘232 56| N| 3] 7] S15°E N 50 E 
TOA-Ts | ieee erent |littavagl aeeau ale oe lee std S 5 E N 85° E 
paca  SO2Oll sce || cose lficow Ivac Mle OWlRG csenaei © al eae 
2p.m.| °882/56°7)*209| 45 | SE} 6] 9 |Notm’surable) N 70° E 
ASSUME SOOT) eeial exch | toes! force .1)| shaw hee Ob Sabre Wi S 80° W 
9 p.m.| 29969] 55°6| 228] 51 | E | 6] I] ...... Not measurable 
EOth,e7/a-m. ||30'03)44-2|13c}'45. || Ey) 27) Sol] 9.22... N 45° E 
2)pe | 207138|'4O.r 03430 +(e 3 bool 7) ees NNE 
““On October 18th at 10 a.m. the drift of the upper strato-cumulus was 
N 45°E, and of the lower N 80°E; about 4 p.m, the drift of the strato-cumulus 
was N 65°E. 
‘* Karly in the morning on October 18th the sky was densely overcast and the 
barometer falling. On the mountains to the North-east we saw a long row of 
cumulus stretching from North-west to South-east, with its summits torn into a 
fringe. From these masses of scud of various sizes broke off, and they con- 
stantly diminished in bulk as they approached the zenith. Not one of these 
reached the altitude of 50°, and a strongly-marked descending motion was 
observable in them. In the South-west there was a similar mass of cumulus, as 
far as could be seen, It was parallel to that previously noticed, and it extended 
