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the western slopes of the ChiUan and Peruvian Andes; from Pei-u 

 he will make for the Sandwich Islands, and carefully examuie that 

 group ; proceeding thence to Vancouver's Island and several adjoin- 

 fng districts of the N. American continent, he wdl return homeward 



by* the East Indian Islands. ^ , ■ , ■ ^ i,.n. Ar-^^A 



Mr Plant will make collections of birds, msects, shells dried 

 plants and other objects, and anticipates being able to send home 

 many mteresting and valuable specimens during the four or fiveyears 

 which his journey will occupy. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR FEB. 1851. 

 Chiswick -February 1 . Overcast : fine : clear at night. 2. Rain : hazy : slight 



sf Clear an?fine 24. ClcTudy : foggy. 25. Foggy 26. F.ne : clear : frosty. 

 S: St shower of sleet : dense dark clouds. 28. Cloudy and cold. 



ight snower oi sieei : ucii»<= «<».- - - 



aiean temperature of the month ^^ 



•35 

 42 -60 



Mean temperature of Feb. 1850 • - 



Mean temperature of Feb. for the last twenty-five years . 39 ^56 _^^^^ 



Average amount of rain in Feb 



Bo.^o«.-Feb. 1. Fine. 2. Cloudy. 3. Cloudy: rain p.m. 4. Fj^'^- 5. 

 Cloudy: rain P.M. 6. Fine. 7- Cloudy: ra.n a.m. -d .m 8-10 Fme. 



liri%S .S. Fi-i '24%ne:'r;^ntM^'"25. ^o'ggy -ain ..L. 2. Fine. 

 27. Fine : rain a.m. and p.m. 28. Fine. 



Applegartk Manse, Dumfries.shire.-¥eb. I, ^rT-'^'^F^^^tJrSrT 



d^jt'f ^in L^i^igl^^nKo^t Sn iJt^'^^iX 

 5 Rain III d;v hlh wind : flood. 8. Fair and fine a.m. : a few drops p.m. 

 9. Fog hoar frost deared P.M. 10. Fair a.m. : rain p.m ^ 12 Dnppmg 

 day ^13. Fair throughout. 14. Fairear ly a.m : shght dnzzle 15 6^ Shower 

 dukg night : fine day. J.^^^^-^- = J ^^^ ^'^l.^^F^s fi^e : buuTrfl; reen. 

 It Fro. hSefrrrlt: f^llS. J- W mild : ^^a-eter faUm^^^^^^ 



monS'the iprfng flowers were 'earlier by three or our -eks U>an usual : snow- 

 drops, crocuses, hepaticas. polyanthuses, daffodils, m full bloom. ^^^^^ 



Mean temperature of the month ^^ ^^ 



Mean temperature of Feb. 1850 • 



Mean temperature of Feb. for the last twenty-nme years ... ^6^ 90 _^^^^^^^^ 

 Average rain in Feb . 



27. Hoar-frost : cloudy. 28. Showers : cloudy. 



