Jan. 1891.] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 51 



Oil Tempeeatuee and Vegetation at the Botanic Gaeden, 

 Glasgow, during Novembee 1890. By PiObeet Bullen, 

 Curator of the Garden. 



Frost was registered on twenty-three nights during the 

 month. With two or three exceptions the temperature on 

 other nights was either at or near the freezing point ; the 

 total readings for the month gave 115°, the lowest readings 

 were 18° and 17° or 14° and 15° of frost during the nights 

 of the 20th and 21st. 15° of frost is the lowest temperature 

 registered here since December 1886, when 17° of frost was 

 recorded, and a total of 191° for twenty-eight nights. The 

 very light frosts and fine days experienced during the first 

 half of the month were very favourable to out-door work of 

 all kinds ; the latter half was more winter like, with dark 

 and foggy weather, but little rain or snow, and altogether we 

 had a fine month, and in singular contrast to the very severe 

 frosts and snowstorms experienced in various parts of 

 England, especially in the south, where the temperature in 

 several places has fallen near to zero. In the north of Scotland, 

 near the town of Wick, a correspondent of a Glasgow paper 

 writes : " We have in the garden roses and all sorts of 

 flowers in full bloom, and strawberries full size (but not 

 ripe). 1 never saw the like before." Personally I had 

 some doubts of the accuracy of the statement, and wrote to 

 a gentleman whom I could rely upon for the truth. Peply 

 as follows : " The paragraph you send is in the main correct ; 

 the temperature only once or twice fell to freezing point ; 

 roses are in bloom, but as to strawberries I cannot speak, 

 but our weather has recently been very remarkable for its 

 mildness." To-night, January 3, it is very pleasant. 



