May 1891.] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 125 



On Tempeeatuee and Vegetation in the Botanic 

 Gakden, Glasgow, during April 1891. By Egbert 

 BuLLEN, Curator of the Garden. 



This will long be remembered as a bitterly cold and also as 

 an exceedingly dry month. The mornings were few on which 

 frost was not registered. The lowest temperature recorded 

 here was 28°, or 4° of frost, certainly not a low reading for 

 the month, but the continuity of frosts and scathing north 

 and north-east winds was remarkable ; but from whatever 

 point of the compass the wind came, it was so breezy and 

 cold the sun's rays had little effect in forwarding vegetation, 

 which is in a very backward state. We had occasional very 

 light showers, but not sufficient to be of material benefit 

 until the 29th, when we had a light showery day. The 

 lawns were not so green and fresh-looking as in February. 

 The hardy plants in bloom are those mostly recorded for 

 the end of February or early March. 



