5 30 TP.ANSACTIOXS AND PKOCEEDIXGS OF THE [Sess. i.vii. 



on the 31st. The growth of trees and shrubs iluring the 

 month was fairly good. Most herbaceous plants flowered 

 very well, and roses were very fine towards the end of the 

 month. 



On the rock-garden 237 species and well-marked varieties 

 came into flower, as against 252 for the corresponding month 

 last year. A few of the more interesting were : — Convol- 

 vidus lincatus, Cyananthus lobahis, Dianthus cinnahco'inus, 

 Epilohiuni Fleischcrii, E. obcor datum, Erythraxi diffusa, Erio- 

 gonum aureuni, Gcntiana scptcmfida cordifolia, Gillenia t^H- 

 folinta, Knipliofia. c'aulescens, Linaria origanifolia, Mecoiwpsis 

 Wallichii, Primida Foissonii, Saoiifrarja divcrsifolia, S. 

 fi)iihriata, Sdoie Elhfd^dlia-. 



Readings of exposed Thermometeis at tlic Kock-Garden of the 

 Eoyal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, during July 1892. 



