538 TKAXSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE [Sess. t.vu. 



AUGUST. 



August was a most inclement month. Xo really warm 

 days occurred, and altogether the month was a most un- 

 favourable one. The lowest night temperature was 35°, 

 which occurred on the 10th of the month, and the highest 

 58°, on the 14th. The lowest day temperature was 51°, 

 on the 8th, and the highest 74°, on the 13th. 



On the rock-garden 103 species and varieties came into 

 tiower, as against 84 during last August. Amongst the most 

 conspicuous or interesting were : — Campanula isophylla alha, 

 C. Wahhtciniana, Gastanea chrysophylla, Coreopsis (jrandi- 

 Jlora, Chclonc harhata, Dianfhvs Atkinsonii, 1). glavca, 

 Gcntiana asclejpiadca , G. asclqriadca alha, G. oriiata, G. 

 tihctica, G. arccrnensis, LolKiia. cardiiialis, Monarda 

 Kalmiana, Olcaria Haasiii, Fapaxcr 'pyvcnaicutn, Scahiosa 

 fitmaria'folia, Senccio speciosus, Spiraxt Bnmalda, Symphi- 

 andra Hoffmanii , Veronica lonyifolia si'hscssilis, V. lycopo- 

 dioidcs, Viola corniUa X tricolor. 



Keadings of" ex:[)o.sed Thermometers at tlu; liock-Garden of the 

 Koyal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, during August 1892. 



A. jr. Maximum. 



Dati'. 



17th 



18th 



19th 



20th 



21st 



22nd 



23rd 



24tli 



25th 



26th 



27th 



2 8 til 



29th 



30tli 



31st 



^liniinuiii. 



47^ 



4S 



47 



57 



54 



56 



50 



49 



52 



47 



4G 



4:; 



•M 



45 



51 



53^ 



55 

 59 

 57 

 64 

 66 

 6:5 

 57 

 57 

 57 

 5,S 

 61 



54 



59' 



59 



69 



69 



70 



73 



74 



68 



70 



68 



67 



65 



68 



69 



57 



