Fku. 1893.] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 



583 



January 28th; G. nivalis, -lanuary .'jOth. At the same 

 date last year one only had flowered. 



On the rock-garden 13 plants came into flower, as against 

 7 last January, viz : — Andromeda jioribiinda, Colchicum 

 crocijlorum, Erica herhacca alha, Hepatica angulosa, H. 

 triloba, vars., Helleborus ijurpiirasccits, var., H. torquatus, 

 Primula variahilis, Saxifraga Bwrseriana, Synthiris rcni- 

 formis, and three of the selected plants just mentioned. 



Among hardy shrubs, the most conspicuous in blossom 

 are Jasmiiium nvdifiorum, Garrya clliptica, Hamamelis 

 japonica, and the autumn- flowering variety of Dapline 

 Mczcreurn. The russet-brown tints of Biota oricntalis, which 

 were so prominent a feature last month, have already under- 

 gone a change. The foliage is now almost green. The 

 transitions are taking place much earlier than usual. 



Eeadings of exposed Thermometers at the Rock-Garden of the 

 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, during January 1893. 



Date. 



1st 



2nd 



3rd 



4th 



5th 



6th 



7 th 



8th 



9th 



10th 



11th 



12th 



13th 



Uth 



15th 



16th 



MiDirauin. 



28° 

 25 

 21 

 25 

 22 

 9 

 22 

 30 

 32 

 32 

 27 

 23 

 27 

 28 

 28 

 36 



Date. 



17 th 



18th 



19th 



20th 



21st 



22nd 



23rd 



24th 



25th 



26th 



27th 



28th 



29 th 



30th 



31st 



Miiiiimnn. 

 32° 



37 

 37 

 33 

 31 

 33 

 37 

 42 

 35 

 31 

 34 

 33 

 37 

 34 

 40 



A.M. Maximum. 



45° 



49 



46 



52 



43 



52 



51 



52 



47 



45 



46 



45 



55 



54 



55 



35° 



40 



41 



44 



37 



44 



46 



44 



37 



43 



38 



36 



39 



40 



42 



[Table 



