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TRANSACTIONS AND PEOCEEDINGS OF THE [Ses?. lviii. 



Readings of exposed Thermometers at the Rock-Garden. 



Date. 



1st 



2nd 



3rd 



4th 



5th 



6th 



7 th 



8th 



9th 



10th 



11th 



12th 



13th 



14th 



15th 



3Iiiumnin. 



48° 



54 



53 



46 



48 



50 



51 



49 



40 



34 



32 



33 



45 



53 



54 



Date. 



16th 



17th 



18th 



19th 



20th 



21st 



22nd 



23rd 



24th 



25th 



26th 



27th 



28th 



29th 



30th 



Minimum. 



43° 



44 



49 



50 



39 



36 



37 



32 



34 



33 



41 



43 



43 



43 



43 



9 A.SI. Maximum. 



59° 



56 



55 



00 



54 

 40 

 46 

 39 

 49 

 46 

 45 

 48 

 49 

 48 

 53 



64° 



69 



65 



64 



62 



59 



57 



50 



53 



57 



50 



53 



66 



62 



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OCTOBER. 



The month of October was somewhat mild and change- 

 able, but was a favourable month on the whole. The 

 thermometer was at or below the freezing-point on five 

 occasions, indicating collectively 18' of frost for the month, 

 as against 44° for the corresponding month of last year. 

 The lowest readings were — on the 4th, 30° ; 5th, 30° ; 9th, 

 32°; 30th, 27°; 31st, 23°. The lowest day temperature 

 was 50°, on the 26th, and the highest 67°, on the 1st. 

 Autumn tints were very fine this season, though of short 

 duration. The beautiful and varied foliage colouring was 

 most effective on scarlet and Hungarian oaks, various 

 species of Acer and Pyrus, Cornus, Liriodcndron, Licpdd- 

 anibcr. Azalea, Ampelojpsis, and Berhcris. The brown tints 

 on Biotas and other conifers are very pronounced this season, 

 and very interesting. Hardy rhododendrons and azaleas 

 are well set with flower-buds for next season. Fruit is 

 plentiful on most trees and shrubs ; hollies are rather 

 poorly set with berries ; and Pyrus latifolia, large trees of 

 which in the garden never have failed, that I remember, to 

 produce great quantities of fruit — the delight of numerous 

 birds that abound in the garden — this year is a notable 

 exception, being almost barren of fruit ; probably the 

 very dry weather which prevailed during their flowering 



