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II. On Vegetation during the Months of August, 



September, and October 1894. By Eobeet Lindsay, 



Curator. 



AUGUST. 



During the raonth of August the wet weather continued 

 till about the middle of the month. Drenching rains and 

 the absence of bright sunshine throughout the month told 

 rather severely on herbaceous plants in flower. Trees and 

 shrubs, however, made good growths and flowered well, 

 Olearia Haastii being exceptionally fine. 



On the rock-garden 94 species of alpine and dwarf 

 herbaceous plants came into flower during August, as 

 against 72 for the corresponding month last year. Amongst 

 the most interesting were : — Adcr Bigelovjii, Astilbe Thun- 

 hergii, Cistus algarvensis, Cyananthus jpedunculatus, Comarum 

 Salesowii, Ballota spinosa, Gaultheria procumlens, Gentiana 

 asclepiadea, G. a. alba, G. arvernensis, G. tibetica, Hypericum 

 Modeoides, H. patulum, Hyacinthv.s candicans, Monarda 

 didyma rosea, Lilium auratum nioxranthum, Potentilla verna 

 ft. pL, Papaver nudico.ule miniatum ji. pi., Sedum cijaneum, 

 Senecio compacta, Statice minima, Veronica pimeleoides nana, 

 V. loTigifolia suhse-ssilis, Yucca, gloriosa, T. filanientosa, etc. 



SEPTEMBER. 



September was most favourable throughout ; remark- 

 ably fine dry weather characterised this month, indeed 

 such good harvest weather is rarely experienced. Most 

 kinds of herbaceous plants flowered freely and were at 

 their best during the month ; the earlier flowering kinds 

 ripened an abundant crop of good seed. Eoses were also 

 very fine in flower during September. Autumn tints were 

 late in showing on trees and shrubs, and were not nearly so 

 effective as usual. 



On the rock-garden 30 species and varieties came into 

 flower during September, as against 28 for the correspond- 

 ing month last year. Amongst the best were : — Achillea 

 ma/iropliylla. Aster siUcimensis, Centaurea alpina., Castan- 

 opsis chi'ysophylla, ChrysantJiemum speciosum, ColcJiician 

 speciosum maximum. Crocus speciosus. Cyclamen hedercefoliiim 

 album, Diplopappus linearifolius. Gladiolus Saundersii, Poten- 

 tilla formosa, Sedum cordifoliv.m, Siokesia cyanea, etc. 



