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was on the morning of 9th February, when the ther- 

 mometer fell to 22.° It was probably a degree lower in 

 the winter of 1880-81, but a record was not then kept. 

 At the Queen's Park, Glasgow, temperature recorded in 

 1880-81 was 2" lower than in 1894-95, having been at 

 zero, whilst last winter it was 2° above zero. All the 

 gardens have, probably, nearly the same temperature, 

 except that of Brodick Castle, which must be several 

 degrees lower ; but the difference of the places lies more 

 in shelter than in mildness. 



Temperature — Summer. — The summer temperature of 

 Arran is higher than might have been expected. In the 

 coldest weather in winter the temperature at Lamlasli is 

 12° higher than at Girvan, the warmest place in Ayrshire ; 

 and 20° higher than at the Queen's Park, Glasgow. But 

 the temperature of summer in Arran is little below that of 

 either of these places. Mr. Whitton, superintendent of 

 the public parks, Glasgow, informs me that the highest 

 shade tempei^ature at the Queen's Park (144 feet above 

 sea-level) in the summer of 1894 was on 1st July, when 

 it reached 79 . The temperature of Lamlash on the same 

 day, at 4 p.m., was only 3° lower. In the previous year 

 the highest shade temperature at the Queen's Park, 

 Glasgow, was 74°, while at Lamlash, at 4 p.:\[., it was 73°, 

 only 1° degree lower. In 1894, at Lamlash, it reached on 

 one occasion at noon 114° in the sun. 



PALMS. 



It is highly interesting that one species of palm, 

 ChamccroiJS excclsa, which in its native countries of China 

 and Japan attains the height of 30 feet, has proved per- 

 fectly hardy in Arran and in the sea-lochs of the Clyde. 



1. ChaM/EROPS excelsa. — 1. Ard chapel, near the water, 

 Gareloch. Planted about 1866. In the spring of 1896, 

 height 8 feet 3 inches ; girth, 3 feet 9 inches ; length of 

 leaf-stalk, 2 feet 8 inches ; breadth of lamina, 4 feet 2 

 inches. Bloomed in 1881 and onward. 



2. Craigard, Lamlash. Planted 1886. Height of stem, 

 3 inches ; girth, 1 foot ; length of leaf-stalk, 8 inches ; 

 breadth of lamina, 2 feet 6 inches. L'ntouched. Did not 

 grow in height until six years after planting. 



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