1886-87.] 



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Callithamnion polyspermiuii. 

 Ceramium rubrum and 



acantlionotum. 

 Iridaea edulis. 

 Furcellaria fastigiata. 

 Chondrus crispus. 



Gigartina niammillosa. 

 Rhodymenia paliiiata. 

 Gelidium corneum. 

 Plocamium coccineum. 

 Delesseria sinuosa. 

 Laurentia pinnatifida. 



BeiJort on Temjyerafures and Open-Air Vegetation at the Royal 

 Botanic Garden, Edinhurgh, from July 1886 to June 

 1887. By KOBEET Lindsay, Curator of the Garden. 



July 1886. — Tlie month of July was rather cold and wet 

 for the season of the year. Eain fell more or less on sixteen 

 days. A few really warm days occurred during the first 

 week, after which showers and dull weather occurred fre- 

 quently till the end of the month. The lowest night 

 temperature was 38°, which occurred on the 27th, and the 

 highest 52°, on the 2nd. Herbaceous plants and annuals 

 flowered remarkably well. Eoses were also good during the 

 last week of the month. On the Eock Garden 282 species 

 and varieties of plants came into flower during July, amongst 

 which the following were conspicuous : — Heuchera sanguinea, 

 Gyatmnthus lohatus, SaiJ07iaria cmspitosa, Gaealia alpina, 

 Myosotis capitata, Tropmolum polyphyllum, Meconopis 

 Wallichii, Phyteuma comosum, Fentstemon speciosum, Bjnlo- 

 hium obcordatum, Ghrysogonuni virginianum, Aristolochia. 

 rotunda, Spiraea astilboides, S. hullata, Liliu/m Krameri, 

 Galium, ruhrum, Ccdoehortus piulchellus, Micromeria 2np)erella, 

 Veronica amplexicaulis, &c. 



August. — During this month the weather was fairly good; 

 there were nineteen dry days, and the wind was westerly 

 throughout. 



Several low night temperatures were registered. The 

 lowest were— on the 1st, 40°; 3rd, 36°; 4th, 37°; 5th, 38°; 

 15th, 39°; The highest morning readings were — on the 6th, 

 67°; 20th, 68°; 28th, 63°; 29th, 70°; 30th, 66°. Eighty- 

 six species of plants came into flower on the Eock Garden 

 during August, amongst which were the following, viz.: — 

 Campamda isophylla alba, Hypericum chinense, Umbilicus 

 sempervivum, Erica ramulosa. Calluna vulgaris fl.-pl., Olearia 

 Haastii, Potcntilla Leschenaidti, Cyclamen hederifolium, 



