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nights, indicating collectively 31° of frost (while in October 

 last year the thermometer just reached the freezing point on 

 one night). The lowest readings were — on the 12th, 24°; 

 15th, 28°; 22nd, 25°; 24th, 27°; 25th, 29". The lowest 

 day temperature was 42°, on the 24th, and the highest 65°, 

 on the 3rd. There were twenty-one dry days during the 

 month. Dahlias and other tender bedding plants were cut 

 down by frost on the 12th ; the flowers of Anemone japonica 

 and its varieties were injured at the same date. Kniphojia 

 Uvaria and nohilis flowered exceedingly well, and were very 

 brilliant througliout the month, as were also the various 

 species of Aster, or Michaelmas Daisies, Chrysanthemum, 

 Helianthus, Buclbeckia, and other Compositse. Fruit was 

 most abundant on Ppnis Aria and hit if alia, Cotoneaster 

 frigida and microphylla, "Walnut, and Holly ; while Yew, 

 Thorn, Elder, and Snowberry produced moderate crops. 

 Hardy Ehododendrons, Azaleas, and other Ericaceous plants 

 are finely set with flower-buds, as was to be expected from 

 the thorough ripening the wood has undergone during an 

 exceptionally dry and warm sunnner. Fine effects from 

 autumnal tints were produced by the common Beech ; Azalea 

 pontica, Am])elop)sis, and Liqtiidamhar had also well coloured 

 leaves. Biota, Cryijlonuria, and other Conifers assumed 

 their characteristic brown winter tinge early in the month. 

 On the liock Garden, altliough a considerable number of 

 plants were still in blossom, only sixteen opened their first 

 flowers during October. 



The total immber of species and \arieties which have 

 flowered on the llock Garden since January 1 is 1401. At 

 the same date last year 1165 liad flowered. 



November. — During the moiilli tlie tiiciinometer was at or 

 below freezing point on twelve occasions, indicating collec- 

 tively 49° of frost, as against 17° for the corresponding month 

 last year. The lowest reading was registered on the 15th, 

 viz., 23°, or 9° of frost ; other low readings occurred — on the 

 16th, 24°, and on the 24th, 29th, and 30th, 25° was regis- 

 tered respectively. 'I'he liigliest nioniing readings were — on 

 the 1st, 43°; 2nd, 44 ; 7th, 44°; 8th, 45°; 26th, 49°. The 

 lowest day temperature was 34°, on tlie 29th, and the 

 highest 53°, on tlie 26th. The weatlier was very changeable 

 and unsettled throuifhout thi; niontb. l!;iin or sleet fell 



