Tree Measurements at San Jorge, Uruguay. 465 



decrease in July ; it is to be supposed that they do not 

 fairly recover their loss of girth until quite the end of 

 September. Uruguayan May is English November, and 

 English June is Uruguayan December, as regards season, but 

 not as regards weather. April is the rainiest month in 

 Uruguay, October the next rainiest. 



Table No. VII. — Increase and Decrease of three Deciduous Trees 

 for six months. 



The evergreens do not seem to take any absolute rest ; 

 their growth is least in July and most in October; in 

 February their growth undergoes a marked diminution; 

 February is the driest month in Uruguay, and nearly as hot 

 as January. 



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