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June. 



The lowest night temperatures are recorded about the 

 middle of the month, 37° being the minimum; the highest 

 maximum day temperature being 73° in the shade on the 29th. 



The dry weather of the preceding month was continued 

 during tlie first eight days of this month. Its effects on 

 garden annuals, bedding out-plants in general, and the 

 hardy violas, and pansies in particular, were serious, the 

 latter dying olf by hundreds, while the former wore a 

 starved appearance. 



During the latter fortnight, however, a sudden change 

 has taken place ; encouraged by frequent rains and sunny 

 days, plants of all kinds have grown rapidly. Out of a 

 large collection of spring-sown hardy annuals, the follow- 

 ing are the only kinds in bloom at the end of June : — 



Malcolmia maritima. Nemophila insignis. 



Silene pendula. Gilia tricolor. 

 Gypsophila elegans. acliilleaefoHa. 



Limnanthes Douglasii. Bartonia aurea. 



Oxalis rosea. Collinsia bicolor. 

 Lupinus affinis. candidissima. 



Lasthenia californica. Linaria bipartita. 



Nemophila atomaria. Platystemon californicum. 



July. 



The highest temperature recorded during the month 

 was 73° and 71° on the 1st and 2nd respectively. On the 

 following day the temperature fell suddenly to 61°, the 

 day being dull and showery, unsettled weather having 

 prevailed generally throughout the month. The lowest 

 temperature was 41° on the night of the 26th. 



Vegetation continued to make steady progress during 

 the early part of the month. Hardy annuals have grown 

 and bloomed freely. Hollies which had suffered severely 

 from the western gales during the winter have been 

 greatly benefited by the wet weather ; most trees and 

 shrubs have made vigorous growth, the genial growing- 

 weather has had a marvellous effect on many plants. Some 

 plants of Kalmia lati/olia, Lilac Charles X., and hybrid rho- 



