of Edinlurgh, Session 1881-82. cix 



an old manuscript diary kept at Brownlee, near Carluke, the fol- 

 lowing entry, under date January 24, 1790 : — " Wind west. Very 

 mild warm day. The whole of this winter remarkably mild and 

 fresh. Polyanthus, primrose, and auricula in bloom. A carnation 

 has continued putting forth flowers all winter. Some beans in 

 blossom." He also gave extracts from the diary showing, among 

 other things, that on February 21 of the same year, the bees 

 were carrying on work, and on March 28 the jargonelles began to 

 blossom, while on April 4 a cherry tree on the wall began to 

 blossom ; and on May 2 cherries, plums, and pears were in blossom. 

 But this mild winter and favourable spring of ninety-two years ago 

 were not followed by an early harvest. September was very rainy ; 

 the faU of rain on the 19th of that month — 3 inches at eight o'clock 

 at night — being the greatest the observer had ever noted. On 

 October 3 the harvest was general ; and on the 24th the corn was 

 mostly cut down, but on I^ovember 7 some " victual " was still out. 

 This, however, is a district in which early harvests are hardly looked 

 for in any season. 



VI. On Temperatures at the Royal Botanic Garden, and 

 their Effects on Vegetation. By Mr John Sadler, 

 Curator. 



Thursday, 'dth March 1882. — Professor Batley Balfour, 

 President, in the Chair. 



The Treasurer submitted his Eeport on the financial affairs of the 

 Society for the past Session, with the Auditor's Abstract and Eeport 

 thereon. 



An Abstract of the Accounts had been previously circulated with 

 the Billet calling the meeting. 



The state of Funds was as follows : — 



Amountat close of Session 1879-80, . . £246 9 2 



Increase during Session 1880-81, . . . 28 19 7 



Funds belonging to the Society, £275 8 9 

 Illustration Fund : — 



Balance on hand at close of Session 



1879-80, . . . £33 14 1 



Decrease during Session 1880-81, 8 15 6 



Amount of Illustration Fund, 24 18 7 



Total Funds, £300 7 4 



