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METEOEOLOaiCAL AND BOTANICAL ABSTRACT 

 FOR THE AUTUMN QUARTER, 1869. 



Obsertatory, Hobart To^\"^-. 



The Mean in all cases is taken from the sums of the three daily registers, 

 and not from the maximum and minimum. 



The direction of the wind is registered from currents moving at a height 

 of 192 feet, and the force according to Lind's AYind Guage. The supposition, 

 however, of an uniforni velocity during the month is a very arbitrary one, 

 and the resu^lts can be considered only approximately correct. 



The relations of the quantities of rain which fell under the different 

 winds are registered each evening at sundown. 



The twenty-five years' standard tables are used for obtaining the difference 

 from the average. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT, Private Observatory. 



Leafing f Flowering, and Fruiting of a few Standard Plants in 



tlie Boyal Society's Gardens, for the Autumn Quarter 1869. 



March 12. — Tips of Hornbean commencing to turn yellow. 

 ,, 12. — Coe's Golden Drop Plum ripe. 

 ,, 15. — Seckle Pear commencing to ripen. 

 „ 17. — Tips of Elm commencing to turn yellow. 

 „ 22. — Horsechestnut leaves turning brown. 

 „ 26. — Ash leaves commencing to falL 

 28.— Oak ditto. 



8. — Coe's Late Red Plum commencing to ripen 

 10. — Chinese Chrysanthemum commencing to flower. 

 14.— Elm leaves commencing to fall. 

 22. — Mountain Ash leaves ditto. 

 28.— Black Mxilberry ditto 

 30. — Seeds of Hombean ripe. 

 8. — First Medlar ripe. 



18. — Coronilla glauca commencing to flower. 

 „ 20. — Photinia serrulata ditto. 

 „ 24. — Diosma alba ditto. 

 ,, 25. — Spii'aBa prunifolia flora pi. ditto 

 „ 26. — Ajlanthus gladulosus leaves all shed. 

 Note. — The Hornbeam was three, Coe's Golden Drop Plum twelve. Horse- 

 chestnut three, Oak two. Mulberry two, MefUar two, and Photinia ten days 

 earlier this year than last. Coe's Late Red Plum was seven. Elm two, and 

 Ailauthus two days later. The time of the remainder was the same as last year. 



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