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METEOROLOaiCAL AND BOTANICAL ABSTEACT, 

 FOR THE SUMMER QUARTER, 1868-9. 



Observatory, Hobart Town. 



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

 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 Wind Guage. The supposition, 

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

 and the results can be considered only approximately con-ect. 



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 diffex'ence 

 from the average. 



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

 the Boyal Society's Gardens, for the Summer Quarter 1868-9. 

 December 4th — First bunch Red Currants ripe 



,, 5th — Common Privet commencing to flower 



,, 8th — Fu-st bunch Black Currants ripe 



,, 12th— ]VIelia azederach commencmg to flower. 



,, 14th — Doyenne d'Ete Pear commencing to ripen. 



,, 15th — Yellow juneating Apple ditto 



,, 20th— Striped Margaret Apple ditto 



,, 22nd — First Ai)ricot (Koyal) ripe 



January 1st — Ditto (Roman) gathered 



,, 6th — Grevillea robusta in full flower 



,, 10th— First Jargonelle Pear gathered 



,, 15th — Veronica augastifoUa in full flower 



,, 15th- Mulberries commencing to ripen 



Februaiy 5th— Kerry Pippin Apple ditto 

 ,, 6th — Windsor Pear ditto 



,, 8th— Bon Chretien Pearditto 



,, 18th — Common Ash commencing to shed seed 



,, 22nd— Common Sycamore ditto. 



Note.- -The Red Currant was 11 days. Black Currant 10 days, IMelia azede- 

 rach 16 days, Doyenne d'Ete Pear 16 days, Juneating Apple 16 days, Apricot 16 

 days, Jargonelle Pear 12 days, Kerry Pippin apple 9 days, AVindsor Pear 8 

 days, Bon Chretien Pear 12 days, and Ash 11 days carUcr this year than last. 

 The remainder were all a few days earlier. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



