AND AGRICULTURAL CAPABILITIES. 



serted, I shall direct your attention to the following meteorological data, furnished by 

 J. W. Smith, the observer in charge of this station : 



* METEOROLOGICAL DATA FROM SIGNAL OFFICE, U. S. A., JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 



When a day is marked " rainy," but a few drops may have fallen, and it is no evi- 

 dence that the entire day was rainy. A measurable or a n on -measurable quantity 

 may fall in a few minutes, and the remainder of the day be bright and clear. In 

 Florida the rains are frequently "torrential, in short, severe bursts," followed by 

 bright and clear weather. For the purposes of comparison, we will refer to the num- 

 ber of rainy days during the cold months in Jacksonville, Mentone, and Saint Paul. 



RAINY DAYS (INCLUDING SNOW). 



Ozoue is considered an important constituent of the atmosphere, for 

 by its presence pure air may be inferred to exist. This allotropic con- 

 dition of oxygen possesses great power of destruction of organic matter 

 floating in the atmosphere. The Florida peninsula is surrounded by 

 the sea, and the land is almost constantly fanned by sea-breezes, con- 

 taining a large amount of ozone. According to the researches of Burdel, 



