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THE LYCHEE AND LUNGAN 



The mean temperature for the month, obtained by taking the mean be- 

 tween the maximum and minimum, is 14.45 Cent, or 58.01 Fahr. 



Unfortunately, there is no sunshine record for January, 1919. 

 The record for February, 1920, which tabulates similar but slightly 

 lower maximum temperatures, shows only the following hours of 

 sunshine for the month: 



Day of Hours and Minutes 



Month of Sunshine 



i . . . o h. 33 min. 



6 o h. 4 min. 



15 o h. 19 min. 



17 2 h. 20 min. 



29 i h. 52 min. 



Total, 5 days . . . . 5 hrs. 8 min. 



Only five hours and eight minutes of sunshine for a month ! And 

 the last five days of January, 1920, had also been without sunshine. 



The raw winter climate of Hongkong, in the latitude of 

 Cienfuegos, Cuba, is well known. Many other tropical plants 

 besides the coconut fail to thrive there. In spite of the coldness 

 of the winter climate, frost is practically unknown there and is 

 very rare in Canton, and never severe. 



A comparison of the records for January, 1919, for Canton, 



