XXXV 



AUG-UST, 1882. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Society was held on Monday, 

 August 7, Mr, C. H. Grant in the chair. 



The Hon. Secretary (Mr. Barnard) brought under notice the following 

 returns, viz.: — 



1. Number of visitors to Museum during July. On Sundays, 957 ; on 



week days, 960 ; total 1,917. 



2. Do. to Gardens, do.; total 3,899. 



3. Plants and seeds received at Gardens : — From Baron von Miieller, 



Melbourne, 18 packets seeds. From Mr. C. F. Creswell, Melbourne, 

 68 packets of seeds indigenous to Australia. From the 

 Horticultural Society's Gardens, Victoria, 44 varieties of fruit 

 scions. From Mr, J, Smith, Riddell's Ci^eek, Victoria, 39 trees. 

 From Messrs. Law, Somner, and Co., Melbourne, 38 varieties of 

 Gladioli. 



4. Seeds sent from Gardens. To Botanic Gardens, Calcutta, 36 packets. 



To do., Saharunpore, 36 do. 



5. Books and periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Returns : — 



1. Hobart, from Captain Shortt, Government Observer. Table for July. 



2. Table of Rainfall at various stations in Tasmania, from do. 



3. From the Marine Board. Tables from Goose Island for March, 



April, and May ; Kent's Group for do.; Bruny Island and Mount 

 Nelson for July. 



Time of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in the 

 Botanic Gardens during July, 1882 : — 



14th. Cytysus leucanthus commencing to flower. 



18th, Arbutus unedo in flower, 



20th, Eranthis hyemalis commencing to flower. 



22nd. Garrya elliptica do, 



28th. Almond do, 



28 th. Yellow Crocus do. 



30th, White Hyacinth do. 



31st, Snowdrop do. 

 Results of the Hobart observations : — 



Barometer. — Mean for month, 29'664in. 



Thermometer. — Mean, Max., 50-9deg.; Min., 38-9deg.; Dry Bulb, 44-5deg.; 

 Wet Bulb, 41 ^deg. 



Humidity. — Dew Point, 38*ldeg.; Humidity, 230 ; Elastic Force of 

 Vapour, 785. 



Condensation. — No. of days on which rain fell, 13 ; amount collected, 

 2l4in. 



Clouds. — Mean daily amount, 5'25 (scale, 010). 



Wind. — Prevailing direction, N.W. and S.W. Mean force, 2'3 (scale, 012). 



Remarks. — Rain fell on 13 days ; the heaviest fall (5 '2510.) was registered 

 at 9 a.m. on the 4th. The highest temperature in the shade was 59deg. 

 on the 2nd ; the lowest, 31deg., on the night of the 29th. There were 

 nine days of strong winds and squally weather from the westward. 

 Snow fell in Hobart on the night of the 13th, the ground and houses being 

 covered in the morning. At 7 a.m. of the 26th another storm of snow, 

 intermingled with rain, passed over the city, continuing all day and 

 through the following night. Very cold weather, with heavy frosts at night 

 continued until the 31st ; the minimum thermometer registering for the 

 nights of Friday the 28th, and Saturday the 29th, at 9 a.m., 32'5 and 

 31deg. respectively. At Southport, under the thermometer shod the 

 minimum temperature registered was 30deg. on the 28th, and 28deg. 

 on the 29th. The lowest reading of the barometer was 28 "964 at 9 



