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METEOROLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL ABSTRACT: 

 FOE THE SUMMER QUARTER, 1867-8. 



Observatory, Hobart Town. 



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 Wind Guage. The supposition, 

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

 and the results can be considered only api^roximately correct. 



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

 Avinds are registered each evening at sundown. 



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

 from the average. 



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

 the Boyal Society's Gardens, for the Summer quarter, 

 1867-8. 



December 14th. — Common Privet commencing to ripen. 



15th. — First bunch of Eed Currants ripe. 



18th. — Fii-st bunch of Black Currants ripe. 



28th. — Melia azederach commencing to flower. 



30th. — Doyenne d'Ete Pear commencing to ripen. 



31st. — June-eating Apple commencing to ripen. 

 January 15th. — Veronica augustifolia in full floAver. 



17th.— First ripe Apiicot (Turkey) gathered. 



20th. — Grevillea robusta in flower. 



22nd. —First ripe Jargonelle Pear gathered. 



31st. — Catalpa syringsefolia in flower. 

 February 8th. — George lY. Peach commencing to ripen. 



Hth. — Kerry Pippin Apple commencing to ripen. 



14tli. — Windsor Pear commencing to ripen. 



20th. — Bon Chretien Pear commencing to ripen. 



21st. — Green Gage commencing to ripen. 



20th. — Ash commencing to shed seed. 

 Note.— Melia azederach, Veronica augustifolia, Apricot, Jai'gonelle Pear, 

 Catalpa syringajfoKa, Peach, Kerry Pippin, Windsor Pear, Bon Cluetien Pear, 

 Green Gage and Ash were a few days later this year than last. 



