V. 



JULY, 1873. 

 Private Observatory, Hobart Toww. 



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Barometer mean, 30-043in., being 0176in. above the average. 

 Temperature mean, 47-20°, being 1-12° above the average. 

 Solar intensity, mean 7680°, being 0-72in. below the ditto. 

 Dew point mean, 38 5°, being 153° below the average. 

 Humidity of air, mean 75, being 07 per cent, below ditto. 

 Elastic force of vapour mean, -246,being 012 per cent, below the ditto. 

 Total amount of rain, 2-73in., Weing 0-63in. above ditto. 

 Increase of rainfall on spontaneous evaporation 0-87in. 

 Mean amount of ozone ^•50, being 40 of chromatic scale above ditto. 

 Electricity active on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 17th, 20th, 2-2nd, 

 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 30th and 31st. 

 Snow never absent from Mount Wellington, with frequent fresh deposits. 



23rd^ 



Leafing, Floivering, and Fruiting of a feio Standard Plants in the Royal Societi/s 

 Gardens during tJie month. 



12th.— Garrya elliptica in full flower. 



18th.— Arbutus unedo, commencing to flower. 



26th. — Almond in full flower. * 



SOtli. — White mulberry, commencing to leaf. 



Ditto.— Yellow crocus in flower. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



