SEPTEMBER, 1873. 

 Private Observatory, Hobakt Town. 



Barometer mean, 29-0S4in., being 689 belo-w the average. 



Temperature mean, 55 0', being 3 38° above the average. 



Solar intensity mean, 3970', being 025° above the average. 



Dew point mean, 43-2°, being 96° above the average. 



Humidity of air mean, -66, being -10 per cent, below the average. 



Elastic force of vapour mean, -200, being -080 per cent, above the average. 



Total amount of rain, 2-89in , being 0-69in. above the average. 



Increase of spontaneous evaporation on rainfall, 0-49in. 



Mean amount of ozone, 5 50. 



Electricity active all through the month, except on the 4th and 11th, and principally 

 positive. 



The New Norfolk Register taken by Mr. W. E. Shoobridge at Valleyfield, for the 

 present month, gives the following results : — 



Barometer mean, 29 779in. being less than Hobart Town by 0-695in. 



Temperature mean, 50-03° being less than ditto by 4-97°. 



Eain in inches, 2 78, being less than ditto by Ollin. 



Leafing, Flowering, and Fndting of afeio Standard Plants in the Royai Society^s 



Gardens, during the month. 

 20th.— Common Ash commencing to leaf. 

 24th.— Grape -vines commencing to break. 

 25th.— Oak -vines, ditto ditto. 

 26th.— Montan Peony commencing to flower. 

 28th — Horsechestnut, ditto ditto. 

 30th,— Kobinia pseudo Acacia commencing to leaf. FRANCIS ABBOTT. 



