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bog Caton, about four miles 
c 2 east of Lancaster. 2, 
SE Ee i ea he 
Inches.| Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches.| Inches. | Inches.| Inches.| Inches. | Inches. 
January, . .| 3°18) 1°16) 0°794 0:310* | 0°'709| 0°72) 4:095| 8-76| 1:86] 5:300| 5:43 
February, . . 2-3) 1:51) 1232) L117 | 1460). 1:48) 2:751 | 5°91) 1-19) 5-327) 38-61 
March, . . .| 2°74] 2°38] 1°331| .1:259 | 2°485| 2°36) 4°709) 11:06| 2°54/ 5-160| 6:16 
mums). «| o 10! 2:47) 2-528 1:379 | 3°'766| 435) 3:208| 530) 2°78] 4487) 3:12 
May, see 1:04] 1°12) 2:214) 1:284 | 0°784|} 037] 0:°222) 0°34] O17) 0:582| 0°55 
June, . - .| 0°59} 3°65] 2°896|) 1°243 | 3:345 3'47| 1°764| 4:24] 2:04) 1-953) 2-21 
July, eae 1:00} 2°61] 2°929) 2°305 | 5°558| 325) 1°854| 3°55] 3°08] 2:5388| 3°46 
August, . . .| 3°40). 3°53| 2°652| 1:638 | 3:957| 4:20 3°742| 4°66] 0°67| 2:858| 3:46 
September, . .| 4°42/ 3:98| 4039] 2:103 | 3-434] 3°88) 5°558| 9°97) 1:35| 4867| 4-76 
October,. . .| 5°34] 3°73) 2°496| 3°746*| 2°777| 319) 2603] 5°36) 3:04] 6:062|) 2°64 
November, . .| 3°62) 4°33} 2°930] 0°864 | 2:053| 3:02) 3°494| 917| 248] 3:243) 3:08 
December, . .| 828] 4°49] 2°248) 0:070 | 2°879| 2°71) 4:332| 5°98| 1-44] 2-415) 4:06 
39°01| 34:96 |28-289| 17°818* |33°207 | 33°50 |38°330 | 74°30) 22°64 |44:742 | 42°53 











* It is stated that the rain-gauge was out of order during part of January and part of November, and that, to make 
up the deficiency, about 5 inches, it is estimated, should be added, making a total of about 23 inches for the year. 

from any deficiency of rain,—its effects were witnessed not only in a failure of 
most of the springs and a want of water distressingly felt by the inhabitants, but 
also on vegetation; those plants requiring moisture, suffering; those benefited 
by warmth and dryness—the comparative few—flourishing. The crop of small 
fruits, such as the gooseberry, currant, strawberry, was unusually scanty and 
poor; that of mushrooms, and of other fungi,* was unusually abundant. The 
‘same in regard to flowers; the lavender flowered in fine profusion; roses the con- 
trary, and with a very small growth of wood. The drought took effect severely 
on the grasses; the hay-grass, the great crop of this pastoral district, was only 
about one-third an average one. Animals, I need hardly remark, were not 
exempt from its influence; some insects were unusually abundant and trouble- | 
some; others the opposite. During the dry months, our valley was almost 
deserted by the swallows. 

* The common mushroom, Agaricus campestris, was so abundant, that in the Lancaster market it 
was sold at a penny a quart, about four or five times cheaper than usual : it was met with, too, in places 
where, it is said, it had never before been found. Of wild flowering plants, the common harebell, 
‘Campanula rotundifolia, was unusually plentiful, and in many spots where I had never seen it 
before. 
