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DIVISION XIII. — (SCOT.) S. E. COUNTIES. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1879, from Ber- 

 wick, Edinburgh, Haddington, Peebles and Selkirk. 



Berwick. Min. Rainfall, St. Abb's Head, alt., 211 ? ft. ; ht., 

 4 ins. ; 23-31 ins. : max., Marchmont House, alt., 500 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 

 33-92 ins., on 227 days. Min. temps., Blaekadder, Dec. 4th, -23°; 

 Allenbank, -13° : Ninewells, -8° : Chirnside Bridge, -6° s Coldstream, 

 alt.,100 ft. ; Dec. 5th, -6°: Milne-Graden, alt., 103 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 

 -3° : Dunse, alt., 500 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 0° : Thirlestane Castle, alt., 

 558 ft. ; Dec. 3rd, 4° ; 4th, 8° ; 5th, 1°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 53 (1), 41 (2), 9 (3), total at 3 

 places. 



Edinburgh. Mm. Rainfall, Edinburgh, alt., 300 ft. ; ht., 63 

 ft. ; 21*74 ins. : max., Glencorse, alt., 787 ft. ; ht., 6 ins. ; 44-95 ins. 

 Min. temps., Dalkeith, alt., 450 ft. ; ht., 4 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 0° ; alt., 

 190 ft. ; 5° : Edinburgh, Dec. 4th, 1° ; Jan. 19th and 26th, 19° : 

 Leith, alt., 22 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 7°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 —39 (1), 60 (2), 32 (3), total at 3 

 places. 



Haddington. Rainfall, the greatest occurred in June, July and 

 Aug., instead of Sept., Oct. and Nov., as is usually the case. Min. 

 rainfall, Seacliffe (N. Berwick), alt., 80 ft. ; ht., 5 ft. ; 26-60 ins. : 

 max., Haddington, alt., 235 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 29-52 ins. Min. 

 temps., Haddington, alt., 140 ft. ; Dec. 4th, -5° : Tynninghame, 

 Dec. 4th, 0° : Luchie, (N. Berwick), Dec. 3rd, 2° : Yester, alt., 420 

 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 2°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—13 (1), 22 (2), 19 (3), total at 3 places. 



Peebles. Min. Rainfall, Stobo Castle, alt., 590 ft. ; ht., 9 ins. ; 

 30-85 ins. : max., Cairnmuir, alt., 1150 ft. ; ht., 5 ins. ; 49-01 ins. 

 Min. temps., King's Meadow, alt., 540 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 12° : The 

 Glen (Innerleithen), alt., 820 ft. ; Dec. 4th, -7°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 10 (1), 14 (2), 3 (3), total at 2 

 places. 



Selkirk. Min. Rainfall, Bowhill, alt,, 697 ft. ; ht,, 11 ft. ; 

 29'73 ins., on 171 days : max., Borthwickbrae, alt,, 800 ft. ; 



