191 1.] Notes on the Weather in September. 607 



consignment is accompanied by a declaration from the consignor 

 stating where the potatoes were grown, and also a certificate from 

 the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries declaring that so far as they 

 are aware no outbreak of Wart Disease (Black Scab) of potatoes has 

 occurred within a radius of five miles from the locality where the 

 potatoes were grown. 



Applicants for the Board's certificate must forward a declaration 

 signed by the grower of the potatoes stating where the potatoes were 

 grown, and giving the name of the parish and county in which the 

 farm is situated. The grower must also declare that no case of Wart 

 Disease has occurred on his premises. 



International Exhibition at Ghent in 1913. — H.M. Consul-General at 

 Antwerp reports that active preparations are already being made for 

 . an International Exhibition, which is to be held 



T?i! C V at ° hent in I913 ' Ghent iS a world - renowned 



Exhibition horticultural and agricultural centre, and 



Abroad. H.M. Consul-General strongly recommends 



British firms to exhibit in the horticultural and agricultural sections, 



as the machinery and tools commonly in use in Belgium are not of 



the excellence of those produced in the United Kingdom. 



The weather during the first week (August 27th to September 2nd) 

 was fair to fine over Great Britain on the whole, but in Scotland rain 

 „ fell rather frequently. Temperature was 



Notes on the - very unusual" in England E., the excess 



W earner m above the average amounting to more than 



September. ^ anc j e i sewn ere the temperature was classed 



as "unusual." Rainfall was more than the average in Scotland N. 

 and W., but less elsewhere; in England E. the fall was less than o'i in. 

 "Abundant" or "very abundant" sunshine was recorded in all dis- 

 tricts, the excess above the normal being very uniform. 



In the second week the conditions were again fine and dry over 

 the country generally. Warmth continued "unusual" or "very un- 

 usual," the excess over the average temperature being- very large in 

 most parts of England. Rainfall was generally slight, the fall over 

 England amounting to less than o'i in.; a moderate rainfall was 

 experienced in Scotland E. and N. Bright sunshine continued 

 "abundant" or "very abundant" except in Scotland N., where it was 

 slightly below the normal. 



The conditions varied over the country in the third week. Tem- 

 peratures were much lower and differed little from the average over 

 a considerable portion of Great Britain ; in the three districts, England 

 E., S.E., and S.W., warmth continued "unusual" however. Rainfall 

 was unequally distributed, but was considerably above the average onlv 

 in northern England and the English Channel; in Scotland there was 

 a large deficiency. Abundant sunshine still continued to be experienced 

 m most districts, but in Scotland E. and W. and England N.E. and 

 N.W. it had dropped to "moderate." 



During the fourth week the weather was fine and drv in nearly all 



