804 JOUENAL OF THE KOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The rainfall was exceptionally light, being less than a quarter of the 

 average quantity for the month. 



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53°.9 





Highest „ ,, M 





82°.5 on the 29t 



Lowest ,, „ M 





33^8 



1st 



Lowest „ on the grass 





27°.0 



18th 





At 1 ft. 



At 2 ft. 



At 4 ft. 





deep. 



deep. 



deep. 



Mean temperature of the soil at 9 a.m. . . . 



54°.5 



52°.9 



50°.5 



Highest „ „ „ 



G2°.0 



57°.l 



52°.9 



Lowest ,, 



49°.8 



.50°.2 



48°.8 



Mean relative humidity of the air at 9 a.m. (complete saturation being 



represented by 100) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 66 



Rain fell on only 6 days, to the total depth of ... ... ... ... 0.45 in. 



(Equivalent to about 2 gallons on each square yard of surface in the Gardens.) 

 Heaviest fall on any day ... 0-21 in. on the 9th 



June. — Seasonable in temperature and rather dry. The days were, as- 

 a rule, about 1 degree warmer, and the nights about 1 degree colder^ 

 than is seasonable. On the coldest night the thermometer on the grass- 

 showed 4 degrees of frost. 



The rainfall was rather light, being less than half an inch below the 

 average quantity for the month. 



Mean temperature of the air in shade 





59°.4 





Highest „ 





79°.8 on the 9th 



Lowest ,, ,, ,, .. . 





37°.5 



„ 19tb. 



Lowest „ on the grass 





27°.5 



„ 19th 





•At 1 ft. 



At 2 ft. 



At 4 ft. 





deep. 



deep. 



deep. 



Mean temperature of the soil at 9 a.m. 



61°.9 



59°.2 



55°.3 



Highest „ „ „ ... , 



65°.2 



61°.5 



56°.& 



Lowest „ ,. ,, 



58°.3 



57°.2 



53°.l 



Mean relative humidity of the air at 9 a.m. (complete saturation being 



represented by 100) 66 



Rain fell on 10 days to the total depth of ... ... ... ... l"o6 in. 



(Equivalent to about 7 gallons on each square yard of surface in the Gardens.) 

 Heaviest fall on any day ... ... ... ... ... 0"90 in. on the 30th 



July. — Very warm and dry. The days were, as a rule, about 

 5 degrees warmer, and the nights about 2 degrees warmer, than is 

 seasonable. On the coldest night the thermometer on the grass fell to- 

 88 degrees, or 6 degrees short of the freezing-point. 



The rainfall was light, being more than half an inch below the average- 

 quantity for the month. 



Mean temperature of the air in shade 





65°.4 





Highest 





88°.3 



on the 19tb 



Lowest „ „ „ 





45°.5 



9th 



Lowest ,, on the grass 





37°.9 



9th 





At 1 ft. 



At 2 ft. 



At 4 ft. 





deep. 



deep. 



deep. 



Mean temperature of the soil at 9 a.m. 



6o°.9 



63°.l 



58°.8 



Highest 



70°.7 



65°.9 



60°.3 



Lowest „ ,, ,, 



62°. 3 



60°.7 



57°.0 



Mean relative humidity of the air at 9 a.m. 



(complete saturation being repre- 



sented by 100) 







68 



Rain fell on 10 days to the total depth of 







1-75 in. 



(Equivalent to about 8 gallons on each sq,uare yard of surface 



in the Gardens.) 



Heaviest fall on any day ... 





0-66 in. on the 27tb 



