648 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 





57°.4 







77°.2 on 



the 30th 





42°.2 



28th 





33°.0 



4th 



At 1 ft. 



At 2 ft. 



At 4 ft. 



deep. 



deep. 



deep. 



59°.0 



58°.4 



55°.3 



03°.0 



61°. 6 



57°.2 



56°.3 



56°.3 



53°.8 



The prevailing winds were from the westward. 



The average velocity of the wind was 6 miles per hour. 



There were 147 hours of bright sunshine, equal to 31 per cent, of the total possible 

 amount. 



There were 6 days on which no sunshine was recorded. 



June. — A fine, bright, and dry month, but somewhat cooler than is 

 usual, and with no very warm days. 



Mean temperature of the air in shade 



Highest ,, „ „ 



Lowest „ „ „ 



Lowest „ on the grass 



Mean temperature of the soil at 9 a.m 



Highest ,, ,, ,, 



Lowest „ ,, ,, ...... 



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



represented by 100) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 71 



Rain fell on 8 days to the total depth of 0.G4 in. 



(Equivalent to about 3 gallons of water per square yard.) 



Heaviest fall on any day 0*20 in. on the 14th 



The winds were variable in direction. 



The average velocity of the wind was 6 miles per hour. 



There were 208 hours of bright sunshine, equal to 42 per cent, of the total possible 

 '"amount. 



There was only one entirely sunless day. 



July. — A warm, dry, bright month, the rainfall being less and the 

 amount of sunshine more than the average. On the whole the days were 

 about 2^ degrees and the nights H degree warmer than is usual. The 

 winds were generally light in force. 



Mean temperature of the air in shade ... ... ... ... 64°. 6 



Highest „ „ „ 85°.2 on the 17th 



Lowest „ „ „ 49°.2 „ 4th 



Lowest on the grass .. ... ... ... ... 43°.l „ 21st 



At l ft. At 2 ft. At 4 ft. 

 deep. deep. deep. 



Mean temperature of the soil at 9 a.m 66°.0 64°.7 60°.3 



Highest „ „ „ 69°.9 67°.l 62°.2 



Lowest „ „ „ 60°.3 60^.8 57 3 .5 



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



expressed by 100) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 71 



Rain fell on 11 days to the total depth of 1*48 in. 



(Equivalent to about 7 gallons of water per square yard.) 



Heaviest fall on any day 0*31 in. on the 30th 



The prevailing winds were southerly. 



The average velocity of the wind was 5* miles per hour. 



There were 200 hours of bright sunshine, equal to 53 per cent, of the total possible 

 amount. 



There was not one day on which some sunshine was not recorded. 



August. — The weather was somewhat variable. At the commencement 

 and again towards the close of the month it was warm and fine, but 

 during a considerable period it was cool and unseasonable, and on two or 

 three occasions the grass thermometer fell to within 3 degrees of the 

 freezing p:)int. Rainfall was slight, and there was an average amount of 

 sunshine, only one day being entirely sunless. 



