JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ftORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



in excess of the usual amount ; and as there were no high winds the 

 weather of the month was the most genial which had been experienced for 

 a long time. 



Observations made at Wisley : 



Mean temperature of the air in shade ... ... ... ... 57 0, 9 



Highest rt „ „ 77^-8 on the 25th 



Lowest „ „ „ 33°-0 „ 23rd 



Lowest „ on the grass .. ... ... 29 o, 0 „ 23rd 



At 1 ft. At 2 ft. At 4 ft 

 deep. detp. deep. 



Mean temperature of the soil at 9 a.ra 58°-9 60 % 2 58°-5 



Highest „ „ „ 61°-8 62°-6 59°-l 



Lowest „ „ „ 55°4 58°-5 57 J -7 



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



represented by 100) 86% 



Rain fell on 7 days to the total depth of 0*63 in. 



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

 Heaviest fall on any day ... ... .. ... ... ... 0*23 in. on the 3rd 



The winds were from all points of the compass, but calms were very prevalent. 

 The average velocity of the wind was 3| miles per hour. 



There were 152 hours of bright sunshine, equal to 41 per cent, of the greatest 

 possible amount. There was only 1 day on which no sunshine was recorded. 



October. — With the commencement of this month the weather again 

 became unsettled and breezy, although the wind did not as a rule reach the 

 strength of a gale. Rainfall was somewhat unequal in its distribution, 

 some districts having more than the average, whilst others received less. 

 About the middle of the month some exceptionally large falls occurred ; 

 an inch was exceeded at a great many places, and at Lincoln the fall 

 amounted to three inches in the twenty-four hours ending at 9 a.m. on 

 the 17th. At Wisley 0*96 inch was measured at 9 a.m. on the 15th. 

 The temperature was generally in excess of the normal, and at some 

 places considerably so. Bright sunshine was somewhat irregular in its 

 distribution. 



Observations made at Wisley : 



Mean temperature of the air in shade 50°-8 



Highest „ „ „ 64°-7 on the 1st 



Lowest „ „ „ 30°-2 „ 25th 



Lowest ,, on the grass -. 28°'7 „ 25th 



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

 deep. deep. deep. 



Mean temperature of the soil at 9 a.m 52°3 54°-8 55°3 



Highest „ „ „ 58°-4 59°-l 58°-0 



Lowest „ „ „ 47°-6 51°1 52°-4 



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



represented by 100) 89% 



llain fell on 24 days to the total depth of 456 in. 



(Equivalent to about 21^ gallons of water per square yard.) 



Heaviest fall on any day 0'90 in. on the 14th 



The prevailing winds were from between south-west and east, through south. 

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



There were 92 hours of bright sunshine, eqaal to 28 per cent, of the greatest 

 possible amount. There were 6 days on which no sunshine was recorded. 



November. — This was a month of quiet weather, but for the greater 

 part of the time it was extremely mild and at the same time humid, 



