1076 JOUKNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



August. — Cold and wet. The days were, as a rule, about 2 degrees 

 colder, and the nights about 1 degree colder, than is seasonable. On the 

 coldest night the thermometer on the grass fell to 36 degrees, or 4 degrees 

 short of the freezing-point. 



The rainfall was heavy, being more than half an inch in excess of the 

 average quantity for the month. 



Mean temperature of the air in shade 





60°.3 





Highest ,, „ „ ... 





78°.3 



on the 29th 



Lowest „ „ „ ... 





43°.2 



2nd 



Lowest ,, on the grass 





35°-7 



„ 11th 





At 1 ft. 



At 2 ft. 



At 4 ft. 





deep. 



deep. 



deep. 



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



61°.3 



60°.3 



57°.9 



Highest „ „ „ ... 



... 63°.5 



61°.2 



58°.4 



Lowest ,, ,, ,, 



58°.4 



59°.l 



57°.5 



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

 sented by 100) 77 



Rain fell on as many as 22 days to the total depth of 2-92 in. 



(Equivalent to about 13^ gallons on each square yard of surface in the Gardens.) 

 Heaviest fall on any day ... ... ... ... ... ... 0*86 in. on the 18th 



September. — Seasonable in temperature and in rainfall. The days 

 were, as a rule, of about average temperature, while the nights were about 

 1 degree colder than is seasonable. On the coldest night the thermometer 

 on the grass showed 3 degrees of frost. 



The rainfall was about seasonable, being less than a tenth of an inch 

 in excess of the average quantity for the month. 



Mean temperature of the air in shade 



56°.8 



Highest „ „ „ 



76°.0 on the 4th 



Lowest ,, ,, „ 



36°.3 „ 19th 



Lowest „ on the grass 



29°.0 „ 1 th 





At 1 ft. At 2 ft. At 4 ft. 





deep. deep. deep. 



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



... 57°.8 58°.4 57°.0 



Highest „ „ „ 



... 02°.4 61°.0 58°.4 



Lowest „ „ „ 



... 53°.5 55°.6 56°.2 



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



sented by 100) 



78 



Rain fell on only 6 days to the total depth of 



2-57 in. 



(Equivalent to about 12 gallons on each square lyard of surface in the Gardens.) 



Heaviest fall on any day 



1-77 in. on the 11th 



October. — Warm and very dry. The days 



were, as a rule, of about 



average temperature, while the nights were about 2 degrees warmer than 



is seasonable. On the coldest night the thermometer on the grass showed 



8 degrees of frost. 





The rainfall was very light, being not much more than half the 



average quantity for the month. 





Mean temperature of the air in shade 



50°.l 



Highest „ ,, 



66°.2 on the 10th 



Lowest „ „ 



.. 33 \ 3 on the 19th and 31st 



Lowest ,, on the grass ... 



24°.4 on the 31st 



