IOb JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Hellebores, Hamamelis, and Berberis Bealei were a month or even more 
later than is usual in flowering. 
The results from the observations made in the Garden are as 
follows : 
Mean temperature of the air in shade .... 36' i° 
Highest ,, 51 0 on the 29th 
Lowest ,, 24 0 ,, 27th 
„ ,, on the grass ..... 14 0 „ 16th 
Number of nights of ground frost . . . . . . . .25 
At depth of 
1 ft. 2 ft. 4 ft. 
Mean temperature of the soil at 9 a.m. . . . 39"2° 41*6° 44'5® 
Highest „ „ „ . . . 42 0 44 0 47 0 
Lowest „ „ „ . 36 0 40 0 43 0 
Mean relative humidity of the air at 9 a.m. (complete saturation being repre- 
sented by 100), 97 per cent. 
Rain fell on 16 days, to the total depth of 2*42 in. (equivalent to about n| 
gallons of water to the square yard). Heaviest fall on any day 0-49 in., on the 
20th. 
The prevailing winds were south-westerly. 
The average velocity of the wind was 4 miles an hour. 
There were 22 hours of bright sunshine, equal to 9 per cent, of the greatest 
possible amount. 
There were 18 days on which no sunshine was recorded. 
