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Meteorological Observations. 
and Amazon streams. I had but one wisli and that was to stay here a 
whole year : I am ürmly convinced that every week, every month would 
have disclosed an infinitely wide and inexhaustibly rich field for my activi- 
ties. My limited resources, however, shouted an imperious "Forward" 
and I had to say good-bye to this botanical El Dorado tor ever. 
483. I must include here the hourly meteorolo.c'ical observations 
wldch may perhaps prove of value to many an orchid-j^rower by giving 
]iim an interesting wrinkle or two about the prosperous cultivation of 
his foreign proteges. 
METEOROLOCICAL OBSERVATfONS IN OCR CAMP AT RORAIMA. 
Bakometek. 
Theumomet];r. 
Att-aclied 
REMARKS. 
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Dry 
liuio. 
[r . ) 
1842 
Buuten's 
Thermom- 
Time. 
(mm.) 
eter. 
. 
VV ell 
JjUlD. 
18 Nov. 

9 a.m. 
619.55 
17.5 
62.3 
61 
' 
ClOUaV rmrtiin + o 1 ». 
10 „ 
619.65 
17.2 
63 
62 
Cloudy. Sunshine on base of 
11 „ 
620.00 
1 17.5 
63.3 
61.5 
Rain Shower. 
12 „ 
618.91 
19.8 
67.2 
66 
Clouds. 
1 p.m- 
618.24 
20.3 
67.5 
64.5 
Ror. and Kuk. partly clear, 
2 „ 
617.70 
19 
67 
63.5 
Äor. DartI V rlp;ir • ICnlr o\niu\af\ 
3 ,. 
617.48 
19 
65.7 
63 
4 „ 
617.20 
17 
61.5 
61.5 
5 ,, 
617.23 
16.4 
60.5 
60,5 
j ly clouded. 
6 „ 
617.38 
15.7 
59.5 
60 
R/Or nartlv clniulpd ■ Knl- 'lii^v 
7 „ 
617.95 
15.5 
58.7 
58 
Stron^ rain 
8 „ 
61802 
15.3 
57.7 
57.5 
ParMv clear SnnalJ« 
9 „ 
618.20 
14.5 
56,3 
56.3 
TV^hite mist. 
10 ., 
618.33 
145 
56 
65. .5 
\l00n ll.'llo Rnr atlH ICnL- r-Ioar 
11 „ 
618.33 
14 
55.6 
55.6 
12 ,. 
618.43 
13.8 
55.5 
55.5 
ly „ 
1 a.m. 
618.10 
13.5 
55.5 
54.5 
Clear, 
2 
618.10 
14 
56.5 
55 
" 
3 
617.70 
13.7 
55.7 
55 
4 
617.10 
13 
54.5 
54 
5 „ 
617.48 
12.5 
52.5 
53 
6 „ 
617.15 
12-1 
53 
53 
7 t. 
617.44 
13.1 
'54.5 
54 
8 „ 
617.46 
18.5 
63.3 
61.5 
T^int' Mild #lf'jir l^Miii ni "» in 
9 „ 
618.60 
19.7 
64.7 
63 5 
^f\n\C* 1 1 1 rli 'f floilHu r\ii T? r\yn i v-v-> .1 
ouluc ii^iiii ^iijiiuö uu -fLora.! iTi.i. 
12 ., 
618.66 
21 
67 
66 
3 p.m. 
618.12 
22 
71 
67 
20 ,, 
617.40 
16.3 
60.7 
59.5 
Cloudy, 
6 a.m. 
617.10 
12-6 
53.5 
54.4 
Ror. and Kuk. in clouds. 
7 „ 
617.28 
15 
58 
59.5 
8 „ 
617.65 
16.7 
61 
61 ■ 
Cloudy. 
9 „ 
618.40 
18,5 
64.9 
64.5 
10 ., 
618.40 
19.3 
65 
64 
N. side of Ror, in thick clouds. 
11 
618.60 
21 
67 
66.5 1 
12 ., 
618.40 
20.5 
66.5 
66.5 ' 
1 p.m. 
618.20 
20.7 
68 
69 1 
2 
" •■ 
618.05 
21.3 
68 
69.5 ' 
Sunshine. 
3 „ 
617.90 
23.2 
70 
67.5 
; 4 „ 
617.40 
20 
66.7 
64 
N, side of Roraima unclouded. 
5 „ 
617.20 
20.5 
67.7 
66 
' 6 „ 
617.00 
16.7 
61 
60.6 
21 „ 
6 ;i.in. 
617.00 
13.8 
55.5 
59.5 
Mist, Rainfnll 0.60 in. 
1 tot 
617.24 
15.1 
58.5 
59.5 
8 „ 
617.49 
16.5 
60.8 
61.5 
Mist, 
8 „ 
617.70 
19 
65.5 
65 
10 „ 
617.70 
20.5 
67.4 
66 
11 •> 
618.20 
20 
66.5 
65.2 
N, side of Roraima clouded. 
12 „ 
618.40 
22 
71 
67 
1 P.m. 
618.20 
21.2 
68.2 
65 
2 
617.80 
20.5 
66.7 
64 
3 „ 
617.80 
21 
69 ; 
65.5 
Varying sunshine. 
Cloudy. 
4 „ 
617.25 
20 
66.5 
64 
5 „ 
617.25 
18.5 
63.7 
62.5 
6 
617.30 
1«.2 
60.5 1 
59.5 
