COUNCIL FOR 1895 . 
XL 
Cardamine bulbifera R. Br. (Coral root) from Sussex (E. H. 
Farr, Esq.) 
Raphanus maritimus Linn. (Shoreham) presented by T. 
Hilton, Esq., Brighton. 
The Rev. Chancellor Raine has presented a small but 
interesting collection of plants gathered during the years 1826- 
1830, by Mr. W. Bain. 
The work of cataloguing the specimens has progressed 
steadily, and the representatives of the N.O. Cruciferse have 
been entered in the Herbarium Catalogue. 
Meteorology. —Three times over was the weather of 1895 
the subject of unusual comment, on each occasion because of 
conditions unprecedented since your first weather report was 
presented in 1811. None will soon forget the nine weeks’ 
frost, ending only in March, the magnificent weather with 
which September atoned for the disappointment of the usual 
summer, and the inrush of cold at the close of October, which 
was happily not a correct forecast of the ensuing months. 
Temperature, as told by the maximum and minimum 
thermometers, was exactly the mean of the 50 years used in 
this Report for comparison, 1811-90, namely, 47*7° The table 
of Differences shows that this was largely due to the balancing 
of unusual divergencies, -January, February, and October being 
unusually cold, September and November the reverse. The 
other months, except July, were also above the average. 
The cold of the opening months is dealt with elsewhere (see 
Paper on the “ Nine Weeks’ Frost ”). A maximum of 80° was 
touched on May 30th, but not again until September 2nd. Then 
came the following extraordinary series of readings, already 
referred to, at the end of the month. 
Date. 
Max. 
Min. 
23 
74 
44 
24 
81 
44 
25 
80 
56 
26 
82 
51 
27 
81 
52 
28 
82 
49 
29 
83 
45 
30 
72 
46 
1 
70 
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