. Proceedings - Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. of fiamf all AND (Dbserbatioits on the Jflotoering of P&tite anbJlppeanmas of prbs &ttb Insats In Dorset during 1888. By M. G. STUART, Hon. Sec. T the close of the year 1887 it was resolved thatan attempt should be made to collect annualrecords from various localities in Dorsetshire onthe flowering of plants and first appearance ofcertain birds and insects selected for this purpose printed schedules were circulatedas an experiment amongst various persons interested in the the end of the year twelve re
. Proceedings - Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. of fiamf all AND (Dbserbatioits on the Jflotoering of P&tite anbJlppeanmas of prbs &ttb Insats In Dorset during 1888. By M. G. STUART, Hon. Sec. T the close of the year 1887 it was resolved thatan attempt should be made to collect annualrecords from various localities in Dorsetshire onthe flowering of plants and first appearance ofcertain birds and insects selected for this purpose printed schedules were circulatedas an experiment amongst various persons interested in the the end of the year twelve reports were sent in, of which manywere very fragmentary. The printed list contained 79 plants forobservation; of these 12 have been selected, and the observeddates of flowering are printed opposite to them. A large number of returns of rainfall for various localities inDorset have been furnished by members of the Field Club andother friends of the Society. A printed table of these is given,with a ten years average for the locality in addition, where this. RETURNS OP RAINFALL, ETC., IN DORSET. 215 has been sent in. Additional returns of rainfall have been madefor Moreton Total for 1888 ... 40*17 Bere Regis „ - ... 33-88 Wyke Regis „ ... 29-78 I regret there should be no return for Minterne, which is one ofthe rainiest spots in the county. The late Rector, the Rev. H. Pix,gives me the average of the last ten years as 44*89 inches. It willbe seen that, although 1888 will be remembered as a very cold andwet summer, the annual average rainfall was only reached at onelocality—Whatcombe—out of the six for which the average isgiven. A striking point is the quantity of rain recorded forNovember. The highest rainfall in one day at Weymouthoccurred on November 12th, when l*66in. was registered. Mr. H. Moule, at Dorchester, remarked that in the wintry springof 1888, whilst land plants seemed at an absolute standstill, thereappeared to be no delay in the growth of water plants. In st
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