Proceedings of the Royal Society for the month of August, 1882

The monthly evening meeting of the Society was held on Monday, August 7, Mr, C. H. Grant in the chair. The Hon. W. A. B. Gellibrand exhibited samples of a seedling apple, originally grown at Cleveland, and subsequently worked on stocks at South Arm, which were greatly admired. Mr. Stephens read the following " Notes on Minimum Temperature at Hobart during the month of July " : — A question having arisen as to apparent discrepancies in the records of minimum temperature during the month of July in various parts of Hobart caused debate on the positioning of instruments. Includes rainfall for the month from various locations and the time of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in the Botanic Gardens during July, 1882