Chapter XVIII: Conclusion (2)

I here witnessed an extraordinary ceremony performed by one of the young princes, who was about undergoing the Mahometan rite of circumcision. He was dressed in the manner shewn in figure 1, plate 4; and accompanied by a host of musicians and young men, visited several towns for the purpose of levying contributions on the provisions and purses of the inhabitants, either by stealth (and for which he could not be punished, not being amenable to the laws for that period) or during his exhibitions in public, by seizing on some of the spectators, whom he held fast and pretended to goad with the horn attached to the wooden figure on his head, until he received some offering which was never withheld, and which, together with the intercession of his attendants, who fanned him with boughs of trees, appeased his wrath, and induced him to sit down. In this position he remained for some minutes, and in an apparent paroxysm of rage recommenced his antics, which generally continued for two or three hours during the heat of the day, leaving the person so exhausted from his exertions and the weight of his dress, that he did not again make his appearance until the following day. In this manner I was told he continued acting for a _moon_.

DESCRIPTION AND SKETCHES ON BOTANICAL SUBJECTS.

Among the party who accompanied Major Peddie in the mission into the interior of Africa, was Mr. Kummer, who was charged to make collections in every department of natural history, with drawings and descriptions of whatever was most interesting in that line, as well as to keep a regular journal of general observations and events.

Many sketches of animals and plants, and several notes were made; but these are of such a nature as to require an examination of the specimens from which they were taken, before they can be valuable to a naturalist who is not previously acquainted with the subjects themselves. Unfortunately the individual articles were lost.

From the drawings, however, and descriptions, such as they are, we have selected four of the most perfect, which relate to as many plants, and which do not appear to us to have been noticed by former naturalists. In doing this however, we cannot help regretting the extremely imperfect state of the materials. Had all the collections of Mr. Kummer been saved, they might have formed a most important addition to our present unsatisfactory acquaintance with the natural history of Western Africa.

The plants alluded to were found between Cape Verga, at the mouth of Rio Nunez, and the establishment called Tingalinta.

It is with much pleasure I take this opportunity of acknowledging my obligations to Dr. Hooker, Professor of Botany, at the Glasgow University, for the following plates and their descriptions.

TAB. A.

ARUM APHYLLUM.
CLASS AND ORDER—MONŒCIA POLYANDRIA.
_Natural Order—Aroideæ._

GEN. CHAR. _Spatha_ monophylla, cucullata. _Spadix_ supra nudus, inferne fœmineus, medio stamineus. _Willd._

Arum _aphyllum_; spadice apice magno subgloboso rugoso spatha ovato-cucullata, breviore scapo aphyllo.

HAB. Locis mentosis saxosis Tingalinta. Fl. mense Februarii.

_Radix_, ut videtur, tuberosa.

_Folia_ omnino nulla.

_Bracteæ_ duæ, fere omnino subterraneæ, tres uncias longæ, lanceolatæ, membranæ, pallidæ, ad basin scapi.

_Scapus_ palmaris ad spithamæus, parte superiore (2-3 uncias) e terra emergens, teres, glaber, succulentus, inferne fere albidus, superne roseus.

_Spatha_ diametro 3 ad 4 uncias, ovato-ventricosa, obliqua, obtusa cum mucronula, marginibus involuta, basi etiam convoluta, pallide rosea, lineis saturationibus pulcherrime picta.

_Spadix_, basi, ubi flores inserti, cylindraceus, apice magnus (duas uncias latus) ovato-globosus, obliquus, carnosus, extus rugosus, intense roseus, intus spongeosus, albus.

_Antheræ_ numerosæ, purpureæ, sessiles, apice loculis duobus horizontalibus dehiscentes, purpurescentes.

_Pistilla_ sub antheras inserta, pauciora. _Germen_ globosum, viride. _Stylus_ breviusculus, purpureus. _Stigma_ peltatum.

_Fig._ 1. Plant, _natural size_:—all below the line indicated by the letters _a—b_ is subterraneous. _Fig._ 2. Front view of the spatha. _Fig._ 3. Spadix removed from the spatha. c., the circle of anthers, d. the circle of pistils. _Fig._ 4. Section of the spadix. _Fig._ 5. Anther. _Fig._ 6. Pistil, of which the germen is cut through vertically. The 5th and 6th figures are magnified.

Of this singular and beautiful plant I can find no description, yet it appears to be not uncommon in Senegal. The Jolofs, particularly in the country of Cayor, eat the root, when other and better kinds of nourishment fail them. They dry the root and boil it, thus employing heat to extract that poisonous juice with which all the individuals of this natural family are known to abound. It is not, however, eaten at Tingalinta, nor in the district of the Sousous where it is found in equal plenty.

_Printed by C. Hullmandel._

_Arum aphyllum._

_London. Pubd. by J. Murray, Albemarle Street. 1825._]

TAB. B.

TABERNÆMONTANA GRANDIFLORA.
CLASS AND ORDER—PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.
_Natural Order—Apocyneæ._

GEN. CHAR. _Contorta_. _Corolla_ hypocrateriformis; _tubus_ angulato-strictus, basi subglobosus. _Folliculi_ 2, horizontales. _Semina_ pulpæ immersa (_Fol. opposita_).

Tabernæmontana _Africana_, foliis ovato-lanceolatis oppositis, floribus axillaribus solitariis: tubo corollæ spiraliter torto, medio inflato.

HAB. Kacundy.

_Arbor_ mediocris vel _Frutex_, ramis subdeclinatis.

_Folia_ opposita, ovato-lanceolata, basi apiceque subalterneata, integerrima, glabra, nervosa, nervis parallelis.

_Flores_ solitarii, axillares, versus apicem ramorum, pedunculati. _Pedunculus_ longiusculus, crassus.

_Calyx_ quinquepartitus, inferus, persistens; segmentis ovatis, obtusis.

_Corolla_ hypocrateriformis, magna, speciosa, alba. _Tubus_ spiraliter tortus, versis medium inflatus. _Limbus_ quinquepartitus, segmentis oblongo-lanceolatis, obtusissimis planis, oblique tortis: _ore_ nudo.

_Stamina_ quinque, medio tubi inserta. _Filamenta_ lata, tubo adherentia, marginibus ciliatis. _Antheræ_ sagittatæ, flavæ, circa stigma conniventes.

_Pistillum_ unicum, corollæ dimidio brevius. _Germen_ duplex. _Styli_ duo, filiformes, basi distincti, apice unito, paululum dilatati. _Stigma_ incrassatum, subcylindraceum, basi dilatatum, apice quinquelobum, lobis erectis.

_Pericarpium_: Folliculi? vel potius baccæ duæ, ovato-rotundatæ, patentes, acuminatæ, basi calyce cinctæ, uniloculares, polyspermæ.

_Semina_ plana, stricta, receptaculo centrali affixa.

_Fig._ 1. Branch, _natural size_. _Fig._ 2. Lower part of the tube laid open to shew the stamens. _Fig._ 3. Pistil. _Fig._ 4. Stigma. _Fig._ 5. Section of the upper part of the Style. _Fig._ 6. Fruit (natural size). _Fig._ 7. Section of the same. _All but figures 1 and 7 more or less magnified_.

This appears to be a very different species of _Tabernæmontana_, if indeed it really belongs to that genus, from any hitherto described. In the persistent calyx, this plant seems to depart from the character of _Tabernæmontana_, as it is defined by Jussieu; and also in the tube of the corolla, which is not inflated at the base, but near the middle, and is moreover singularly spirally twisted with deep furrows, if we may judge from the drawing.

_Printed by C. Hullmandel._

_Tabernæmontana grandiflora._]

TAB. C.

STROPHANTHUS PENDULUS.
CLASS AND ORDER—PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.
_Natural Order—Apocyneæ._

GEN. CHAR. _Corolla_ infundibuliformis. _Faux_ coronata squamulis decem, indivisis.

_Limbi laciniæ_ candatæ. _Stamina_ medio tubi inserta. _Antheræ_ sagittatæ, aristatæ vel mucronatæ. Ovaria duo. _Stylus_ unicus, filiformis, apice dilatato. _Stigma_ subcylindraceum. _Squamæ_ quinque, hypogynæ.

Strophanthus _pendulus_; foliis oppositis ovato-oblongis acutis, floribus pendulis, antheris aristatis.

HAB. Santo Fallo.

_Caulis_ sarmentosus? cortice cinereo-fusca tectus.

_Folia_ opposita, breviter petiolata, duas, tres uncias longa, unciam lata, oblongo-ovata, glabra, acuta, integerrima, juniora angustiora.

_Flores_ in racemos parvos terminales, solitarii vel bini, penduli.

_Pedunculus_ brevis, crassiusculus.

_Calyx_ profunde quinquepartitus, laciniis ovato-lanceolatis, acutis, modice patentibus.

_Corolla_ infundibuliformis, flava, limbo quinquepartito, laciniis longissimis, linearibus subundulatis; _fauce_ coronata squamis quinque bipartitis, purpureis: segmentis lanceolato-subulatis subundulatis.

_Stamina_ quinque, versus medium tubi corollæ inserta. _Filamenta_ alba, breviuscula, curvata. _Antheræ_ sagittatæ, basi intus stigmati adherentes, apice aristata.

_Pistillum_: _Germen_ ovato-rotundatum, biloculare: _Stylus_ filiformis, cylindraceus. _Stigma_ incrassatum, cylindraceum, apice truncatum.

_Fig._ 1. Portion of a plant, _natural size_. _Fig._ 2. View of the mouth of the corolla and the nectary. _Fig._ 3. Stamen. _Fig._ 4. Two of the stamens, shewing the point of adhesion of the anthers with the stigma. _Fig._ 5. Back view of a stamen. _Fig._ 6. Front view of the same. _Fig._ 7. Section of the germen. _All more or less magnified_.

Of this plant Mr. Kummer has given but an unsatisfactory account, as he only saw the specimen from which the drawing was made, and which, in his journal, he says that the Cherif Sidi Mahommed (of Foota Jallo), procured for him.

This species of _Strophanthus_ seems to offer a peculiar character in its drooping flowers. I am also unable to find that the remarkable circumstance of the anthers adhering by their base within, and being firmly attached to the stigma, is mentioned by any author as existing in other individuals of this curious genus.

Most of the species of _Strophanthus_ inhabit equinoctial Africa. The _S. dichotomus_ which is a native of China, is the only one of the genus, as far as I know, which has yet been introduced to our gardens. There is an excellent representation of it in the _Botanical Register_, tab. 469.

_Printed by C. Hullmandel._

_Strophantus pendulus._

_London. Pub: by J. Murray, Albemarle Stt. 1825._]

TAB. D.

PTEROCARPUS AFRICANUS. GUM KARI.
CLASS AND ORDER—DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA.
_Natural Order—Leguminosæ._

GEN. CHAR. _Calyx_ quinquedentatus. _Legumen_ falcatum, foliaceum, varicosum, ala cinctum, non dehiscens. _Semina_ aliquot solitaria. _Willd._

Pterocarpus _Senegalensis_; foliis pinnatis, foliolis ovalibus fructibus lunato-orbiculatis pubescentibus.

HAB. Prope Kacundy et aliis locis montanis, vulgaris. Fl. mense Decembri.

_Arbor_ mediocris, ramis diffusis, cortice pallida.

_Folia_ pinnata, decidua, foliolis ovalibus alternis integerrimis, glabris, superne nitidis nervosis, nervis parallelis approximatis, petiolis partialibus brevissimis.

_Racemi_ compositi, terminales.

_Flores_ numerosi, flavi. _Pedicelli_ breves curvati, basi bractealis, bracteis parvis lanceolatis subulatis. _Calyx_ quinquedentatus, pubescens, basi bracteis duabus parvis subulatis munitus; dentibus subæqualibus, duobus superioribus apice rotundatis, reliquis acutis. _Corolla_ papilionacea, cito caduca. _Vexillum_ rotundatum margine undulatum, basi breve unguiculatum, alis majus. _Alæ_ carina majores. _Carina_ foliolis distinctis. _Stamina_ monadelpha tubo superne fisso, filamentis alternatim longioribus. _Antheræ_ rotundatæ, flavæ. _Pistillum_ staminum longitudine. _Germen_ subovatum, pubescens, viride. _Stylus_ filiformis, curvatus. _Stigma_ simplex.

_Legumen_ majusculum, compressum, in orbiculum curvatum, pubescens, monospermum.

_Fig._ 1. Flowering branch, after the leaves have fallen away. _a._ the red gum flowing from the wounded part. _Fig._ 2. Leaflet of the compound pinnated leaf. _Fig._ 3. Calyx. _Fig._ 4. Standard of the corolla. _Fig._ 5. One of the wings. _Fig._ 6. The Keel. _Fig._ 7. Bundle of Stamens. _Fig._ 8. Pistil. _Fig._ 9. Legumen. _All but figures_ 1, 2, and 9, _more or less magnified_.

This plant loses its leaves in the month of November, and in December the flowers appear. The tree is known amongst the inhabitants by the name of Kari, affording one of the best kinds of Gum Kino. Where an incision is made, the juice flows out, at first of an extremely pale red colour, and in a very liquid state; but it soon coagulates, becoming of a deep blood red hue, and so remarkably brittle, that its collection is attended with some difficulty.

_Printed by C. Hullmandel._

_Pterocarpus africanus._

_London. Pubd. by J. Murray, Albemarle Stt. 1825._]

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE.—FOOTA JALLO.

+-------------+------------+------------------------------+----------+
| DATE. | | THERMOMETER FAHRENHEIT. | |
+--------+----+ PLACE. +-------+-----+----------------+ REMARKS. |
| Month. |Day.| | Fore- |Noon.| Afternoon. | |
| | | | noon. | | | |
+--------+----+------------+-------+-----+--------+-------+----------+
| | | |h. ° | ° |h. ° |h. ° | |
|February| 8 |Tingalinta |6 68 | 87 | |10 70 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 9 | Do. |6 66 | 98 | |9 70 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 10 | Do. |6 58 | 92 |3 87 |9 70 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 11 | Do. |6 63 | 96 | |10 70 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 12 |Dindilicouri|4 53 |100* |4 89 |9 70 |* In the |
| | | | | | | |sun. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 13 |Near | | |6 83 |8 71 | |
| | |Sappacourie | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 14 | Do. |4½ 58 | 99 |4 98 | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 15 |Cogan and |3 53 | 98 | |10 70 | |
| | |Serrewoomba | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 16 |Serrewoomba |6 63 | 96 | |9 73 |Noon sun |
| | | | | | | |119°. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 17 | Do. |6 64 | 96 | |9 73 |Ditto |
| | | | | | | |109°. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 18 |Keeling |6 64 | 96 | |8 70 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 19 |Ditto and |6 56 |103* | |8 70 |* Sun. |
| | |Bontong Ko | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 20 |Poosa |6 58 | 97 | |8 70 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 21 | Do. |5½ 53 | 97 |5 90 |10 70 |2 P.M. in |
| | | | | | | |the tent |
| | | | | | | |100°. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 22 | Do. |7 68 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 23 | Do. |6 68 | 88 |6 83 |10 71 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 24 | Do. |8 70 | 91½ | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 25 |Dunso |6 64 | 98 | |9 70 |Noon sun |
| | | | | | | |120°. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 26 | | | 88 |3 94 |8 72 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 27 |Kaukeenhang |6 64 | 98 | |10 70 |A hot |
| | | | | | | |wind from |
| | | | | | | |S. at 8½ |
| | | | | | | |P.M. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 28 | |5½ 58 | |2 98 |10 70 |The same |
| | | | | | | |a little |
| | | | | | | |later. |
| | | | | | | | |
|March | 1 | |5½ 52 | 97 | |9 70 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 2 |Panjetta | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 3 | Do. |6 62 | 97 | |9 70 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 4 | Do. |6 59 | |2 98 |9 74 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 5 | Do. |6 58 | 96 |1 100 |9 73 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 6 | Do. |6½ 63 | 96 |2 108 |9 74 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 7 | Do. |6 58 | 96 |3 100 |8 76 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 9 | Do. |6 63 | 96 | |10 77 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 10 | Do. |5½ 59 | |2 96 |9 72 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 12 | Do. |6 67 | 98 | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 14 | Do. |5½ 58 | 96 | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 16 | Do. |6 69 | 95 |5 70 |8 68 |Rain at 5 |
| | | | | | | |P.M. fell |
| | | | | | | |from 91° |
| | | | | | | |to 70°. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 17 | Do. |6½ 74 | 97 | |8 68 |Ditto |
| | | | | | | |from 4 to |
| | | | | | | |8, fell |
| | | | | | | |from 90° |
| | | | | | | |to 69°. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 18 | Do. |7 70 | 92 |4 71 |9 69 |Light |
| | | | | | | |rain. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 19 | Do. |5 59 | 87 | |8 75 |Smart |
| | | | | | | |rain. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 20 | Do. |7 72 | 91 | |10 77 |Cloudy in |
| | | | | | | |the NE. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 22 | Do. |7 72 | 92 | |8 77 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 25 | Do. |6 65 | 87 |3 92 |8 82 |Thunder |
| | | | | | | |and |
| | | | | | | |lightning |
| | | | | | | |with |
| | | | | | | |heavy |
| | | | | | | |rain. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 28 | Do. |6 70 | 89 |3 92 |8 82 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|April | 1 | Do. |6 63 | 93 |3 93 |9 80 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 3 | Do. |6 68 | 93 |3 97 |9 78 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 5 | Do. |6 67 | 93 |3 96 |9 75 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 7 | Do. |6 66 | 92 |5 96 |9 77 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 11 | Do. |6 67 | 93 |3 96 |9 76 |Heavy |
| | | | | | | |clouds in |
| | | | | | | |the SE. |
| | | | | | | |with all |
| | | | | | | |appearance|
| | | | | | | |of rain. |
+--------+----+------------+-------+-----+--------+-------+----------+

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE.—KAYAYE.

+------------+------+-----------------------------+-----------------+
| DATE. | | THERMOMETER FAHRENHEIT. | |
+-------+----+PLACE.+-------+-----+---------------+ REMARKS. |
| Month.|Day.| | Fore- |Noon.| Afternoon. | |
| | | | noon. | | | |
+-------+----+------+-------+-----+--------+------+-----------------+
| | | |h. ° | ° |h. ° |h. ° | |
|March | 24 |Kayaye| | | |10 82 |Wind SW. |
| | | | | | | | atmosphere |
| | | | | | | | heavy. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 25 |Do. | | |1 103 | | NW. clear. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 26 |Do. |6 72 | 101 |6 96 | | SSE. ditto. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 27 |Do. |6 80 | 102 |6 82 | | Variable |
| | | | | | | | from SE. to |
| | | | | | | | NW. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 29 |Do. | | 92 | | | WNW. clear |
| | | | | | | | and cool. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 30 |Do. |6 71 | 81 |6 72 | | NNW. cloudy |
| | | | | | | | and cool. |
| | | | | | | | |
|April | 1 |Do. |6 70 | 87 |6 79 | | NW. hazy. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 3 |Do. |6 77 | 100 |6 81 | | NE. by E. |
| | | | | | | | very hot. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 5 |Do. |6 79 | 110 |5 95 |10 81 | NE. |
| | | | | | | | disagreeably|
| | | | | | | | hot and dry.|
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 6 |Do. |6 80 | 95 |3 99 |6 91 | Forenoon |
| | | | | | | | NW. after. |
| | | | | | | | NE. very |
| | | | | | | | hot. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 9 |Do. |6 80 | 109 | |6 91 | SSE. a very |
| | | | | | | | hot wind. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 11 |Do. |6 83 | 108 |6 81 |9 80 | SSE. ditto. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 13 |Do. |6 80 | 97 |6 79 | | SW. |
| | | | | | | | pleasantly |
| | | | | | | | cool. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 15 |Do. |6 79 | 99 |6 81 |8 80½| WNW. hazy. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 16 |Do. |6 80 | 101 |6 88 | | NE. by E. |
| | | | | | | | clear and |
| | | | | | | | hot. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 17 |Do. |6 85 | 102 |6 89 |10 86 | Forenoon |
| | | | | | | | NNW. after. |
| | | | | | | | NE. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 19 |Do. |6 81 | 102 |4 99 |6 80 | SSE. close |
| | | | | | | | and sultry. |
| | | | | | | | |

ON THE ROAD TO BONDOO.

+-----------+---------+-------------------------------+--------------+
| DATE. | | THERMOMETER FAHRENHEIT. | |
+------+----+ PLACE. +-------+-----+-----------------+ REMARKS. |
|Month.|Day.| | Fore- |Noon.| Afternoon. | |
| | | | noon. | | | |
+------+----+---------+-------+-----+--------+--------+--------------+
| | | |h. ° | ° |h. ° |h. ° | |
|April | 26 |Jaroomy |7 88 |93* |2 99* |6 88† |* At |
| | | | | | | |Lunain.—† At |
| | | | | | | |Coonting. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 29 |Tandi |5 83 |95* |2 99* | |* At Samu. |
| | |Cunda | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 30 |Wallia |8 90 |97 | 98 | |Heat of water |
| | |Creek | | | | |80°. |
| | | | | | | | |
|May | 4 |Madina |6 84 |100 |5 98 | |Wind ENE. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 10 |Bentangto|5 80 |101 |4 97 | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 14 |Sabee |9 94 |100 |5 90 | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 17 |Loonchea |6 78 |100 |2 99 |6 96 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 23 |Ganado |6 85 |99 |4 96 |8 80 |The first |
| | | | | | | |rain fell at |
| | | | | | | |11 P.M. on |
| | | | | | | |the 22d. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 24 |Goodeerie|6 86 |104* |3 110 |4 113 |Oppressively |
| | | | | | | |hot and |
| | | | | | | |close—* Sun. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 27 | Do. |8 90 |106 |3 106 |10 99 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|June | 1 | Do. |6 86 |91 | |6 81† |† Slight rain |
| | | | | | | |and much |
| | | | | | | |lightning. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 3 | Do. |6 87 |98 |3 97 | |A tornado and |
| | | | | | | |heavy rain at |
| | | | | | | |9 P.M. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 5 | Do. |5 82 |92 | |7 89 |Much thunder |
| | | | | | | |and lightning |
| | | | | | | |with rain. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 7 | Do. | |91 | | |Heavy tornado |
| | | | | | | |with rain at |
| | | | | | | |midnight. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 9 | Do. |8 89 |94 | |7 89 |Ditto ditto |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 12 | Do. |3 78 |90 |2 91 | |Thunder and |
| | | | | | | |rain in the |
| | | | | | | |evening. |
| | | | | | | | |

BONDOO.

+-----------+---------+-----------------------------+----------------+
| DATE. | | THERMOMETER FAHRENHEIT. | |
+------+----+ PLACE. +-------+-----+---------------+ REMARKS. |
|Month.|Day.| | Fore- |Noon.| Afternoon. | |
| | | | noon. | | | |
+------+----+---------+-------+-----+-------+-------+----------------+
| | | |h. ° | ° |h. ° |h. ° | |
|June | 14 |Goodeerie|6 88 | 100 | |7 80 |Extremely close |
| | | | | | | |and sultry. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 19 |On the |6 95 | 101 | |9 90 |Tornado and |
| | |march | | | | |heavy rain at |
| | | | | | | |night. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 21 |Boolibany|9 88 | 100 |6 96 | |A tornado and |
| | | | | | | |rain at 9 P.M. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 23 | Do. |7 82 | 90 |2 98 | |Ditto ditto at |
| | | | | | | |7 A.M. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 26 | Do. |10 87 | 96 |2 96 |11 82 |Wind NW. cool |
| | | | | | | |and clear. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 27 | Do. |7 88 | 98 |4 96 |7 89 |Cloudy, |
| | | | | | | |thunder, and |
| | | | | | | |rain. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 29 | Do. |3 84 | 84 |2 88 | |A heavy tornado |
| | | | | | | |and rain at 3 |
| | | | | | | |A.M. from NE. |
| | | | | | | | |
|July | 2 |Samba | | 92 |5 88 |8 86 |Light clouds, |
| | |Contaye | | | | |appearance of |
| | | | | | | |rain. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 5 | Do. |5 85 | 99 |2 98 |6 90 |Cloudy and rain.|
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 7 | Do. | | 86 |4 88 |8 76 |Wind NW. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 10 | Do. |6 88 | 94 | |8 84 |Rain and |
| | | | | | | |tornado. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 15 | Do. |6 89 | 90 |2 90 |8 84 |Rain all day. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 20 | Do. |7 89 | 90 | |7 87 |Rain afternoon. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 24 | Do. |6 87 | 100 | |8 84 |Light rain all |
| | | | | | | |day. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 26 | Do. |8 90 | 97 | |8 80 |A violent |
| | | | | | | |tornado at |
| | | | | | | |night. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 29 | Do. |6 85 | 98 | |8 80 |Much heavy rain.|
| | | | | | | | |
|August| 1 | Do. | | 97 | |8 70 |Slight rain. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 3 | Do. |6 74 | 82 | |8 72 |Ditto all day. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 4 | Do. |6 73 | 83 | |6 80 |Ditto. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 5 | Do. |6 70 | 80 | |8 73 |A heavy tornado.|
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 6 | Do. |6 71 | 86 | |8 80 |Light rain. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 7 | Do. |6 71 | 82 |3 85 |8 80 |Ditto. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 10 | Do. |6 72 | 79 |4 85 |8 78 |Nearly calm. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 11 | Do. |6 73 | 84 | |8 77 |Rain at 8 P.M. |
| | | | | | | | |
| — | 14 | Do. |6 75 | 87 | |8 79 |Much rain. |
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METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL, BONDOO, 1818.