EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT. 539 



McGann, Director of the New Jersey State Weather Service, to 

 each of his crop correspondents. An equal number, perhaps, 

 of the same set of questions was mailed directly from the Experi- 

 ment Station to the nurserymen and others of the State : 



Dear Sir: — 



As you well know, the winter recently closed has been one of great 

 severity. It has been a "test winter," and on that account this office, co- 

 operating with the Botanical Department of the Experiment Station, 

 wishes to place on record any unusual effects that the past winter has 

 had upon the vegetation of the State. To this end it is much desired 

 that you will reply for your locality, to the following questions: 



1. What forest trees or shrubs show signs of injury? 



2. What orchard trees show signs of injury? 



3. What small fruit plants show signs of injury? 



4. What farm crop plants show signs of injury? 



5. What garden crop plants show signs of injury? 



6. "^Tiat ornamental plants show signs of injury? 



If you desire please write the reply in the space left below each 

 question and return this sheet. A more extended answer upon a 

 separate sheet will be thankfully received. 



Yours very truly, 



E. W. McGANN. 



Sussex County. 



This is the most northern county of the State and has the highest 

 point of land within New Jersey. The reports from Sussex are few but 

 they show that the temperature at times was very low during the past 

 winter. 



1. There are no reported injuries to forest trees and shrubs. 



2. Upon the hills the older peach trees lacking vitality were Injured. 

 Young trees were unharmed. In the valleys the trees were sometimes 

 badly frozen. 



3. Blackberries were harmed somewhat. 



4. Red Clover and timothy greatly injured and wheat and rye badly 

 damaged. 



6. Some rose bushes entirely killed; privet damaged; honeysuckles 

 killed to the ground and catalapa trees frozen to the main branches. 



Passaic County. 



1. Maple, chestnut, and walnut trees somewhat injured. 



2. Peach, plum, cherry and pear trees greatly harmed. 



3. Raspberry, blackberry and grape canes suffered and weak straw- 

 berry plants were injured. 



4. "Rye and grass on low ground," also wheat and clover. 



