Mr Sadler's Report on Oj^eji-Air Vegetation. 131 



loealit}'. The results would in many cases have been worse, had it 

 not been that we had at the time nearly 6 inches of snow on the 

 ground. Our severest frosts were on December 3d, 30° ; 4th, 28° ; 

 and 11th, 24° below freezing point. We had also a good deal of 

 frost during the month of January, but not nearly so severe as in 

 December, so that all, or nearly all, the damage done was by the 

 December frost. Among shrubs Aucnba japonica and Eay Laurel 

 are killed to the ground. Portugal and Colchicum laurels are much 

 injured. In low-lying districts several plants of Rhododendron 

 jwnticnm are nearly killed to the ground. On walls, roses of all 

 sorts, Desfontainea spinosa, Escallonia macrantha, Euonyimis radi- 

 cans varier/atus, Vihunumi Tinus, and species of Ceanothus are 

 much cut up, though none are killed. Standard roses and H. P. 

 roses are all killed down to the snow. Herbaceous plants, violas, 

 &c., being covered with snow, suffered no injury. Wallflower has 

 also stood better than in less severe winters. Among fruit trees, 

 apricots have their young wood killed ; also pears, except one or 

 two of the hardier sorts. Fruit buds (of which there was a very 

 limited number) have escaped injury. Globe artichokes looked for 

 some time as if they were completely killed, but are now doing well. 

 Brocoli nearly all killed. German greens about one-half killed. 

 Celery and other winter vegetables, little injured. Whins and 

 broom, except in some very sheltered situations, are killed. 



II. IX THE MIDDLE OF SCOTLAND. 



From Mr George Johnston, Glamis Castle Gardens, Forfarshire. 



June 5, 1880. 

 I am happy to say that the frost that was so general all over the 

 country last winter has affected us very little. About 100 newly 

 planted Ixuses were killed, otherwise very little damage has been 

 done, -^^he most severe nights were the 3d, 4th, and 8th of Decem- 

 ber, when the thermometer fell to 8°, or 24° of frost on the 3d, 

 and to 9°, or 23° of frost on the 4th and 8th. We had a coat- 

 ing of snow on the ground which helped to preserve whatever it 

 rested upon, but the Eoses were bare and had no rest for the snow, 

 and being newly planted and probably their wood not well ripened 

 owing to the cold sunless Aveather of last summer. This is the only 

 visible injury 1 observe. 



Fro^n Mr W. Eeid, Tlie Gardens, Cortachy Castle, Forfarshire. 



May 25, 1880. 

 Vegetation has suffered very little here during the past winter. 

 Everything started away in spring much better than I expected 



