] 34 Mr Sadler's Itcport on Ope7i-Air VcfjeUdion. 



rdlvA from tlie liigli-Wiitur-mark by only tlie breadtli ui the liighway. 

 It is protected on the noitli and partially on the east by woods, 

 while the high hills immediately behind, rise to the height of 

 nearly 3000 feet. Cordyline australis, G. indivisa, and C. Veitchii, 

 are injured; Dicksonia cmtarctica, untouched; Dicksonia squar- 

 rosa, much browned ; Cijathea medullaris, killed ; had its crown 

 and stem been covered with leaves it would have stood, as it did 

 the previous winter. Thamnopteris australaica, killed ; Todea 

 superha, fronds of last year killed, plant uninjured ; Todea hymeno- 

 phylloides, Asplenium hicidum, Asplenium falcatum, Aspidium 

 Con'aceum, Lomaria Sp., untouched. Eucalyptus globulus, about a 

 third of its leaves and most of the growth of last year killed. 

 Eucalyptus " pendula," untouched. Two plants of the same elegant 

 and sweet-scented species grow at the manse of the Eev. Dr Story, 

 Eoseneath, Dumbartonshire. The leaves of this species are twice 

 the size of those of the E. ainygdalina, which grows at Castle Ken- 

 nedy, and differ also from those of E. viminalis wdiich grows at 

 Whittinghame, Prestonkirk. Double White Camellia, untouched ; 

 Old Red Single Camellia, flowered abundantly ; Double Myrtle, 

 Desfontahiea spinosa, Acacia melanoxylon, Eurya latifolia, 

 Edwardsia grandiflora, Coccoloha vespertilionis, Photinia serru- 

 latu, Elceagmcs japonica variegata, all untouched; Rubus australis, 

 much injured ; Casiiarina quadrivalvis and Griselinia macrophylla, 

 killed. At Brodick Castle, in the same island, the Cork tree 

 {Quercus suber), and what appears to me to be Cunningliamia 

 sinensis have grown for the last twenty years. 



To the generous hberality of His Grace the Duke of Hamilton I 

 owe the opportunity of experimenting on plant growth at Cromla. 



III. — IN THE SOUTH OF SCOTLAND. 



From Mr Malcolm Dunn, Dalkeith Palace Gardens, Mid-Lothian. 



8th June 1880. 

 The winter began with 5° of frost on the morning of the 15th 

 October 1879, which cut off Dahlias and other tender plants. On 

 the 16th, 18th, 26th, 27th, and 28th a few degrees of frost were 

 also registered. With the 1st of November slight frosts set in 

 again for a few days, and on the 14th, 10° were registered ; but the 

 day after that thaw set in, and there was no more frost till the 

 22d, when the severest frost experienced here since 1860 began. 

 On 1st December we had 10° of frost, followed by 14° on the 

 2d, 26° on the 3d, 27° on the 4th (the severest night since Christ- 

 mas eve 1860), 12° on the .5th, 10° on the 6th, 10° on the 7th, 

 11° on the 8th, 5° on the 9th, 9° on the 10th, 10° on the 11th, 7° 



