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summer killed back, and now these trees are quite dead. Many 

 of tlie trees are from 50 to 80 or 100 years old; one or two are 

 attempting now to make a few shoots from the main trunk, but most 

 are altogether dead. All the Spanish chestnuts are killed, also of 

 the same age as the oaks. One or two also I notice are making a 

 few shoots from the main stem. Wahiuts are dead. Some of the 

 Acer pseudo platamis are very much damaged, as also a few Ashes. 

 Common Labmuiums in exposed places are dead. Sanibiicus nigra 

 variegata killed to the ground. Nearly all the apple and pear trees 

 in garden are either dead or so much damaged as not worth leaving. 

 Apricots on wall dead. Peaches on wall are mostly dead, except 

 " Royal George," which is much damaged. Araucaria imhricata 

 dead. Deodars dead. All varieties of Cupressus Lawsoniana dead. 

 Common and Irish yews dead. Tree box dead. Lihocedrus 

 decurrens dead. Most of Hybrid Rhododendrons dead, some coming 

 away at the root. I^early all the Ivy killed. Privet hedges much 

 damaged. Rusciis aculeatus dead. Pernettya mucronata dead. 

 Beech hedges much damaged. Variegated Holly dead. Deutzia 

 scahra dead. Variegated Bramble, Clematis Jackmanii, Clematis 

 viticella venosa, Evergreen Thorn, Escallonia macraiitha, Jasminum 

 nudiflorum, all Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Gloirede Dijon and Dundee 

 Rambler against house killed to ground ; Weigela rosea variegata 

 mostly kdled ; Wellingtonia gigantea, Picea pinsapo, Aucuba 

 Japonica, Tree Pa3onias, Bay and Portugal Laurels, scarlet flower- 

 ing currants, Berheris dulcis, Berheris Darimiii, Trumpet Honey- 

 suckle, Common Jasmine, Quince, and Wistaria sinensis killed 

 to ground ; Purple Laburnum dead. All Virginian creepers killed 

 to ground except Ampelopsis Veitchii, which does not appear to 

 have suffered. Walnuts dead. There will be no blossoms on any 

 of the flowering trees, except the Rowan tree, which looks well 

 for bloom. 



Monday, December 1, 1879. — Snow had faUen in the night and 

 showed a depth of 8| inches at daybreak, with 12° of frost. At 

 darkening, 20°; at 10 o'clock, 31°. 



Tuesday, December 2. — At 2 o'clock in the morning, 32° of frost; 

 at daybreak, 18°; at the darkening 4°, with snow which fell to 

 the depth of 5 inches ; at 10 (night), 10°. 



Wednesday, December 3. — At 2 o'clock (morning), 22° of frost; 

 at daybreak, 28° ; at 9 o'clock, 32° ; at midday, 24° ; at the darken- 

 ing, 40° ; at 7 o'clock, 42° ; at 10 o'clock, 44° ; at midnight, 46°. 



T/iursday, December 4. — At 3 o'clock (morning), 48° ; at 5 

 o'clock, 50° ; at daybreak, 50° ; at mid-day, 30° ; at the darkening, 

 40°; at 7 o'clock, 41° ; at 10 o'clock, 39°; at midnight 33°. 



