236 Mr Sadler's lieport on Opeju-Air Vegetation. 



Among pLants killed may be noted Glianthu>i punicens, Ceanofhus 

 azvreu!^, Gerdi^ ailiquadruw,, most of the Hollyhocks, and a large 

 percentage of standard Roses. Plants injured — Pliormiara tenax, 

 Veronica Andersoni, Fuchsia Rlccartoni, Enlalia japonica, and 

 Cnjptomeria elegans. 



The following plants have stood the winter without injury — 

 Aralla Sieboldi, Escallouia macrantha, Salisharia (idiantifolia, 

 Arundo conspicua, Acer polymorpl turn sanguineum, A. p. palmati- 

 fidum, A. p. dissectum, and some others of the new Japanese 

 Acers. 



The rainfall for 1880 was 26^ inches, being about 5 inches below 

 the average. 



From Mr. Angus Macdonald, Balmaccan, Glemirquhart, 

 Inverness-shire. 



May 5, 1881. 



"We are 15 miles distant from the sea, and 70 feet above its level 

 The exposure is south-easterly and well sheltered from the east and 

 north-east. The lowest temperature registered was 27° of frost. 

 Plants, with the exception of Roses, in this and neighbouring gardens 

 suffered little or no injury. 



From Mr. William Patbrson, The Gardens, Balmoral Gastle, 

 Aberdeenshire. 



May 13, 1881. 



A great amount of damage has been done to vegetation in this 

 locality. During the month of January and the first half of 

 February we had very little snow, and the consequence was, that 

 small plants and vegetables having no protection were entirely 

 destroyed. Winter vegetables, such as Cabbages, Savoys, Greens, 

 Leeks, Parsley, and Turnips have been entirely destroyed, the only 

 exception being Parsnips, which are quite safe. In many cases the 

 frost found its way to potatoes in pits, and very few of these were 

 safe which had not a covering of from 2 to 3 feet of earth. Turnips 

 in the fields were completely destroyed. Spring flowering plants, 

 such as Pansies, Violas, Forget-me-nots, Arabis of sorts, Iheris, 

 Bdllis xjercnnis, Thymus, Wallflowers, SantoUna incana, Alyssum 

 saxatile, A. compacta, &c., &c., have suffered greatly. H. P. Roses, 

 were killed down to the ground, but being well mulched with 

 stable manure, they are now coming away again. Rhododendron 

 ponticum is much injured ; also hybrids of R. Cafawbiense, and 

 other hardy sorts, are more or less injured. Mahoma aquifoUa 

 injured. Common Laurels, killed or injured. Msh Yews, injured 



