Mr Sadler's Report on Opni-Air Vegetation. 24."> 



winter was on the ITtli of this month, when we had 23° of frost. 

 In February and March, although the frost continued, it was never 

 ver}' severe. During the winter we had some eight or nine dis- 

 tinct falls of snow, the first fall taking place in October and the 

 last in the beginning of March. Araiican'a imhricata is slightly 

 injured, Wellingtonias very much browned where exposed, and an 

 Evergreen Oak very badly. Of shrubs injured there are Ehodo- 

 dendrons, Common and Portugal Laurels, Escallonias, and Ivies. 

 No trees or shrubs are killed. Some Roses are killed, while others 

 are cut down to the ground, but are now springing. Vegetables, 

 with the exception of Leeks, some Autumn-planted Cabbages, and 

 Parsley, are all killed. Strawberries are materially weakened, even 

 where the plants were young. 



I may mention that some of the Araucarias have not been 

 injured since the year 1860-Gl until now. Hollies were damaged 

 by the winter of 1878-79, and have passed through this winter 

 unhurt ; whereas Araucarias escaped unhurt in 1878-79, and have 

 been damaged by that of 1880-81. 



The thermometer is placed 3 feet above the ground. 



From Mr. Wm. M'Allister, The Gardens, Arddarrorh, 

 Garelnchhead, Hplenshinvjh, Dj/ndinrfonshire. 



May 12, 1881. 



There has been very little damage done here with frost. On the 

 most exposed points of the shore, where the east wind strikes. 

 Whins and Broom have been very much cut up, but the damage 

 was done mostly in March and April. The months of September 

 and October were exceptionally dry in this neighbourhood, and in 

 consequence trees and shrubs ripened their growths well. The 

 rainfall for these two months in 1880 Avas only about 4 inches, 

 while the average for the same two months for thirty years has 

 been 17 inches. The yearly rainfall averages 72 inches. 



This place is situated on the shore of Loch Long. The garden is 

 about 300 yards from the shore, and is well sheltered from the Loch. 

 It is 80 feet above its level. The lowest temperature was 9°, or 23° 

 of frost, on January 16th, at the garden, and at the conservatory, 

 which is close to the sea, on the same date, only 17" of frost were 

 registered. The exposure is to the south-west. 



Dfsfontainea spinosa on a wall, without any covering, has stood 

 and flowered regularly for the last ten years. Garri/a db'j^fica 

 flowers freely, and a white Camellia (standard) in the shelter of a 

 shrubber^f has several flowers open at tlie present time. Rhododen- 

 dron Nohleanmn used to be in flower at Christmas, but last winter 



