252 Mr Sadler's Report o-ii, (J/xm-Air VetjdtUion. 



lirussels Sprouts wc lost about oiie-lialf. Tliose that withstood the 

 frost best were those laid over on the <a'onnd. 



From j\Ir. Daniel Smith, The Gardens, Dargany, Ayrshire. 



May IG, 1881. 



Distance from the sea 4 miles, with an elevation of about 100 

 feet above its level. Exposure oast and west. The lowest tempera- 

 ture was on IGth January, when the thermometer was 2" above 

 zero, and on the 19th 4°, giving respectively 30° and 28° of frost. 

 There was more snow here than has been for many years, 3|- inches 

 being the general fall, which is 1 inch more than what has been for 

 the last nineteen years. 



Plants Injured. — Garrya elhpfica, 15 feet high on south wall, 

 killed down to within 1 foot of the ground. Ct/jtressus Lamher- 

 tiana very much injured, but will recover. Common Bays much 

 browned, but recovering fast. With these exceptions little 

 damage has been done to Shrubs and Conifers. Roses have suffered 

 much, being killed down to the mulching. All sorts of vegetables 

 are killed. Fruit trees are uninjured. 



From Mr. David Murray, The Gardens, Cidzcan Castle, Mayhole, 



Ayrshire. 



May 9, 1881. 



The lowest tem2:)erature registered hero during the past winter 

 was on Januarj 22nd, when we had 21° of frost. The following 

 plants all grow within 200 yards of the sea, and 200 feet above its 

 level : — 



liADLY Injured but not Killed.— i^z<c/^«/a Rlccartoni, Myrtle of 

 sorts, Sweet-scented Verbena, Coronilla, Escallojiia Machayi, 

 Berheris Darwinl, Veronica, Blue Gum, Desfontainea spinosa, 

 and New Zealand Flax. 



Slightly Injured. — Hydrangeas, Tritoma ucaria, Sweet Bay, 

 lihodudendrons (Hybrids and j^onticnm) where exposed to the 

 north and east winds, Ccanutlms azureiis, and some Camellias. 



Uninjured. — Araucaria, Arhutu.s, Aucuha, EscaUonia macranfha. 

 Magnolia grandijlora, Garrya elliidica, Aralia Sieboldi, &c. 



Our vegetables, such as late Broccoli, were nearly all killed, none 

 being left except half a crop of " Lauder's Goschen." Globe 

 Artichokes, although protected, were cut up. Our fruit crop looks 

 very promising, every fruit tree and bush being covered with 

 blossom. 



