Mr Sadler's Report on Open- Air Vegetation. 2;".^) 



Ivy at the Garden, sorae killed and the remainder very much in- 

 jured; at the Castle quite fresh. Irish Yews much browned. 

 Garrya elliptica and Aucubas all killed. Tree Box of sorts mucli 

 damaged. Out of two or three liundred lioses very few are lost, 

 five or six only being killed. They were heavily top-dressed witli 

 manure. Strawberries have suft'ered severely. Plums and Cherries 

 are well covered with blossom. Gooseberries and Currants pro- 

 mise a fair croD. 



From jMr. Axprew Turxbull, Both well Castle, Lanarli-'^Jiire. 



Maij 1881. 



We are 32 miles distant from the sea, and 146 feet above its 

 level. The exposure is south-westerly. The average height alcove 

 sea-level of the whole parish of Bothwell is about 300 feet. 



The past winter was the most severe of which I have any recol- 

 lection. It commenced early in October, and on the 20th of 

 JN^ovember the thermometer fell to 1° above zero, which was the 

 lowest point it reached during that month. The lowest tempera- 

 tures in January were on the 14th, 16th, 17th, 20th, 22nd, and 

 24th, when the thermometer fell to 1°, 7°, 6°, 2°, 4°, and 3^° 

 respectively below zero. Taking the average of the whole month, 

 we had 18A^° of frost for each day, and Ave had at no time more 

 than 5 inches of snow on the ground. Vegetables Avere entirely 

 killed. Eoses have suffered more than they did in 1860-61, even 

 the old French varieties being generally killed to the root. Ehodo- 

 dendrons have suffered much, the common pontietan being more 

 hurt than any of the others. The flower-buds of this are all 

 destroyed, and those of Nohleana are mostly destroyed, Avhile those 

 of Cunningham's "White have escaped unhurt. Old Ivy plants are 

 generallj^ killed. Portugal Laurels, where exjiosed to the north-east, 

 have lost all their leaves. Wellingtonias are greatly damaged. 

 Abies Dotigkm mostly killed. Araucaria ■imhricata, where not 

 killed, greatly damaged. 



From Mr. Francis Davidson, Tlie Gardens, Hamilton Palace, 

 Lanarkshire. 



June 24, 1881. 



We are at a distance here of about 36 miles from the sea. The 

 Gardens are situated in close proximity to the old town of Hamil- 

 ton, and the Ordnance Survey Map gives the altitude at a point so 

 near the new garden that it may be taken as its tnie position, that is 

 to say, 186 feet above sea-level. 



