384 EffedH of Winter 1881-82. 



in 1863 by Mr Combe under the shelter of a rock between Corrie 

 and Sannox. One of these specimens was given to Miss Brown of 

 Lanfine, Ayrshire. It was placed by her under glass, and grew 

 admirably. This summer Miss Brown most kindly gave me a plant 

 of it to be restored to its native Arran. It also has taken root. 

 Schizostylis coccmea grows in great perfection, and flowers abund- 

 antly at Strathwhillan, Brodick, where also the Banksian Eose 

 occasionally blooms, and Marshal Niel and Celine Forestier bloom 

 abundantly. The Cloth of Gold Rose grows well, but has not 

 bloomed. 



From ]Mr John Smith, The Gardens, Ballildnrain Castle, 

 Sthiinrisldre. 



July 1882. 



Frost set in here on the 15th of October, and during the month 

 we had altogether four frosty nights. In November we had no 

 frost, but rain fell on 26 days, giving a fall of 8^ inches for 

 the month. In May there was no frost. Vegetables withstood the 

 mild winter well. Shrubs, Eoses, and herbaceous jjlants have done 

 exceedingly well. Owing to the wet autumn, fruit in this district 

 is very scarce. 



Our thermometer is 4 feet above the ground. The rainfall for 

 1881 was 51*75 inches. There were 192 days on which rain fell 

 Our distance from the sea is 20 miles, wdth an elevation of 265 feet 

 alcove its level. Exposure northern. 



From Mr P. W. Fairgrieve, The Gardem, Dnnkeld, Perthshire. 



Jidy 26, 1882. 



Last winter was very open, and allowed a great deal of work to 

 be done. Notwithstanding the unfavourable conditions under which 

 fruit buds were matured last year, our crop looked very well up to 

 the 15th of April. On that night we had 16° of frost, which com- 

 pletely ruined our Apricot crop and all other wall fruits, with the 

 exception of Plums. Although Apples, Standard Plums, &c., were 

 not in blossom then, the effects of that night, and the cold nights 

 which followed completely destroyed them. 



3. In the South of Scotland. 



From Mr Malcolm Dunn, The Pcdace Gardens, Dalkeith, 

 Mid-Lothian. 



Sept. 1, 1882. 

 The winter of 1881-82 was a remarkable contrast to that of the 

 previous season. "While the winter of 1880-81 was of extraordinary 

 length and severity, the past winter has been exceptionally mild — 



