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CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT, 1867, 



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A Wellingtonia gigantea, about ten years old, escaped uninjured, 

 while two specimens of Cedrus deodara, and a Cedar of Leba- 

 non of the same age were much injured. The harvest was ge- 

 neral in this neighbourhood on August 28th. 



Seaham Hall, — The trees put on their autumn tints very sud- 

 denly this year. On October 1st the foliage was quite green, 

 but by the 17th most trees were stripped of their leaves ; and 

 by the 31st October nearly every tree was bare. A few miles 

 inland the case was different. The two kinds of potatoes which 

 were least diseased here were the Milky White, an early potato, 

 and Paterson's Victoria amongst the late kinds. The Fluke was 

 next best. 



The first signs of the swelling of the buds of forest trees, more 

 especially the elm, beech, and poplar, were to be seen at the be- 

 ginning of November, 1867, and the buds have continued to in- 

 crease up to the present time (January 17th, 1868). This seems 

 clearly to show that the sap of trees is in action even during the 

 winter months. Another instance pointing in the same direction 

 was observed during some alterations in the garden in Decem- 

 ber, 1867. A small piece of bark was taken off a broad-leafed 

 maple ; on. the second day after the sap had spread round the 

 wounded part, as if water had been poured on, and this con- 

 tinued for several days. 



The following list of dates of the flowering of plants within a 

 short distance of Tynemouth has been again kindly furnished by 

 John Coppin, Esq. 



WILD PLANTS GROWING WITHIN THREE MILES OF TYNEMOUTH. 



Tussilago f arf ara 



Feb. 11 



Ribes grossularia 



April 6 



Ranunculus ficaria 



Feb. 18 



Primula vulgaris 



April 8 



Lamium purpureum . . . 

 Lamium album 



Feb. 19 



Viola canina 



April 11 

 AprU 17 

 April 25 

 May 3 



Feb. 20 

 Feb. 2fi 



Pi'imula veris 



Taraxacum officinale ... 



Prunus spinosus 



Veronica hederifolia . . . 



Mar. 21 



Ranunculus arvensis . . . 



Gleclioma hederacea ... 



April 1 







