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harm inflicted on them :~" At Annelshope, a place on which the sun does not 

 shine during a considerable part of the winter, every shrub survived, and 

 came out of the storm and frost uninjured. The same shrubs were frosted 

 to the ground in 1860. They are now very large and handsome plants." 

 " Small birds, ' he adds, " would suffer much ; their numbers during summer 

 would indicate this. The crop of small fruit (1881) was unusually large.'' 



I have only to add that the early part of summer 1881 was quite remarkable 

 for the amazing profusion of blossom on flowering trees, such as Laburnum, 

 Lilac, Hawthorn, Chestnut, etc. This is to be attributed to the good ripen- 

 ing season of 1 880 preparing the flower buds to withstand the cold of winter. 

 The following note has been given me by Mr. Steedman, solicitor, Selkirk. 

 It is especially interesting as shewing the proportion of individuals killed in 

 each species, thus indicating the kinds which are hardiest among those men- 

 tioned. Eavensheugh is about a mile from Selkirk, at the opening of a small 

 side valley. The trees and shrubs are planted in a sheltered situation in a 

 level gravelly meadow, through which a small stream winds on its way to 

 join the Ettrick, the elevation above sea level being about 415 feet. 



" The following Shrubs killed, or frosted down to the ground in winters 

 1879-80 and 1880-81, at Eavensheugh, near Selkirk :~ 



Planted. Killed. 

 Crtptomeria, ELEGANs and Japonica •• .. 3 2 



Cedrus Deobara 12 6 



, , Atlantica (top shoots touched) . . . . 2 



Araxtcaria imbricata . . . . . . . . . . 9 6 



CupRESsus Lawsoniana 40 4 



Sequoia (Wellingtonia) .14 2 



PiNUS excelsa .... .. .. .. .. 12 6 



[2 Strong plants, 6 feet high, killed to snow level in 1880-81]. 



Thuja Lobbi 8 4 



„ gigantea . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 



Laurels, Bay and Portugal, 2 feet high . . . . 24 18 



[Came away from root in spriag of 1880, but were again 

 cut down by frost next winter, and are now again coming 

 from root.] 



Cotoneaster 24 5 



[Those killed were on a wall partly shaded by trees.] 



BeRBERIS HOOKEEIANA 12 12 



[9 coming from root.] 

 AucuBA Japonica, var. , . . . . . . . . . 6 4 



Common Whin, nearly all killed down to roots. 



Common Broom, much damaged 



Phormium TEN ax (one plant 10 years old) 3 3." 



On the Effects of Winter, 1880-81, at Monteviot, Jedburgh. 

 By Mr John Page, Gardener to the Marquis of Lothian. 



I have sent you an abstract account of the weather here from January, 1880, 

 to end of August, 1881. 



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