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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



Peaches, a failure. Kespecting Vegetables, the saturated state of 

 the clay soil caused the failure in growth, and, being in a half- 

 developed stage, they were cut by the frost. 



1. Hampshire — Alton, Basing Park.— Mr. W. Smythe. 



Gen. Char, of Soil— Stiff red clay, very strong ; sub-soil of chalk. 

 Alt. and Exposure— About 500 ft. above sea. Hill much ex- 

 posed to wind. 



Amount of Rainfall — Rained most days during the summer of 

 1879. [East Worldham, dist., 2 ms. ; alt., 499 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. 6 ins. ; 

 31-63 ins., on 178 days]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — From October till April. 



Min. Temp.— 26° [too high ?]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—7 (1), 13 (2), 2 (3). Apples, 1, 2. 

 Araucaria imbricata, 3. Asparagus, 1. Azaleas, 2. Cedrus Deodara, 



2. C. Libani, 2. Euonymus japonicus, variegated, 1. Figs, 2. Furze, 

 1. Gooseberries, 2. Holly, 2. Juniperus communis, hibernica, 1. 

 Larch, 2. Laurel, common, 2. Nectarines, 2. Peaches, 2. Pears, 



3. Picea Pinsapo, 2. Quinces, 2. Rhododendrons, hybrid, 1. 

 Vegetables of all kinds, 1. 



Observations — Many old and young fruit trees were killed and 

 all much injured. The young wood was killed by the cold and 

 wet summer, not being ripened. There was little or no fruit on 

 the trees mentioned above. 



Vegetables of all kinds were much injured, and many killed by 

 the wet and cold summer. 



2. Alton, Binsted-"Wyck.— Mr. W. Wickham. 



Gen. Char, of Soil— Upper Green-sand or " malm." 

 Alt. and Exposure— 400 ft., S. E. 



Rainfall, 1879— [East Worldham, Alton, alt., 499 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. 

 6 ins. ; 31-63. ins., on 178 days]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—3 (1), 2 (2), 4 (3)-Arundo Donax, 

 3. Cercis siliquastrum, 3. Cistus ladaniferus, 1. Escallonia ma- 

 crantha, 3. Euonymus japonicus, 2. Magnolia grandiflora Exm. 

 var., on S. wall, 3. Myrtle, 1. Pampas grass, large male plant in 

 moist situation near water, 2 ; female, elsewhere, uninjured. Spar- 

 tium junceum 1. 



Plants uninjured, 1879-80 — Acanthus mollis, Aralia papyrifera, 

 Asphodelus luteus, Azalea, Catalpa, Cupressus torulosa, Desfontania 



