CONTENTS 



Page. 



Introduction (1) Epitome of the Characters of Severe 



Winters from 1837 to 1881 . i 



„ (2) The Distribution of Temperatures . viii 



„ (3) The Grouping of Counties into Divisions, ix 



(4) The Effect of Soils xii 



„ (5) Subterranean Frost and delayed Evidence 



of Injuries ..... xiv 



„ (6) Age and its Effects ... xvi 



Index to Counties xvi 



to Min. Temperatures xviii 



„ to Plants xx 



„ to Species, Varieties and Individuals, shewing different 



degrees of Injury and Hardiness ... lxi 



„ to Miscellaneous Matters lxiii 



Abbreviations used in the Reports .... lxv 



Errata , . . lxv 



Reports, Winter, 1879-80 1 



Winter, 1880-81 , . . , . 193 



