DIVISION II. — S. E. COUNTIES. 



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spinosa, Gentiana acaulis, Hibiscus syriacus, Bay Laurel, Laurustinus, 

 Magnolia glauca (fine standard bush), Onoclea sensibilis, Pampas 

 grass (female), Paulownia imperialis, Rhododendrons, Salisburia 

 adiantifolia, Salvia patens, Spiraea (several sp.), Taxodium distichum. 



Observations — I was careful not to have my borders made tidy ; 

 all leaves were allowed to remain as they fell. The smaller plants were 

 protected with dead fern and branches, with ashes round the roots 

 of all that were at all tender. The bloom on herbaceous plants 

 has been finer than ever this year, 1880. 



3. Alton, Blackmoor House.— Mr. R. Lock. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil— Light, sandy. 



Alt. and Exposure— Exposed to N. W. winds. 

 Rainfall, 1879-39-93 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost— Nov. 12th to Dec. 28th, 

 and from Jan. 6th to Feb. 13th. 



Mm. Temp, and Date— Dec. 7th, 10°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—14 (1), 6 (2), 9 (3) - Apples, 1, 3. 

 Apricots, 1, 3. Arbutus, 3. Artichokes, globe, 1. Borecole, 3. 

 Broccoli, 1. Cabbages, 1. Ceanothus dentatus, 1. Cytisus, white 

 and yellow, 2. Escallonia, 2. Euonymus japonicus, 1 ; Do. arg. 

 var., 3. Kale, cottager's, 3 ; Do. Sea, 2. Lavender, 1. Passiflora, 1. 

 Peaches, 1, 3. Pears, 1. Pinus insignis, 2. Rhododendrons, 3. 

 Roses, 1, 3. Rosemary, 1. Thyme, lemon scented, 2. Wallflowers, 1, 3. 



Plants uninjured — Euonymus japonicus argenteus, Yucca 

 gloriosa. 



4. Alton, Rotherfield Park.— Mr. C. E. Curtis. 



Gen. Char, of Soil— Friable, self-drained clay, resting on chalk. 

 Alt. and Exposure— About 400 ft. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — Laburnum, 1, 2, 3, has suffered greatly. 

 Larches, out of 150,000 about 50,000 perished; the remainder are 

 doing well. Of young plants, transplanted two years in nursery, 

 50 per cent, are lost. I attribute the loss to the severe winter and 

 the dry weather in early spring of 1880. It is a most unusual thing 

 to have young plants of this kind affected ; as they have hither- 

 to withstood weather of all description. (Oct. 14, 1880.) 



5. Bournemouth. — Mr. T. J. Swaffield. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Sandy peat, mostly on gravel. 



Alt. and Exposure — From sea-level to 100 ft. 



Rainfall, 1879 — Rain and melted snow in Oct., Nov. and Dec. 



