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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Mean Temp, (at Ventnor) 

 of Nov. and Dec., 40°-12. 



Min. Temps, and Bate — 18° ; [Osborne, dist., 5 ms. ; Dec. 7th, 

 18°-2 ; Ventnor, dist., 10 ms. ; alt., 75 ft. ; Dec. 5th, 20°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—24 (1), 2 (2), 1 (3)— Acacia dealbata, 

 2. Balsamita grandiflora, 1. Boussingaultia baselloides, 1. Cam- 

 panula pulla, 1. Cantua dependens, protected and recovering, 3. 

 Clianthus puniceus, 2. Cortusa pubescens, 1. Diotis maritima, 1. 

 Eryngium eburnense, 1. Escallonia pulverulenta, 1. Fritillaria 

 recurva, 1. Habranthus pratensis, 1. Hedychium Gardnerianum, 

 in some places, 1. Hypericum canariense, 1. Iris Hartwigii, 1. 

 Lithospermum petraeum, 1. Meconopsis aculeata, 1. Melianthus 

 major, 1. Milla biflora, 1. Mutisia decurrens, 1. Ornithogalum 

 arabicum, 1. Primula capitata, 1 ; P. sikkimensis, 1. Scilla undulata, 

 1. Sparaxis pulcherrima, 1. Valletta purpurea, 1. Viola Munbyana,l. 



Plants uninjured — Abelia floribunda, Ai*alia Sieboldii, Bouvardia 

 splendens, Brugmansia, Calochorti, Camellias, Cantua dependens, 

 Citrus trifoliata, Clematis indivisa lobata, Convolvulus sericeus, 

 Daphne indica rubra, Eucalyptus resiniferus, Friesia odorata, 

 Fremontia californica, Habrothamnus fasciatus, Hedychium Gardne- 

 rianum, Ixias, Kniphofia caulescens, Lapageria rosea, Lilium aura- 

 tum, L. Brownii, L. giganteum, L. speciosum, &c. Mandevilla 

 suaveolens, Rubus australis, Tritoma aurea, T. M'Oweni. 



2. Ryde, Appley Towers — Mr. W. Stanbury. 



G-en. Char, of Soil — Loam, mostly resting on clay subsoil. 



Alt. and Exposure— 100 to 200 ft., N. W., N., and N. E. 



Bainfall— [Ryde, alt., 17 ft. ; ht., 7 ft., 6 ins. ; 34-41 ins., on 145 

 days]. 



Min Temp, and Bate— About Dec. 11, [7th, ?] 15°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—11 (1), 5 (2), 8 (3)— Abutilon, vars., 

 1. Acacia armata, stood many winters, 1 ; A. longifolia, 1. Aga- 

 panthus umbellatus, 3. Agnostus sinuata, 1. Aloysia citriodora, 3. 

 Araucaria Cookii, 1. Banksia australis, 1. Cantua dependens, 1. 

 Cassia corymbosa, 1. Clethra arborea, 1. Clianthus magnificus, 3. 

 Echeveria secunda &c, 1. Escallonia grandiflora, 2 ; E. montevi- 

 densis, 3. Lapageria rosea, 3 ; L. alba, 3. Leucopogon Cunninghami, 

 1. Lomatia heterophylla, 2. Magnolia grandiflora, 3. Metrosideros 

 floribundus, 2. Olearia Haastii, 3. Rhyncospermum jasminoides, 2. 

 Swammerdamia antennaria, on the exposed sid^ 2. 



