DIVISION II. S. E. COUNTIES. 11 



Plants uninjured — Araucaria brasiliensis, Cantua dependens (on 

 a South wall). 



Observation — Rhyncospermum jasminoides, though injured in 

 1879-80, was unhurt in 1878-9. 



1. Kent — Sandwich, Betteshanger. — Mr. G. Laurence. 

 Gren. Char, of Soil — Chalky. 



Alt. and Exposure — Country slightly undulating, exposed to sea 

 breezes on E. About 4 ms. from the sea. 



Rainfall, 1879 — 34*59 ins. — [Sandwich (Walton House), dist., 

 3 ms. ; alt., 55 ft. ; ht., 2 ft. 10 ins.; 25*97 ins. 



Min. Temp, and Date — [Dec. 17th, (?)] 17°. [Ramsgate, dist., 

 9 ms. ; alt., 105 ft. ; Dec. 7th,20°*9 ; Dover, dist., 7 ms. ; Dec. 17th, 

 18°]. 13° and 14° for several successive nights in Jan. 1880. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—8 (1), 8 (2)— Broccoli, 1, (26 p. c. 

 saved). Escallonias, 2. Eucalyptus globulus, 1. Euonymus, varie- 

 gated, 2. Figs, 2, in valley ; uninjured on hills. Furze, fl. pi., 2. 

 Gladiolus, 1. Leycesteria formosa, 1. Myrtle, 1. Nectarines, 2. 

 Peaches, 2. Roses, general, 2 ; Marechal Niel, 1. Thyme, 1. 

 Veronicas, 1. Vines, out-door, 2. 



Plants uninjured — Apricots, Erythrina christa-galli, Fig trees 

 exposed on hills, Laurustinus escaped without the slightest injury 

 and was in flower the greatest part of the winter. 



Observations — Both deciduous and evergreen shrubs were very 

 short of fruit this year, in consequence of the wet season of 1879, 

 for the wood did not ripen. Trees of all kinds in exposed situations 

 suffered more from the cold winds of last May (1880) than they did 

 from the wet of 1879 or the frost of 1879-80. 



2. Blackheath. — Mr. H. Jarvis. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Very light and gravelly. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 160 ft. ; S. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Alt., 160 ft. ; ht., 5 ins. ; 31*38 ins., on 179 

 days]. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — [From Xov. 20th to Dec. 

 27th. Mean temp, for these 38 days, was 31°*1 or 9°*7 below av. 

 of 60 yrs. — Glaisher *]. 



Min. Temp, and Date— [Dec. 2nd, 14°. 1]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—8 (1), 12 (2)— Arbutus Unedo, about 



* Gard. Chron., 1880, p. 23. 



