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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



Alt. — About 70 ffc. above the Thames. 



Rainfall — [Greenwich Roy. Obs., dist., 2 ms. ; alt., 155 ft. ; ht., 5 

 ins. ; 31-36 ins., on 185 days]. 



Min. Temp, and Date— [Greenwich, Dec. 7th, 13°-6 ; or 19°-7 

 below av. of 20 yrs. ; (Ed. Mawley)]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—2 (1), 3(2), 2 (3)— Aucuba cuttings, 1. 

 Laurel, Bay, one or two, 1 ; others cut to ground, 2 or 3. Laurel, 

 common, 2. Oaks, all seem to be suffering, 2, 3. 



Plants uninjured — Aucubas ; Laurels, Bay, some plants ; Laurel, 

 common, cuttings put in Nov., nearly all rooted and made good 

 plants in 1880 ; Lilium auratum, in open, but protected by a 

 mulching ; Forest trees, generally very healthy, are uninjured, 

 excepting Oaks. Fruit trees all did well, though late and severely 

 pruned in the winter. 



8. Ttjnbridge Wells, Dunorlan. — Mr. D. Walker. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Lower ground, a strong loam on a very stiff 

 clay. Higher ground, a sandy loam on a sandy rock. 



Alt. and Exposure — From 80 to 160 ffc. above Sea, on a S. E. 

 slope, only exposed to S. wind. 



Rainfall, 1879— [T. Wells (Pembury), alt., 181 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. 8 

 ins. ; 30-53 ins., on 174 days]. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Oct. 16th, 29°. Thaw 

 began Dec. 28th, 43° and 46°. Jan. 7th to Feb. 18th, daily average, 

 23°. Daily average min. temp, for Dec, 26°, ranging from 16° to 

 36° ; for Jan. 26°, ranging from 14° to 44°. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Dec. 2nd, 15°. Jan. 20th and 29th, 

 1880, 14°. [Mr. Punnett, Tunbridge, alt., 99 ft., records Min. 

 Temp., Dec. 2nd, 3rd, 9°-4]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 3 (2), 8 (3)— Arbutus Unedo, 2. 

 Berberis Darwinii, 3. Camellias, on lower ground only, 3. Cedrus 

 Atlantica, 3 ; C. Deodara, 2, 3 (see below). Cupressus macrocarpa, in 

 lower ground, 3. Escallonia macrantha, 3. Picea lasiocarpa, \_Hort., 

 P. Lowiana, G-ord], 3. Pinus insignis, 2. Roses, 3. 



Plants uninjured — Camellias situated on high ground, Cupressus, 

 vars., Desfontania spinosa, Bay Laurel, Common Laurel, Liboce- 

 drus decurrens, Sequoia gigantea, Thuja (several vars.), Thujopsis 

 dolabrata. There were besides a great many other conifers and orna- 

 mental shrubs, but none suffered except those mentioned above. 



Observations — Cedrus Deodara, 18 trees, 30 to 35 ft. high, in an 



