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avenue on the higher ground, were slightly injured ; while of 30 trees, 

 30 to 35 ft. high, in an avenue on the lower ground, 3 were injured 

 severely and 5 slightly. 



9. DEAL,Walmer Castle and St. Margaret's Bay. — Mr. J. Swinnard. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A nice loam with a subsoil of stiff clay. 



Alt. and Exposure — Slighly elevated above sea level. 



Rainfall, 1879 — [Northbourne, Deal, dist., 3 ms.; alt., 60 ft. ; ht., 

 1 ft. 2 ins. ; 34-59 ins., on 170 days]. 



Mm. Temp. KD.6i Bate — [Dec. 17th ?] 15°. [Dover, dist., 7 

 ms. ; alt., 30 ft. ; Dec. 17th, 18°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—13 (1), 8 (2), 2 (3)— Aloysia citrio- 

 dora, 1. Anemone, roots, 1. Broccoli, 1. Chrysanthemum, 1. 

 Lilium auratum, 1. Narcissus, bulbs, 1. Potatoes, 1. Roses, 

 standards, 2. Veronicas, 1. Of Fruit Trees, Apples, Pears and 

 Plums, the fruit only was destroyed. At St. Margaret's Bay (5 ms. 

 from Walmer), great losses occurred amongst Conifers and other 

 trees as follows : — Birch, 1, 2. Box, 2. Cupressus Lawsoniana, 

 (about 70), 1. Elm, 2. Euonymus, 2. Holly, 3. Laurel(lOOO), 1. Lime, 

 2. Pinus Austriaca (600), 1. P. insignis (1000), 1, 3. P. Laricio 

 (50), 1. P. sylvestris (1000), 1. Plane, 2. Yew, 2. I find gene- 

 rally the plants and shrubs of all kinds to have been more injured 

 by the cold Easterly winds than by the frost. 



1. Surrey — Bagshot. — Mr. C. Noble. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Light sandy soil for the most part. 

 Rainfall, 1879— [Chertsey, dist., 9 ms. ; alt., 47 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 

 31-26 ins.]. 



Min. Temp, and Date — [Easthampstead Park, dist., 5 ms. ; Dec. 

 7th, 8°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — The injury sustained in my nursery has 

 been very limited indeed ; but one or two matters seem worthy of 

 notice. The first in importance is the loss among Dwarf Roses. Up 

 to April (1880), I was unaware of any roses, except Teas having been 

 killed. The wood and tops of the shoots appeared fresh and plump. 

 My first intimation of injury was the discovery of the plants being 

 dead at the insertion of the bud. About 50 p. c. were dead. Double 

 Furze (Ulex europasus, fl. pi.) in pots plunged out of doors was 

 affected in precisely the same way. It was totally killed. 



2. Guildford, East Horsley Towers. — Earl of Lovelace; 



