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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Various ; gravel and loam in the pleasure 

 ground with a subsoil of chalk at depths from 7 to 20 feet. 



Alt. and Exposure — 300 ft., , slightly sloping Northwards to the 

 Thames valley. 



Rainfall —[Guildford, dist., 7 ms.; alt., 220 ft.; ht., 11 ins. ; 

 32*15 ins., on 159 days]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—2 (1), 3 (2)— Abies (Picea) Cephalo- 

 nica, lost most of its leaves, 2 ; A. (Picea) lasiocarpa, in the woods, 

 apparently as much from unsuitable soil as cold, 1. Arbutus, 2. 

 Cedrus Deodara, 13 yrs., 2 ; C. Libani, 45 yrs., lost most of its 

 leaves, 2. Pinus insignis, 6 ft. high, 1. Yew, a whole hedge-row, 

 7 or 8 ft. high, 2. Probably it was owing to excessive wet of 1879, 

 stimulating unwholesome growth late in the autumn (aggravated by 

 clipping) and then checked by early frost before the wood ripened. 



3. Sutton, Mulgrave Road. — Mr. F. Hepburn. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Sandy loam, 2 to 3 ft. deep, on chalk. 



Alt. and Exposure — About 220 ft. Sheltered on N. and E., ex- 

 posed to S. and W. 



Rainfall— [Alt., 230 ft. ; ht., 7 ft. 3 ins. ; 30-28 ins.]— to Nov., 

 15-57 ins. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost— Sept. 1st, Oct. 16th, 17th, 

 26th. Frost set in Nov. 13th— 30th, Dec. 1st— 27th, Jan. 5th— 30th. 

 Feb., ten days between 1st and 25th ; March 18th — 29th, with 

 cutting E. wind, which apparently did more damage than the frost of 

 Dec. and Jan. 



Min. Temp, and Bate— Dec. 10th, 10° ; Jan. 2nd, 12° ; 20th, 

 27th, 28th, 13°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 6 (1), 1 (2), 6 (3)— Althaea rosea, 

 seedlings sown in July, 1, 3. Arbutus Unedo, stood winter, began 

 to flag first week in April, three-fourths died, cut down end of June, 

 shooting again. Berberis Darwinii, all leaders killed, 3. Chimo- 

 nanthus fragrans, showed weak growth and absence of flowers ; now 

 vigorous (Oct. 1880), 3. Euonymus japonicus, 3. Fuchsia virgata 

 and F. Riccartoni, all transplanted in autumn, 1. Gladiolus, bulbs in 

 ground, 1. Laurel, Bay, 3. Laurel, common, 3. Lilium candidum, 

 1, 2 (about 25 p. c. survived). Paulownia imperialis, in a well shel- 

 tered garden, 1. Sophora japonica, young trees planted in autumn, 

 79 lived through the winter, but much injured during frost with E. 

 wind in March. Wallflowers, all planted out, Oct., 1879, L 



