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INJURIES TO TLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



1. Arundo -Donax, versicolor, 1. Aucuba, 2. Baccharis halimifolia, 3. 

 Berberis Darwinii, 3. Broccoli, 1. Catalpa syringaefolia, aurea, 1. 

 Cupressus Lawsoniana, aurea, 3. Desfontainea spinosa, 1. Escallo- 

 nia macrantha, 2 ; E. montevidensis, 1. Eugenia apiculata, 1. 

 Euonymus japonicus, variegatus, 1 ; E. jap. latifol. alb. marg., 1 ; 

 E. obovatus, 2. Fig, 2. Genista alba, 2. Griselinia littoralis, 1. 

 Hydrangeas, 1. Hypericum calycinuni, 3. Holly, golden, 3'; Do. 

 laurifolia, 3. Laurel, Bay, 2. Laurustinus, 2. Leycesteria 

 formosa, 3. Magnolias, 3. Mandevilla suaveolens, 1. Myrtle, 1. 

 Olea ilicifolia, 1. Pampas grass, 2. Paulownia imperialis, 3. Peaches, 



2. Pinus insignis, 3. Punica Granatum, 2. Quercus robur, Con- 

 cordia, 1. Roses, Banksian, 1. 



6. Uckfield, Oldlands. — Mr. E. Luckhurst. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Thin, poor, silicious loam upon the Hastings 

 sand formation. 



Alt. and Exposure — 400 ft., on S. slope of forest ridge. Has 

 some shelter by trees on N. E. and W. Wind from N. E. often does 

 much harm in spring. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Buxted Park, dist., 2 ms. ; alt., 193 ft. ; ht., 10 

 ins. ; 33*59 ins., on 178 days]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 20th to Dec. 28th. 

 17 frosts in Jan. and Feb. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Dec. 2nd, 13°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—5 (1), 4 (2), 3 (3)— Arbutus Unedo, 

 2. Artichoke, globe, 1. Arundo Donax, 2. Benthamia fragifera, 

 1 (1878-9). Ceanothus divaricatus, in a somewhat exposed situation, 

 1. Cistus ladaniferus, 2. Colletia Bictoniensis, 3. Escallonia illi- 

 nita, 3. Eucalyptus globulus, 1 (1878-9). Fremontia californica, 

 1 (1878-9). Hydrangea Hortensea, 2. Myrtle, 3. 



Plants uninjured — Abelia uniflora, Acer polymorphum, Akebia qui- 

 nata, Aponogeton distachyon, Arbutus where sheltered from N. E. 

 winds, Arundo conspicua, Aucuba japonica, Azaramicrophylla,Berberi- 

 dopsis corollina, Berberis Darwinii and other species, Broccoli, Cea- 

 nothus azureus, Eulalia japonica, Euonymus japonicus, Elseagnus 

 longipes, Escallonia macrantha, E. montevidensis, Fig, Garrya 

 elliptica, Gunnera scabra, Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, Bay Lau- 

 rel, Laurustinus, Magnolia grandiflora. Pampas grass, Phormium 

 tenax, Pinus insignis, Richardia setheopica, in ponds ; Roses, all 

 kinds including delicate Tea, on walls facing N. ; Skimmia japonica, 

 Thamnocalamus Falconeri, Veronica salicifolia, Viburnum lucidum. 



