DIVISION III. Sc MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



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1. Bucks — Aylesbury, Mentmore. — Mr. Jas. Smith. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Clay loam and chalk. 



Alt. and Exposure— 420 ft. ; S. by W. and S. by E. 



Rainfall — 27 - 96 ins. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Dec. 11th, 7°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—13 (1), 10 (2), 20 (3)— iEsculus laci- 

 niata, 3. Ailanthus glandulosa, 3. Almond, 3. Aralia Sieboldii, 

 1, 2. Arbntus Unedo, 3. Benthamia fragifera, 1. Berberis Dar- 

 winii, 3. Betula pendula, 3. Buddlea globosa, in a shaded position, 

 1. Catalpa aurea, 1 ; C. syringsefolia, 3. Cephalotaxus Fortunei, 3. 

 Cercis siliquastrnm, 3. Chamsecyparis glauca, 3. Chimonanthus 

 fragrans, 3. Cistus ladaniferus, 1. Colletia ferox, 2. Cupressus 

 Goveniana, 1 ; C. macrocarpa, 1 ; C. sempervirens, 2. Escallonia 

 macrantha, 2 ; E. rubra, 1. Garrya elliptica, 2. Gaultheria Shal- 

 lon, 3. Gleditschia horrida, 3 ; G. inermis, 3. Hippophae rham- 

 noides, 3. Hydrangea, 2. Hypericum calycinum, 1, 2. Laurel, 

 Bay, 2. Laurel, common, 3. Laurustinus, 1. Leycesteria for- 

 mosa, 2. Ligustrum lucidum, 3. Lonicera fragrantissima, 3. 

 Magnolia grandiflora, 1. Pinus insignis, 1. Ehus typhina, 3. 

 Robinia Pseud- Acacia, aurea, 1 ; R. P. inermis, 3. Thuja P. 

 aurea, 2. 



Observations — Where the ground is dry the plants of Hyperi- 

 cum were not so much injured ; but where it is damp they were 

 killed. Some of the Bay Laurels, though cut to the ground, have 

 come up again. 



2. Bletchley, Brickhill Manor. — Mr. G. Bloxham. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Light, shallow and very sandy, resting upon 

 the New Red-sandstone rock. 



Alt. and Exposure— Nearly 300 ft., much exposed to S. W., shel- 

 tered on N. and N. E. 



Rainfall, 1879 — [See No. 4, Addington Manor, dist., 10 ms.]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost— Nov. 28th till Dec. 27th. 

 Frost recommenced Jan. 18th and lasted till Feb. 3rd, 1880. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Dec. 7th, 15°; Jan. 28th, 18°. (On 

 Jan. 1st, 1880, temp, was 50° at 10 p.m.). 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — Broccoli, 3. Laurels, 3. Sequoia 

 gigantea, 3. 



Observations — Very few can write in such favourable terms of the 

 wet summer of 1879, and the severe winter of 1879-80 as I am able 



