DIVISION III;: — S. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



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Alt. and Exposure— 412 ft. Sheltered on N. and E. 



Rainfall, 1879 — [Hatfield, 3 ms. (Brockett Hall); ht,, 1 ft.; 

 28-91 ins., on 170 days]. 



Mini. Temp, and Bate — [Probably Dec. 7th, about 7° *]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—5 (1), 8 (2), 4 (3)— Amaryllis Bella- 

 donna, 1. Arundo Donax, 2. Artichoke, globe, 2. Asparagus, 2. 

 Broccoli, 1, 2; about 10 p. c. saved. Euonymus, 1. Figs, 2. Hy- 

 drangeas, 3. Pampas grass, 1, 2, 3. Peaches, planted autumn 1879, 

 1, 2, 3; Alexandra noblesse, 2 ; Alice, 1 ; Diamond, 2; Dr. Hogg, 3 ; 

 Goshawk, 2 ; LordPalmerston, 2 ; Prince of Wales, 2 ; Stirling Castle, 

 1 ; Violette Hatin, 3. — Quercus concordia, newly planted, 1 ; Q. 

 Lucombeana, 3. Eetinospora, 2. Hoses, about 10 p. c, 1 ; Mare- 

 chal Niel, 2. Schizostylis, 2. Tritoma, 2. 



4. South gate, The Lawns. — Mr. H. P. Church. 

 Altitude— 240 ft. 



Rainfall, 1879— Ht., 8 ins. ; 33-52 ins., on 235 days. 

 Min. Temp, and Date— [Colney Hatch., dist.,l£ms. ; Dec.7th,6°-8], 

 Plants injured, 1879-80 — A Judas tree here, probably 100 years 

 old, showed no blossom at the usual time, but quite late in the 

 summer it threw out a few isolated blossoms. I noticed in the Jardin 

 des Plants, Paris, in Sept. 1879, men engaged in digging up splendid 

 specimens of the Judas tree, stated on the labels to have been planted 

 in Buffon's time, damaged in 1868 by frost and again in [Jan. ?] 

 1879, fatally, it seems. An old Mulberry tree produced no fruit this 

 [last?] year here (May 23, 1880). 



5. Welwyn, Brockett. — Mr. W. Gurney. 

 G-en. Char, of Soil— Light loam. 



Alt. and Exposure — Valley of Lea; aspect due S. 



Rainfall, 1879—28-91 ins., on 170 days. 



Bate of Onset and Buration of Frost— Oct. 28th, six days. 



Min. Temp, and Bate — [Harpenden, dist., 6 ms. ; Dec, 7th, 5°-2]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—3 (1), 3 (2), 3 (3)— Apples, 2. Apri- 

 cots, 3. Magnolia, 2. Nectarines, 1, 3. Peaches, 1, 3. Roses, 2. 

 Vinca, 1. 



Plants uninjured— Apples — Duchess of Oldenburg, Cox's Pomona, 

 Braddick's Nonpareil, Cox's Golden Drop, Stunner Pippin. 



6. Welwyn, Codicote Lodge. — Mr. J. Stevens. 



* At Harpenden, Dec. 7th> 5° -2 ; Watford, 7°*6 ; Berkhanipstead* 7°. 



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