DIVISION III. S. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



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Gen. Char, of Soil — Light loam resting on gravel. 

 Alt. and Exposure — Very flat and open, about 250 yards from 

 the river Ouse. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Huntingdon, alt., 52 ft. ; ht., 4 ins. ; 31-89 ins., 

 on 181 days]. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost, 1879-80 — Nov. 14, 22°. 

 The frost began to break up on Dec. 28th. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Dec. 10th [7th ?], 1°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—9 (1), 6 (2), 2 (3)— Arbutus, 1. Broc- 

 coli, 1. Cedrus Deodara, 2. Euonymus, 1. Laurel, Bay, 1. Lau- 

 rel, common, 2. Laurustinus, 2. Lettuce, 2. Magnolia, 1. Mul- 

 berry, 2. Pinus insignis, 1. Quercus Ilex, 3. Roses, Tea and H. P., 



1, 2, 3. Sequoia gigantea, 2. Yuccas, 1. 



Observations — In a cool peach house, the wood was very imper- 

 fectly ripened ; hence a small crop. Out-door Peaches ripened badly 

 and bore no fruit in 1880. 



3. Peterborough, Orton Hall. — Mr. A. Harding. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A good loam, rather heavy; subsoil, of gravel. 



Alt. and Exposure — Well sheltered. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Peterborough (Westgate), alt., 32 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 

 21-86 ins., on 125 days]. 

 Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 8th to Jan. 1880. 

 Min. Temp, and Date — Dec. 9th, 4°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—11 (1), 21 (2), 10 (3)— Antirrhinum, 



2. Apricots, 3. Artichokes, globe, 2. Arundo conspicua, young, 1. 

 Berberis Darwinii, 3 ; B. japonica, 2. Broccoli, 1. Cabbages and 

 Savoys, 2. Cherries, 3. Cotoneaster Simmonsi, 2. Cupressus ma- 

 crocarpa, 1, 2. Cyclamen, 1. Endive, 2. Figs, 2. Fuchsia 

 Riccartoni, 2. Holly, 1, 3. Laurel, Bay, 3. Laurel, common, 

 2. Lettuce, 3. . Nectarines, 2. Pampas grass, 1, 2. Peaches, 2. 

 Penstemons, 1. Phormium tenax, 2. Picea bract eata, 3 ; P. insig- 

 nis, 2 ; P. Llaveana, 1 ; P. Pinsapo, 3. Quercus Ilex, 2. Roses, 

 H. P., 2 ; Tea, 2. Sage, 2. Sequoia gigantea, 1, 3. Thuja sem- 

 pervirens, 3. Thyme, 2. Tritoma uvaria, 2. Wallflowers, 3. 

 Zauchneria californica, 1. 



Plants uninjured — Buddlea Lindleyana, Calla tethiopica, Cur- 

 rants (crop abundant), Gooseberries (do.), Picea Lowiana, P. Nord- 

 manniana, P. pectinata, Selaginella denticulata, Strawberries (abun- 

 dant), Thujopsis borealis, T. dolabrata. 



