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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



1. Northamptonshire — Daventry, Fawsley. — Lady Knightley. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Loam with a gravelly subsoil. 



Alt. and Exposure — 500 ft., chiefly S. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Weedon Beck, dist., 3 ms. ; alt., 265 ft. ; ht., 

 4 ft. ; 27-88 ins., on 157 days]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 21st to Dec. 28th ; 

 Jan. 17th to Feb. 1st, 1880. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Dec. 7th, 10°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—4 (1), 2 (2), 2 (3)— Aralia Sieboldii, 

 1. Broccoli, 2000 plants, all, 1. Cryptomeria elegans, 3. Cupressus 

 Lawsoniana, 3. Laurel, common, 2. Laurustinus, 2. Lilies, vars., 

 1. Tritoma uvaria, 1. 



Observations — The greater number of Laurels and Laurustinus 

 injured are on the bank of a stream in a dell. 



2. Kettering, Barton Seagrave. — J. B. Tibbits, Esq., J. P. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Strong loam ; damp soil, 700 yards from a 

 river. 



Alt. and Exposure — 230 ft. ; aspect is W. S. W. ; entirely shel- 

 tered from N. and E. 



Rainfall, 1879—30*7 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 13th till Dec. 30th. 

 Min. Temp, and Date— Dec. 5-6, 0° * 



Plants injured, 1879-80—8 (1), 7 (2), 2 (3)— Artichoke, globe, 

 1. Aucuba, 2. Broccoli, 1. Ceanothus azureus, 1. Cedrus Deo- 

 dara, 2. Euonymus, 1. Hydrangea, 2. Ilex, 2. Laurel, Bay, 1. 

 Laurel, common and Portugal, 2. Pampas grass, 1. Picea Pin- 

 sapo, 2. Roses, H. P. and others, 2 ; Tea, 1. Yew, 3. 



Observations — At a locality, five miles distant and 150 ft. higher, 

 sheltered from N., but exposed to E. S. E. — S., and S. W. ; on a 

 dry bank with ironstone subsoil, not a tree, plant or vegetable was 

 killed. Ceanothus and Escallonia were but slightly injured ; Pampas 

 grass survived with slight injury, and Tea Roses were quite unin- 

 jured. Nothing was protected. There is no water near. 



3. Northampton, Allthorpe Park. — Mr. E. Cole. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Rich, but rather wet. 



Alt. and Exposure — 299 ft. ; exposed position. 

 Rainfall, 1879—26-24 ins. 



* Thermometer by Neg. and Zam., recently verified. 



