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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



2 ; Marechal Niel, 1. Viburnum Opulus, 3. 



Plants uninjured — Laurel, common, very few. Pinus insignis, 

 one tree. 



6. Wellingborough, Archfield. — Mr. C. J. K. Woolston. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Blue lias clay, covered in many parts with 

 red sandstone and limestone. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 203-3 ft. 

 Rainfall, 1879—28-77 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 13th to Feb. 13th, 

 1880. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Dec. 2nd, 8°-5 ; Dec. 7th, 0°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—10 (1), 11 (2), 5 (3)— Araucaria im- 

 bricata, 3. Arbutus, 1. Artichoke, globe, 1. Asparagus, 2. Au- 

 cuba japonica, 3. Beans, scarlet runner, 3. Ceanothus, 1. Cedrus 

 Deodara, large trees, 1, 2. Celery, 2. Clematis, Albert victor, 1 ; 

 C. Jackmanni, 2. Cryptomeria elegans, 2. Ivy, various, 3. Laurel, 

 Bay, 1 ; Laurel, common, 2 ; L. Portugal, 1. Peas, early, 1. Potatoes, 

 2. Roses, dwarfs, 3 ; standards, 2. Sequoia gigantea, 2. Thuja 

 aurea, great many, 1, 2. Tomatoes, 2. Yucca, 1. 



1. Oxfordshire — Henley-on-Thames, Mill End. — Mr. E. Owen. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Flinty gravel. 



Alt. and Exposure — 10 ft. above Thames, in an open valley. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Greys, Henley-on-Thames, alt., 370 ft. ; ht., 1ft. 

 8 ins. ; 37*29 ins.]. 



Min. Temp, and Date — [Stonor park, dist., 4 ms. ; Dec. 7th, 11°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—1 (1), 7 (2), 5 (3)— Apples, 1. Broc- 

 coli, Autumn, 1 ; Spring, 3 ; Winter, 2. Flowers, bedding, injured 

 by wet, 2 ; herbaceous, by frost and wet, 3. Fruit, small, 2 ; 

 wall, 2. Lettuce, 2. Pears, 3. Peas, 3. Potatoes, poor, small 

 and bad flavoured, 2. Spinach, winter, 3. 



2. Oxford, Headington Hill Hall. — Mr. C. Stocking. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Light and sandy, with a shaley gravel subsoil. 



Alt. and Exposure — Very high and much exposed to N. and N. E. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Oxford Obs., dist., 2 ms. ; alt., 208 ft. ; ht., 11 

 ins. ; 30-18 ins., on 183 days]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 21st, heavy snow 

 storm ; Nov. 22nd, 15° ; Dec. 1st, 10° ; Dec. 2nd, 14° ; Dec. 5th, 

 14° ; Dec. 17th, 18°. 



