DIVISION IV. — EASTERN COUNTIES. 



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Gen. Char, of Soil — Surface consists of alluvium on blue gravel 

 with red below, to Grays, where chalk conies near the surface. 



Rainfall, 1879 — [See preceding report]. 



Min. Temp, and Date — [See preceding report]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—7 (1), 11 (2), 1 (3)— Box, edging, 2. 

 Euonymus, 2; Do. gold and silver vars., 2; but all small plants, 1. 

 Holly, cut back, 3 ; Do. variegated, killed to grd., 2. Ivy, 40 ft. by 

 40 ft., 2 ; Do. variegated vars. suffered more severely than the green, 

 1, 2. Laurustinus, 1, 2. Mulberry, fruiting wood killed, 2. Pampas 

 grass, 1. Rhododendrons, many, 1, 2. Tritoma uvaria, 1, 2. 

 Wallflowers, 1. Walnut, 2. 



Plants uninjured — Trees and shrubs not included in the above 

 resisted the frost well. Seeds of a number of garden flowers left 

 in the soil flowered well in 1880. 



Observations — Mulberry, this appears to have suffered alike in all 

 South Essex, on high-lying lands as well as low, but [in all cases 

 more wood was destroyed on the N. side of the trees than the South. 

 Pampas grass, clumps that have been uninjured for years are quite 

 gone ; but on higher land (Woodford, Loughton, &c.) only the N. 

 side of the clumps were killed. While in still higher districts 

 (Brentwood, Warley, &c.) the Pampas grass remained unhurt. 

 New-planted trees and shrubs, about 90 p. c. were killed. 



1. Norfolk — East Harling, Garboldisham Manor. — Mr. T. 

 Barson. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Heavy and wet ; subsoil, a stiff clayey loam. 



Alt. and Exposure — 33 ft. ; the ground slopes to W., N. and E. 

 Winds very severe, causing much damage in spring. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Diss, dist., 7 ms. ; alt., 96 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 30-95 

 ins., on 202 days]. 



Min. Temp, and Date — Dec. 7th, -1°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—11 (1), 17 (2), 6 (3)— Apples, stand- 

 ards, 4 yrs., many, 2. Aucuba japonica, 2. Berberis Darwinii, 2. 

 Biota orientalis, 3. Broccoli, nearly all, 1. Brussels sprouts, 2. 

 Cabbages, savoys, 1. Cedrus Deodara, 2. Cistus ladaniferus, 2. 

 Cotoneaster rotundifolia, 2. Euonymus ovatus, aureus, 1. Furze, 

 fl. pi., 1. Garrya elliptica, 1. Holly, variegated, 3. Laurel, Bay, 

 1. Laurel, common, 3 ; L. Portugal, 2. Laurustinus, 1. Pampas 

 grass, 2. Peaches, 2. Phillyrea, 2. Picea Pinsapo, 3. Poplar, 



