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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



in a very bad condition, producing no fruit whatever. The flowers 

 dropped off suddenly and the fruit refused to form. This is owing to 

 the wet summer of 1879, in consequence of which the wood had not 

 ripened. Garden vegetables are all more or less affected ; probably 

 owing to the seeds not having ripened properly, especially of Beans, 

 Leeks, Onions and Peas. 



1. Devon — Exbourne, Broomford Manor. — Mr. W. Mortimore. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Very poor ; in some parts very wet, with a 



hard strong clay subsoil. 



Alt. and Exposure — 540 ft. ; exposed from E. to S. W. ; situated 

 on N. side of Dartmoor hills. 



Rainfall, 1879 — 40 to 47 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Dec. 1st to 6th ; 9th to 

 20th ; Jan. 18th, 1880, to Feb. 1st. 



Min, Temps, and Dates— Dec. 14th, 17° ; Jan. 28th, 22°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—4 (1), 8 (2), 2 (3)— Broccoli, 1, 2, 3. 

 Buddlea globosa, 2. Ceanothus, 3 vars., on walls, 2, 3. Cherries, 

 nearly all, 2. Laurel, Bay, kd. to grd., 1, 2. Peaches, 2. Pinus 

 insignis, 1, 2. Koses, H. P.'s and Teas, 1, 2. 



Observations — Broccoli, this was laid down and covered with dry 

 fern in Nov. ; the Leamington variety and Cattell's Eclipse were the 

 best and hardiest. Cherries, May Duke and Morello, alone, unin- 

 jured ; the old wood was spotted and much gum oozed out. Peaches, 

 the wood did not ripen, and some bore leaves until Feb., 1880 [see 

 Meteor Obs. from Bucks., p. 23] ; where pruned the pith was found 

 to be very soft and black. Roses, of 109 budded in 1879, 60 were 

 killed or severely injured. The first frost turned the wood black in 

 places on the young stem, as also of the stocks. 



2. Exeter, Haldon House. — Mr. Geeson. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A deep rich loam on sandstone. 



Alt. and Exposure— -500 feet from S. W. to N. W. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Bovey Tracey, dist., 5 ms. (?) ; alt., 94 ft. ; ht., 

 6 ins. ; 47*47 ins., on 231 days]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Severest period from Dec. 

 7th to 13th and on Jan. 27th. One and a half ins. of snow fell on 

 Dec. 9th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Dec. 10th, 17° ; 11th, 15° j Jan. 27th, 23°. 

 Plants injured, 1879-80 — 1 (1), 1 (2), 7 (3) — Aponogeton dis- 



