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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



Fruit trees — Apples, Nectarines, Peaches, scarcely any fruit in 1880 ; 

 Plums, tolerably abundant ; Fuchsia Eiccartoni, large plants, 3. 



Plants uninjured — Fuchsia (many kinds), Mande villa suaveolens 

 (on S. wall), Orange (S. wall and matted in front only). 



7. Wimborne Minster, Canford. — Mr. W. Hinds. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Light with chalk on a gravelly subsoil. 



Alt. and Exposure — Lying low and well sheltered. 



Rainfall, 1879— [W. Minster, dist., 2 ms. ; alt., 338 ft. ; ht., 2ft. ; 

 31*75 ins., on 183 days]. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — [Mid. Nov. to end of Jan.]. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — [Bournemouth, dist., 5 ms. ; Dec. 7th, 

 19°]: Jan. 21st, 12° : [Lytchett, dist., 6 ms., S. ; Jan. 21st, 18°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—3 (1), 5 (2), 5 (3)— Acer, variegated, 

 3. Apples, 1, 2, 3. Asparagus, 2. Broccoli, 1, 2, 3. Laurel, 'Bay 

 (recovering), 2. Laurel, common, 3. Roses, 3. Vegetables, 1, 2, 



Plants uninjured — Erythrina Christa-galli, Habrothamnus ele- 

 gans and Solanums (by S. wall). 



Observations — Owing to the excellent condition of the soil at the 

 time the severe frost set in, about the middle of Nov., our loss has 

 been comparatively insignificant among trees and shrubs. For 

 although hundreds of plants, Conifers and other choice trees and 

 shrubs, were removed, we have hardly sustained the loss of a dozen 

 plants over a large area of pleasure ground. The watery growth 

 of kitchen garden vegetables during the summer, in consequence 

 of absence of sun light, rendered them impotent to stand the severe 

 winter. 



1. Somerset - Bridgewater, St. Audries. — Mr. J. P. M'Cullock. 

 Gfen. Char, of Soil — Liassic clay and Red marl; also peaty 

 moorland. 



Alt. and Exposure — 140 ft. ; open to Bristol Channel, and ex- 

 posed to sea breezes. 



Rainfall, 1879 — [Bps. -Lydeard, dist., 9 ms. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 36-91 

 ins., on 209 days]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Three weeks duration 

 from middle of December. 



Min. Temp, and Date— [Dec. 2nd ?] 19°. 



Plants injured, 1879-8C— 3 (1), 2 (2), 5 (3)— Broccoli, 1. Cab- 

 bages, 2. Camellias, lost buds> 3. Clianthus puniceus, 1. Euca^ 



