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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTEB, 1879 80. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Red loam, over Magnesian conglomerate. 

 Coal-measures clay in the park in some places. 



Alt. and Exposure — 342 ft. ; in a warm valley. 



Rainfall, 1879— Ht., 1 ft.; 42-98 ins., on 220 days. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 13th to Feb. 1st. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Bee. 6th [2nd ?], 10°-5 ; [Bath, dist., 

 10 ms., N.j Dec. 2nd, 12°-6]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—4 (1), 20 (2), 19 (3)— Apples, (pyra- 

 mids) — Blenheim Orange, 2 ; Burgess' Fame, 2 ; Court Pendu Plat, 

 2 ; Norfolk Pippin, 2 ; Pitmaston's Pine, 1 ; Royal Pearmain, 2 ; 

 Reine Blanche, 1 ; Reinette du Canade, 2 ; Ribston Pippin, 1. — Ar- 

 butus Unedo, kd. to grd., 2. Arundo conspicua, 1. Aucuba, 2. 

 Azaleas (Ghent), 2. Berberis Darwinii, 3; B. Jamesoni, 3. Biota 

 orientalis, incurvata, 2 ; B. or., var. falcata, 3 ; B. or., var. antarctica, 

 3. Bupleurum fruticosum, 3. Ceanothus azureus, 3 ; C. hybridus, 2. 

 Cupressus macrocarpa, 3. Cytisus albus, 3. Deutzia rosea, fl. pi., 2. 

 Eriobotrya japonica, on S. wall, 3. Escallonia Ingrami, on E. wall, 

 2; E. macrantha, on S. wall, 2. Euonymus, green and golden, 2. 

 Exochorda grandiflora, 3. Fuchsia coronata, 1 ; F. gracilis, 2. 

 Garry a elliptica, 2. Juniperus phcenicea, 3 ; J. thurifera, 2. Laurel, 

 Bay, 2. Laurustinus, kd. to grd., 2. Leycesteria formosa, 2. Li- 

 gustrum coriaceum, 3. Lonicera fragrantissima, 3. Magnolia fer- 

 ruginea, 2. Peaches, Royal George, on S. wall, 2. Phillyrea ligus- 

 trifolia, 3. Phormium tenax, 3. Pinus insignis, small tree well 

 established, 1 ; Do., large tree, 3. Retinospora obtusa, 3. Spar- 

 tium junceum, kd. to 'grd., 2. Spiraea cantoniensis, 2. Thujopsis 

 laetevirens, 3. Veronica Traversi, 3. Viburnum macrocephalum, 2. 



1. Wilts — Marlborough, The Green. — Rev. T. Preston. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — On chalk. 



Alt. and Exposure - 472 ft. ; exposed to S. 



Rainfall, 1879— Ht., 1 ft. 2 ins.; 39-01 ins., on 204 days. R., 

 1878—35-84 ins. Av. of 10 yrs., 34-36 ins. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Dec. 7th, 13°-4 [Salisbury, dist., 24 ms., 

 S. ; alt., 186 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 10° : Compton Bassett, dist., 9 ms., W. ; 

 alt., 400 ft.; 13°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 4 (1), 4 (2)— Daphne Laureola, 2. 

 Eucalyptus globulus, 1. Figs, 2. Laurustinus, 2. Lavander, 1. 

 Pampas grass, 1. Parsley,!. Skimmia japonica, 2. 



