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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



and few fruit buds ; crop scarce. Apricots, 6 fine young trees died ; 

 old trees blossomed but little, the leaves being mildewed and fruit 

 scarce. Asparagus, mainly injured by frost. Broccoli, not 2 p. c. 

 survived. Figs, all young wood required cutting hard back, no 

 fruit. Peaches, had few blossoms, no fruit ; the wood being strong 

 and unripened. Pears, injured by too much wet ; no fruit on stand- 

 ards ; good crop on S. wall. Vines, injured by too much wet ; 

 many shanked in 1879 ; bunches small and few in 1880. 



1. Herefordshire — Hereford, Bryngwyn. — J. Rankin, Esq.,M.P. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Clay loam. 



Alt. and Exposure — 420 ft. Exposure to S. E. 



Rainfall, 1879 — 33*76 ins., on 186 days : max., Aug. 5*18 ins. ; 

 min., Nov., -72 ins. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Dec. 3rd to 26th ; from 

 Jan. 9th to 13th ; from Jan. 17th to 31st. 



Min. Temps, and Bates — [Ross, dist., 8 ins., S. ; alt. 213 ft. ; Dec. 

 7th, 13°-8 : Hereford, dist., 6 ms. ; alt., 275 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 13°-5] ; 

 Jan. 19th, 15°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—10 (1), 6 (2), 6 (3)— Apples, 2. Ar- 

 butus, 3 ; suffered more in 1878-9. Berberis Darwinii, some killed 

 in 1878-9, 3. Ceanothus azureus, 2 ; C. grandiflorus, 3. Cherries, 3. 

 Cistus, 1. Escallonia macrantha, 3. Eucalyptus, globulus, 1. Euo- 

 nymus latifolius aureus, 3. Furze, 1 ; Do., fl. pi., 1. Hydrangea, 1. 

 Laurustinus, very much injured, 1878-9. Oak, a golden, injured 

 by wet summer, dying at ends of branches, 2. Pampas grass, in 

 wet clay soil, 1. Peaches, failed to ripen wood in 1879, 2. Roses, 

 Dwfs., a few on own roots, injured ; Standards, 1 ; some few Briars, 

 1 ; Teas, 1. Spartium junceum, 2. Tritomas, 1. Veronicas, 

 various, 1. 



Plants uninjured — Apricots. Conifers are not. in the least in- 

 jured either by wet or frost ; except some few on a wet clay soil. 

 All kinds of Conifers thrive well here. Beciduous trees do not 

 seem to have suffered from the wet or frost • excepting one large 

 Golden Oak (see above). Laurustinus. Plums. Roses, most of 

 Dwfs., on own roots. 



2. Hereford, Whitfield. — Mr. W. Wheatley. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Garden soil of a moderately stiff loam ; gen. 

 char, is a stiff red clay of Old Red Sandstone formation. 



