DIVISION VI. W. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



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Alt. and Exposure — About 440 ft. ; sheltered on E. by hill. As- 

 pect S. to S. W. 



Rainfall, 1879 — 34-04 : max., June, 7-84 ins. ; min., Nov., -61 in. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Oct. 16th. Last frost on 

 May 1st. Longest continuation from Nov. 25th to Dec. 28th ; 

 total, 34 days and nights. 



Min. Temp, and Date — Dec. 7th, 8° [too low, or on grd.? Here- 

 ford, alt., 275 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 13°-5 ; on grass, 8°-9]. 



Observations — I am not aware of any directly bad effects on 

 plants. Leading shoots of the Apple trees were cut off by the frost 

 in a very unusual manner. There have been very few apples this 

 year, 1880. The foliage of deciduous trees has been very abundant ; 

 of evergreen Conifers, small. 



2. Kingsland, Croft Castle. — Mr. W. Bytheway. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Light with limestone below. 



Alt. and Exposure — About 200 ft. ; sheltered on N. by elevated 

 ground. 



Rainfall, 1879 — [Leominster (Farm), dist., 5 ms. ; alt., 240 ft. ; 

 ht., 1 ft. ; 30-20 ins., on 213 days]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 14th, with slight 

 intermissions until the end of Dec. ; and from Jan. 20th to 31st. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — [Stokesay, dist., 10 ms., N. ; alt., 369 

 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 13°] Jan. 27th, 28th and 29th, 23° : [Churchstoke, 

 dist.,-25 ms. N.W. ; alt., 549 ft. ; Jan. 20th, 13°-2]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—2 (1),- 3(2), 4 (3)— Asparagus, strong 

 in spring, 1879, 2. Borecole, 3. Broccoli, 1, 2, 3. Brussels sprouts, 

 3. Cabbages, 3. Carnations, nearly all, 1. Nectarines and Peaches, 

 against walls, unprotected, 2. 



Plants uninjured — Abies Douglasii, A. excelsa, Apples (bore little 

 fruit, 1880), Apricots, Araucaria imbricata, Buddlea globosa (on 

 wall), Camellias (on wall), Carrots (small), Cedrus Deodara, Celery 

 (first sowing good, second small), Cryptomeria japonica, C. elegans, 

 Cupressus Lawsoniana, C. L. erecta viridis, Common Laurel, Herba- 

 ceous plants (excepting Carnations) all uninjured, Laurustinus, Mag- 

 nolia grandiflora (on wall), Onions (many thick necked), Pears (bore 

 little fruit), Plums (a moderate crop), Pomegranate (on wall), Roses 

 (Dwfs and Stands, mulched), Thuja gigantea, T. orientalis aurea, 

 Thujopsis borealis. 



Observations — Conifers, there are many fine specimens of some of 



