DIVISION VI. W. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



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nicus, golden vars., 1. Hypericum calycirmm, cut to grd., but fld. 

 well, 1880, 2. Laurel, Bay, 2. Laurel, common, young shoots 

 browned, 3. Picea lasiocarpa, roots partly diseased by fungus, 1. 



1. Staffordshire — Bilston. — H. D. Best, Esq. 



Alt. and Exposure- [About 460 ft.] — A cold, smoky district. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Wolverhampton, dist., 3 ms., W. ; alt., 459 ft. ; 

 ht., 3 ft. 4 ins. ; 30-44 ins., on 218 days]. 



Min. Temps, and Bates— [Oscott, dist., 7 ms., E. ; Dec. 7th, 7°-l : 

 Wolverhampton, dist., 3 ms. ; Dec. 2nd, 14°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — Planes, 50 trees planted along the main 

 street in 1876, all did well, till the winter 1879-80 ; when one only 

 survived. The trees that died had a spreading habit, with broader 

 and more deeply lobed leaves than the one which survived. This 

 tree has a compact habit, and its leaves are toothed but not lobed. 



2. Burton-on-Trent, Dunstall Hall. — Sir J. Hardy, Bart. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Gravel and marl. 



Alt. and Exposure — High and level, exposed to E. winds. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Burton-on-Trent., alt. ; 160 ft.; ht., 1 ft. ; 28-96 

 ins., on 208 days]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Hardest frosts, from Dec. 

 8th until near Christmas. From end of Jan. till Feb. 10th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — [Trent College, dist., 14 ms., E. ; alt., 

 120 ft-; Dec. 6th, -3° : Burton-on-Trent, alt., 160 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 2°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 —17 (1), 7 (2), 1 (3)— Apples, 1, 2. 

 Aucuba, 2. Berberis, 3. Broccoli, 1. Cabbage, 1. Cedrus Deo- 

 dara, 1, 2. Clematis Jackmanni, 1. Daphne Mezereum, 1. Euony- 

 mus japonicus, 1. Furze, fl. pi., 1. Jasminum, white, 1, 2. Lau- 

 rustinus, 1. Lavander, 1. Lonicera, golden, 1. Pears, 2. Plane, 

 1, 2. Poplars, 1. Kosemary, 1. Roses, Tea, 1, 2. Tritoma uva- 

 ria, 1. Wallflowers, 1. 



1. Warwickshire — Rugby, Stockton Rectory.— Rev. W. Tuck- 

 well. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Stiff blue Lias clay. 

 Alt. and Exposure— 289 ft. ; fairly sheltered. 

 Rainfall, 1879—28-23 ins., on 165 days. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 21st to Dec. 28th. 

 Short thaw, then frost from Jan. 9th to Feb. 4th. 



