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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



Min. Temps, and Bates — Dec. 7th, -1°0 [Rugby, dist., 8 ms., 

 N. ; alt., 383 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 3°-2 : Warwick, dist., 9 ms., W. j 4°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 11 (1), 8 (2), 2 (3) — Adonis vemalis, 

 1. Arbutus Unedo, 1. Berberis Darwinii, kd. to grd., (now shooting, 

 July 1880), 2. Cedrus Deodara, 30 yrs., in fine condition, 1. For- 

 sythia viridissima, on S. W. wall, 1, 3 ; (one plant unhurt). Hype- 

 ricum calycinum, 2. Jasminum revolutum, 2. Laurel, common, 

 cut nearly to grd., 2 ; L. Portugal, do., 2. Lavatera arborea, 1. 

 Lonicera, aureo-reticulata, kd. nearly to grd., 2. Magnolia grandi- 

 flora (beginning to shoot, July 1880), 2. Mahonia aquifolia, 3. 

 Morina longifolia, 1. Pampas grass, 1. Polycarpon tetraphyllum, 

 1. Roses, all newly budded, Standards and Tea, 1. Ruscus acu- 

 leatus, 2. Ruta graveolens, generally kd. here, .1. Sisymbrium Irio, 

 1. Tritoma uvaria, 1. 



2. Stratford-on-Avon, Charlecote. — Mr. T. Rodger. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — A very adhesive loam. 



Alt. and Exposure — [About 125 ft. ?] — The kitchen garden is 

 sheltered by large elm trees on N. The slope is considerable down 

 to the river Bourne. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Stratford-on-Avon, dist., 4 ms. ; alt., 123 ft. ; 

 ht., 8 ins. ; 30-28 ins.]. 



Bate of Onset and Buration of Frost — About Dec. 5th to 25th ; 

 then mild weather till middle of Jan. 1880 ; followed by frost for 5 

 weeks. 



Min. Temps, and Bates — [Dec. 7th ?] 3° ; [Warwick, dist., 6 ms., 

 N. ; Dec. 6th, 4° : Stockton, dist., 12 ms., N.E.; Dec. 7th, -1°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—2 (1), 4 (2), 2 (3)— Apricots, 2. Bore- 

 cole, 2. Broccoli, 1. Cabbages, 2. Celery, 2. Peaches, Dr. Hogg, 

 1 ; others, 3. Roses, 3. 



Plants uninjured — Cedrus Atlantica, C. Deodara, Cupressus Law- 

 soniana, C. macrocarpa, Sequoia gigantea, Thuja or. elegantissima, 

 Thujopsis borealis. 



3. Warwick, The Priory. — Mr. R. Greenfield. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Light and sandy on Red Sandstone rock. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 230 ft. ; sheltered on N. and N. W. ; exposed 

 on S. and S. E. 



Rainfall, 1879 — 32 ins., [on 197 days (Leamington), dist., 2 ms.]. 

 Bate of Onset aid Buration of Frost — Nov. 10th to Feb. 24th ; 

 86 nights of frost. 



