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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 187^-80. 



by, and Stoke Rochford ; Dec. 7th, -5° : Boston, alt., 24 ft. : Buck- 

 nall, alt., 150 ft. : Horncastle, alt., 100 ft. ; and Lincoln, alt., 25 ? 

 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 0° : Kelstern, alt., 388 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 5°-8 : Killing- 

 holme, alt., 60 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 10°-5. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—37 (1), 39 (2), 17 (3), total at 4 places. 



Nottinghamshire. Year characterised by almost continuous low 

 temp., and absence of sun, with a consequent lateness of vegetation. 

 The first qr. was dry, the 2nd and 3rd qrs. wet. Mean temp, was 

 45°-3 or 3° below av. of previous 3 yrs. (Worksop). Rainfall, min., 

 Retford, alt., 52 ft. ; ht. 3 ft. 6 ins. ; 22-94 ins., on 162 days : max., 

 Nottingham, alt., 162 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 31-68 ins., on 189 days. Min. 

 temps., Hodsock, alt., 55 ft. ; Dec. 7th, -5°-8 : Osberton Hall, Dec. 

 7th, -5°: Highfield House (Nottingham), -31: Ollerton, alt., 

 175 ? ft. ; and Nottingham, alt., 180 ft. ; Dec. 8th, -2° : Coddington, 

 alt., 120 ft. ; Dec. 12th [7th ?] -1° : Mansfield, alt., 349 ft. ; Dec. 

 7th, 3°-7; Jan. 20th, 17°-7. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—34 (1), 36 (2), 14 (3), total at 2 places. 



Rutland. Year, very dull ; Oct., the finest month ; temp, low 

 from deficiency of sunshine (Ketton Hall). Rainfall, slightly below 

 av. of 5 yrs. (Uppingham) : min. rainfall, Ryhall, ht., 1 ft. 2 ins. ; 

 25-20 ins., on 127 days: max., Market Overton, ht., 11 ins; 29-04 

 ins., on 222 days. Min. temps., Ketton Hall, alt., 130 ft. ; Dec. 

 7th, -11°:* Burley, Dec. 2nd and 7th, 9°: Uppingham, alt., 484 

 ft. ; Dec. 2nd, 15°-5. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 22 (1), 16 (2), 5(3), total at 2 places. 



Reports. 



1. Derbyshire — Ashbourne, Ashbourne Hall. — Mrs. Frank. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — A deep loam ; subsoil, gravel. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 500 ft. ; S. and E. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Cheadle, dist., 9 ms. ; alt., 647 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 

 36-83 ins., on 182 days]. 



* Mr. Symons observes on this temp. {Month. Met. Mag. Jan. 1880, p. 185) 

 " There can be little doubt that it is entitled to the position [of heading the list 

 of low temps.] but the therm, was not verified, and we do not know exactly how 

 it was placed. Mr. Coventry writes as follows - ' The therm, was in an exposed 

 position and observed by one of our gardeners to register - 11°, of the correct- 

 ness of which I have no doubt. I have compared the therm. I observed in Dec. 

 With Rutherford's and Phillips's, and I find both agree.' " 



