DIVISION VII. N. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



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Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 2nd, and lasted 98 

 days, viz., 14 in Nov., 27 in Dec, 23 in Jan., 14 in Feb., 14 in 

 March, 4 in April, 1 in May, and 1 in June. 



Min. Temps, and .Dates— [Dec. 7th ?], 9° ■ [Belper, dist., 12 ms. ; 

 alt., 354 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 4° : Hopton Hall, dist., 8 ms. ; Jan. 29th, 5°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 —14 (1), 10 (2), 4 (3)— Ampelopsis 

 hederacea, 1. Apples, young grth. kd., 3. Aucuba japonica, 

 (shooting from roots, Nov. 20, 1880) 2. Berberis Darwinii, 1. Cal- 

 luna vulgaris, white, E. aspect, 1. Cytisus albus, 2. Elder, red- 

 berried, X. Escallonia macrantha, W. asp., 1. Euonymus, silver 

 edged, W. asp., 2. Filberts, 3. Heather, white, or Ling, E. asp., 1. 

 Holly, 2; Do., golden edged, 1. Ivy, common English, E. asp., 2; 

 Do. palmated, of yrs. standing, in various asp., 1 ; Do., Irish, large- 

 leaved, in E. asp., 1. Jasminium officinale, 2. Laurel, common, 2 ; 

 Do., Portugal, 2. Lime, 3. Nectarines and Peaches, on S. and W. 

 walls, 1. Pinus Strobus (Weymouth P.), exposed on E., 1. Plums, 

 Golden drop and Washington, on W. wall, 2. Roses, Gloire de Dijon, 

 fine plants, on S. E. wall, 20 ft., 1 ; Do., Pink China, 2.— Tritoma 

 uvaria, sheltered, 1. Wallflowers, in all asp., except under S. wall, 

 1. Yew, 3. 



Plants uninjured — Yew, neither the Golden-edged or Irish were 

 touched in the most exposed places. 



Observations — Hollies, some escaped injury alongside of others 

 that'were killed nearly to the ground. Those in the most sheltered 

 places were injured the most. We have scarcely a Holly left out 

 of dozens of fine plants 10 to 12 ft. high. Some were killed in to 

 the main stem, others within a foot of the ground. The Golden-edged 

 Holly killed was in a place sheltered from all cutting winds. 



2. Belper.— Mr. W. Moure. 



Gren. Char, of Soil — Light, inclining to sand, rather poor but dry. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 354 ft. ; very bare and exposed to cold E. 

 winds, but not much to frost. 

 Rainfall, 1875—35-83 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost— Oct. 16th to Feb. 1880. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Dec. 7th, ht., 3J ft., 4°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—3 (1), 1 (2)— Broccoli, of 1400 plants, 

 90 p. c, 1. Holly, 2. Laurel, Bay, 2. Laurustinus, 12 plants, 1. 



Observations — With the exception of the above, we have escaped 

 very well ; not having lost a single Rose. In general (with few ex- 



