DIVISION VII. —N. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



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suffered most where shaded. Ligustrum vulgare, sempervirens, 2. 

 Lithospermum prostratum, 2. Magnolia grandiflora, on W. wall, 2. 

 Pampas grass, 1. Picea Lowiana, 2 ; P. Pinsapo, exposed, 1; shel- 

 tered, 3. Pinus insignis, 1. Retinospora lycopodioides, in wet situa- 

 tion, 1. Roses, on Manetti and Standards, 2. Sequoia gigantea, 2. 

 Thymus citriodorus aureus, on rockwork, 2. Veronica salicifolia, 1. 



Observations — Fruit (1880), Apricots bore half-crops only ; 

 Apples on Pyramids, good ; Currants, Black, poor ; but Red and 

 White, good; Gooseberries, good; Peaches, none; Plums, good on 

 some trees ; others bore half-crops only ; Raspberries and Straw- 

 berries, good. 



5. Chesterfield, Ring wood Hall.— Mr. H. Smale. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Heavy loam, with clay subsoil. 



Alt. and Exposure — 400 ft., very exposed to cold cutting winds. 

 Rainfall, 1879 — Year, very rainy, 27*53 ins. 

 Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Sept. 30th to May 7th. 

 Min. Temp, and Date — Dec. 7th, 0° : [Hodsock, dist., 12 ms., 

 N.E.; -5°-8]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—16 (1), 5 (2), 1 (3)— Araucaria imbri- 

 cata, 2. Arbutus, all, 1. Aucuba, 2. Broccoli, 1. Cauliflowers, 1. 

 Cedrus Deodara, 1, 2. Euonymus, all, 1. Fennel, 1. Holly, gold 

 and silver, 3. Hydrangea, 1. Ivy, variegated, where exposed 

 to N., 1. Laurel, Bay, all, 1. Laurel, common, young growth 

 killed where exposed to wind, 2. Laurustinus, 1. Lavander, 1. 

 Pampas grass, 1. Parsley, 1. Quercus Ilex, 2. Roses, many, 1. 

 Sage, 2. Sequoia gigantea, 1. Tritoma, 1. 



6. Cromford, Willersley. — Mr. J. Tissington. 

 G-en. Char, of Soil — Clayey. 



Alt. and Exposure — 140 ft. 

 Rainfall, 1879 — 38 ins. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Dec. 25th [Dec. 7th ?], 2°: [Belper, 

 dist'., 7 ms., S.E. ; Dec. 7th, 4° : Trent Col., dist., 19 ms., S.E. ; Dec. 

 7th, -3°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 2 (1), 5 (2), 2 (3)— Clematis Jack- 

 manni, kd. to grd., 2. Daisies, 1. Hollies, thickly planted, 3. 

 Laurel, Bay, kd. to grd., 2. Laurel, common, 2. Lonicera japonica, 

 kd. to grd., 2. Roses, Stands, on briars, 1, 2 ; on Manettis, 3. 



Observations — Hollies, where planted thickly, lost many shoots ; 

 but those standing in the open were not injured, Roses, ours were 



