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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



not destroyed to the extent that some situated at a lower level* were. 

 Vegetables, these did not grow to half their usual size in consequence 

 of the cold and wet summer. 



7. Wirksworth, Hopton Hall. — Mr. G. Bolas. 



Gfen. Char, of Soil — Calcareous, being entirely on limestone. 



Alt. and Exposure — [Holloway, dist., 4 ms. ; alt., 500 ft.]. 

 Well sheltered from N. E. and N. W. by hills and trees. Westerly 

 hurri canes are broken in the distance by a grove of Beech trees. 



Rainfall, 1879 — [Holloway, ht,, 1 ft. 1 in. ; 38-97 ins., on 178 

 daysj. There were 113 wet days, including 17 heavy rains. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 11th, to March 20th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — [Belper, dist., 7 ms., S.E. ; alt., 344 ft. ; 

 Dec. 7tb, 4°] : Jan. 19th, 28th and 29th, 5° : [Buxton, dist., 17 ms., 

 N.W.; alt., 990 ft. ; Dec. 7th, -3°-8; Jan. 28th, 12°-1]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 8 (1), 18 (2), 13 (3) — Ampelopsis 

 bipinnata, on wall, 2. Apricots, 5 large trees on S. E. wall, 1. Arti- 

 choke, globe, 2. Arundo conspicua, 3. Asparagus, 2. Aucuba, 

 vars., 3. Broccolis, Coolings [?] matchless, 3 ; Leamington, 3 ; 

 Sutton's late Queen, 3 ; Yeitch's self-protecting, 2. — Buddlea globosa, 

 1. Ceanothus americanus, on wall, 2 ; C. dentatus, on wall, 2. Ceras- 

 tiums, 2. Chimonanthus fragrans, on wall, 3. Cistus, gum, 1. 

 Escallonia macrantha, on wall, 3. Euonymus, vars., on wall, 2. 

 Fraxinella, 2. Garrya elliptica, 2. Laurel, Bay, 3. Lavander, old 

 plants, 2. Leycesteria formosa, 3. Ligustrum japonicum, 3. Lilium 

 candidum, 1. Magnolia grandiflora, on wall, 3. Marrubium vul- 

 gare, (Horehound), 1. Mentha Pulegium (Penny -royal), 2. Pampas 

 grass, 2. Passiflora coerulea, on wall, 1. Pernettya, vars., 3. Pole- 

 monium cceruleum, varieg., 2. Rosemary, 2. Roses, Dwfs., 6 p. c, 

 3 ; Stands., 5 p. c, 1 ; 3 p. c, 3. Rue, 1. Sequoia gigantea, 3. 

 Schizostylis coccinea, 2. Spartium junceum, 3. Taxodium sem- 

 pervirens, 3. Tritoma uvaria, 2. Viburnum Awafurki, 3. Vine, 

 purple-leaved, on wall, 2. Yucca filamentosa, 2. 



Plants uninjured — Cherries, Conifers, e.g. Balm of Gilead 

 (Picea balsamea), 3 yrs. old, made extraordinary growth in exposed 

 situations, Larches, Spruces. — Plums, Roses (climbing devoniensis). 



Observations — Ampelopsis, various sorts have done badly and 

 made short growth. Yeitch's was cut down by early frost which 

 shrivelled up the foliage in a day. Apricots, wet oozed out of the 

 morter encrusting the branches. Arundo conspicua, ,has made good 



