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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 187?-°0. 



orientalis, aurea, 3. Cas^anea vesca, 3. Cistns laclaniferus, 3. Coto- 

 neaster Simonsii, 2. Cupressus Lawsoniana, 3. Cytisus, white and 

 yellow Broom, 2. Furze, fl. pi., 1. Gooseberries, 3. Holly, 2. 

 Ivy, 2. Laurel, common, 2 ; Do. var. caucasica, 3 ; Do. Portugal, 

 3. Laurustinus, 1 , 2. Leycesteria formosa, 2. Ligustrum vulgare, 

 3. Mulberry, young tree, 1. Roses, 2. Spartium junceum, 2. 

 Spiraea, several shrubby species, 3. Ulmus stricta (?), 3. Yew, 

 many outer shoots, browned, 3. 



Plants uninjured — Andromeda floribunda, Apples, hardy Azaleas, 

 Cherries, Currants, Cytisus Laburnum, Kalmia latifolia, Liriodendron 

 tulipifera, Pears, Plums, Easpberries, Rhododendrons (white and 

 lilac), and Walnuts. 



Observations — Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum), Tree Ivy, 

 Common Laurel, some plants of Laurustinus, and Leycesteria for- 

 mosa, though killed to the ground, have shot up again (Oct. 17, 1880). 



5. Loughborough. — Mr. W. Tillerton. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Sandy, a sandy gravel, medium, and clay. 



Alt. and Exposure — [Victoria Street, 169 ft.] ; N. winds pre- 

 vailed through most of the winter. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Victoria St., ht., 10 ins. ; 26-15 ins, on 184 days]. 



Min. Temp, and Bate— [Dec. 2nd and 8th, 1° 5]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—25 (1), 37 (2), 26 (3)— Antirrhinum, 

 1, 2. Apples, late sorts, 3. Araucaria imbricata, 2, 3. Arbutus, 

 1, 2. Artichoke, globe, 1, 2. Aucuba, 1, 2. Berberis sp., 1, 2, 3. 

 Blackberry, 1, 2, 3. Broccoli, 1, 2. Brussels sprouts, 2, 3. Cab- 

 bages, 1, 2, 3. Carnations, 2, 3. Cauliflower, 1. Cedrus Deodara, 



1, 2, 3. Cineraria acanthifolia, 1, 2. Cryptomeria japonica, 2, 3. 

 Furze, 1, 2. Helianthus, hardy, 1, 2. Helleborus, 3. Hollies, 1 

 (mostly on side), 2, 3. Ivy, sorts, 2, 3. Jasminum, 2, 3. Kale, 

 curled, 1, 2. Larch, 3. Laurel, Bay, 1, 2. Laurel, common, 2, 3 ; 

 Do. Portugal, 3. Laurustinus, 1, 2. Lavander, 1, 2,, 3. Nectarines, 



2, 3. Peaches, 2, 3. Phillyrea, 2. Privet, 1, 2. Quercus Ilex, 2, 



3, Rosemary, 1, 2, 3. Roses, 1, 2. Rue, 1, 2, 3. Sage, 1, 2. 

 Stocks, Brompton, 1, 2, 3. Thyme, 1, 2. Vines, 3. Wallflowers, 

 1, 2. Walnuts, 2, 3. 



Observations — Apples, late growth not having ripened, accounts 

 for their injury. Common Laurels, a whole hedge 40 or 50 yrds. 

 long had to be cut to the ground ; and much larger ones on clay 

 land. The winter's effects have been especially noticeable this 



