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spring, where the soil is wetter. Some trees have suffered very 

 much while others of the same kind have been scarcely at all in- 

 jured only a few yards distant ; as water is much nearer to surface 

 in some places than others. 



6. Lutterworth, Cotesbach Hall. — Mr. E. Hunstone. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Strong; subsoil varying between sand and clay. 

 Alt. and Exposure — [Rugby, dist., 4 ms. ; alt., 383 ft.]. Flat 

 and open. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Rugby, 29-11 ins., on 188 days]. 



Min. Temp, and Bate— Dec. 6th, 0° [Rugby, dist., 4 ms. ; 3°-2]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—9 (1), 8 (2), 1 (3)— Araucaria imbri- 

 cata, many 1, 2. Artichoke, globe, 1. Aucuba japonica, 1, 2. 

 Berberis Darwinii, 2; B. stenophylla, 2. Broccoli, all sorts, 1. 

 Brussels sprouts, 3. Cabbages, Savoy, 2. Holly, 2. Laurel, Bay, 



1. Laurel, common, kd. to grd., shooting from stump, 2 ; L. Por- 

 tugal, 2. Laurustinus, 1. Mahonia Fortunei, 1 ; M. japonica, 1. 

 Quercus Ilex, 2. 



Observation — Every vegetable and herb in the kitchen garden 

 was injured more or less. 



7. Melton Mowbray, Coston. — Rev. A. M. Rendell. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — A cold clay (Lias). 



Alt. and Exposure — About 300 ft. ; somewhat exposed in every 

 direction; but least, to N.E. The ground slopes from N.E. to S.W. 



Rainfall, 1879— Ht., 1 ft.; 29-37 ins., on 207 days. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 13th to Dec. 27th ; 

 with a few days, temp, above 32° ; Jan. 3rd to Feb. 2nd, 1880. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Dec. 2nd, -4°-5 : [Belvoir Castle, dist., 

 8 ms., N. ; alt., 237 ft. ; Dec. 2nd, 0°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 —8 (1), 2 (2), 2 (3)— Cabbages, 1. 

 Cedrus Deodara, 1. Cratasgus Pyracantha, 1. Garry a elliptica, 1. 

 Holly, one plant only, 1. Laurel, common, 1, 2 ; L. Portugal, 1, 



2. Yew, common, 3 ; Irish, 1, 3. 

 Plants uninjured — Hollies. 



Observations — The trees and shrubs greatly injured, (2) were kd. 

 to grd., but have since sprouted. 



1. Lincolnshire — Gainsborough, Gate Burton. — Mr. S. Ste- 

 phenson. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Various, but principally a strong clay. 



