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fered more than any thing from the severe hail-storms and frost in 

 the spring. Shrubs — Laurel, common, 30 plants, 1 ; Laurustinus, 

 1, 2 ; Sequoia gigantea, 3 ; Thujas, 3. Vegetables — Cabbages &c, 

 15 p. c, were nipped by the frost. 



3. Horncastle, Hemingby. — Mr. E. S. Bengough. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A sandy loam and gravel ; subsoil, mostly 

 a white clay. 



Alt. and Exposure — In a shallow valley of the wolds, running 

 N. N. W. and S. S. E. 



Rainfall, 1879 — [Horncastle, dist., 3 ms., Queen Street; alt , 

 100 ft.; ht., 1 ft. ; 31-01 ins.]. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 22nd to Dec. 28th ; 

 Jan. 19th to Feb. 5th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Dec 7th, -0°-5 [Bucknall, dist., 6 ms., 

 S.E. ; alt., 150 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 0° : Bloxholm, dist., 16 ms., S.W. ; 

 alt., 20ft. ; Dec. 7th, -6°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—4 (1), 6 (2), 2 (3)— Amaryllis Bella- 

 donna, no firs , 1880, 3. Aucuba japonica, 2. Broccoli, 2. Cauli- 

 flower, 2, 3. Laurel, common, some planted in Aug., 1 ; others, 2 ; 

 Do. Portugal, 2 Lonicera sempervirens, kd. to grd., 2. Pampas 

 grass, newly planted, 1. Roses, Gloire de Dijon, old, 1 in. diam., 

 over a trellis, 1. Yew, one closely clipped, 1. 



Observations — Portugal Laurel, did not show signs of injury 

 but the foliage began to fall in the spring ; and most of them had to 

 be cut down to the ground. 



4. Sleaford, Bloxholm. — Mr. D. Lumsden. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Calcareous. 



Alt. and Exposure — 20 ft. ; not exposed, but suffer much from 

 late spring frost. 



Rainfall, 1879— Ht„ 1 ft. ; 31-64 ins., on 161 days. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 21st, continuing to 

 Dec. 28th. 



Min. Temp, and Date — Dec. 2nd, -3° ; 7th, 6°. Never below 

 zero, since the winter, 1860-61. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—14 (1), 21 (2), 5 (3)— Abies Morinda, 2. 

 Apples, 2. Araucaria imbricata, fine trees, 1. Arbutus Unedo, 1. 

 Aucuba japonica, male and female, kd. to grd., but starting again, 2. 

 Arundo conspicua, 2. Box, 3. Broom, 3. Cedrus Deodara, 2. Coto- 

 neaster microphylla, 2. Cryptomeria japonica, 3. Euonymus japo- 



