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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



Keports. 



1. Cheshire — Manchester, Cheadle. — Mr. R. Mackillar. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A brown loam ; in some cases resting on 

 gravel. 



Alt. and Exposure — [Altringham, dist., 5 ms. ; 115 ft.] low and 

 sheltered. 



Rainfall, 1879 — 31-86 ins. ; min., Nov., 1-91 ins. ; max., Aug., 

 5-09 ins. ; total below average. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — About Nov. 26th to Jan. 

 30th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — [Dec. 7th ?] below 0° : [Manchester, 

 dist., 6 ms., N. ; alt., 194 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 10°] Jan. 17th to 24th, 

 severe. 



Plants injured, 1878-79 and 1879-80 — 7 (1), 10 (2)— Aucuba 

 japonica, 2. Box, 1, 2. Broccoli, 1. Cedrus Deodara, 1, 2. Holly, 

 1, 2. Laurel, common, kd. to grd., 2 ; Do. Portugal, kd. to grd., 2. 

 Laurustinus, all, 1. Lithospermum fruticosum, a fine bed, entirely, 

 1. Picea Pinsapo, 20 ft., spoilt, 2. Quercus Ilex, all but kd., 2. 

 Sequoia gigantea, much disfigured, 2. Strawberries, 2. Taxodium 

 sempervirens, 1. 



Plants uninjured — Cedrus Deodara (sheltered all round and in a 

 thoroughly dry place), Pinus excelsa, Rhododendrons. 



Observations — On a dry situation the following stood well, 

 though slightly touched, — Aucubas, Hollies (except where branches 

 of trees hung over them, parts of hedges being then killed or much 

 injured), Common Laurel (had to be cut to grd., again recovering), 

 Strawberries (many of these were so injured that a very poor crop 

 followed in 1880 ; those plants with exposed stems suffered the most). 



2. Nantwich, Cholmondeley Castle. — Mr. T. Malcolm. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — The upper part of the garden is a light 

 loam, the lower part being on clay. 



Alt. and Exposure— 42 ft. ; the kitchen garden is situated low 

 and is very damp. It is subject to late spring frosts. 



Rainfall, 1879—35-45 ins. ; av. of 10 yrs., 1870-79, 35-97 ins. ; 

 max., 1872, 51-68 ins. ; min., 1876, 26*20 ins. The greatest draw- 

 back in 1879 was the absence of sunshine and the continual damp- 

 ness of the air ; and not so much the quantity of rain. 



