DIVISION VIII. N. W. COUNTIES. 



95 



Alt. and Exposure — About 35 ft., above the Estuary of the Rib- 

 ble ; exposed from E. to AY. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Ht., 2 ft. ; 34-32 ins., on 244 days]. 



Date of Onset and. Duration of Frost — Nov. 14th and 15th, 27° ; 

 frost from 29 to Dec. 13; from Dec. 18th to 21st ; Jan. 12th to 

 15th ; 20th to 30th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Dec. 4th, 13° ; 5th and 7th, 22° ; Jan. 

 20th, 20° ; 27th, 21°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—11 (1), 13 (2), 5 (3)— Apples, a few 

 8 yrs. old, E. side of hedge, all, 1. Araucaria imbricata, 2. Arbutus 

 Unedo, 1. Artichoke, globe, 1. Aucuba japonica, male, 1 ; female, 

 3. Azalea amcena, recovering, 2. Berberis Darwinii, kd. to grd., 2. 

 Ceanothus azureus, 1. Cedrus Deodara, in shady place, 1; else- 

 where, 2. Clematis, hybs., a few old plants, 1 ; others, 3. Escal- 

 lonia macrantha, kd. to grd., 2. Euonymus, many sorts, kd. to grd., 

 2. Furze, 1. Holly, young growth, kd., 3. Hydrangeas, kd. to grd., 2. 

 Jasminum, large yellow, 1. Laurel, common, kd. to grd., 2 ; Do. 

 Portugal, kd. to grd., 2. Laurustinus, 1 ; kd. to grd., 2. Ligus- 

 trum japonicum ovalifolium, 2. Lonicera brachypoda aureo-reticu- 

 lata, fine plant, 16 yrs., on S. wall, kd. to grd., 2. Rhododendrons, 

 lost fir. buds, 3. Rosemary, 1. Roses, red and pink China, H. P.'s, 

 and Teas, all kd. to grd., 2. Salisburia adiantifolia, 3. Veronica, 1. 



3. Rochdale, One Ash. — Mr. B. Thompson. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Light and tenaceous, of the Upper Coal 

 Measures; subsoil, clay. 



Alt. and Exposure — 473 ft. ; exposed to N., N.E. and E. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Ht., 3 ft. 7 ins. ; 35-77 ins., on 200 days]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Oct. 15th and 16th; then 

 occasionally till Nov. 21st ; then 41 days, continuously, till Jan. 1st ; 

 then 8 days thaw, followed by 26 days of frost. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Bee. 7th, 8°-5 ; Jan. 20th, 8°-8. 



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

 Blackberry, American, 1. Daphne Mezereum, 1. Holly, 2. Pinus 

 excelsa, 1. Polyanthus, 1. Raspberries, 2. Rhododendrons, 3. 

 Roses, 1, 2. Strawberries, 1. Violets, 1. 



Plants uninjured — Myrtles (broad leafed Roman) unprotected. 



