DIVISION IX. YORKSHIRE. 



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Rainfall, 1879 — Nearly 33 ins. [Leyburn, dist., 6 ms., W. ; 

 alt., 660 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 29-87 ins ]. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 29th, 22°, continued 

 to Dec. 25th. 



Min. Temps, and Bates — Dec. 4th, -9° [Aysgarth, dist., 14 ms., 

 W. ; alt., 660 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 2°-7]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—5 (1), 2 (2), 1 (3)-Berberis, 1. Ce- 

 drus Deodara, large tree not much exposed, 1. Hollies, all kinds, 2. 

 Laurel, common, 1 ; Do. Portugal, 1. Roses, all Stands., 1 ; 10,000 

 lost in Bedale (Fowler) ; 15,000 Dwfs. and Stands., in York (Back- 

 house). Yew, 2 ; Do. Irish, 3. 



2. York, Beningbrough Hall — Mr. A. Foster. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Alluvial, on clay ; on New Red Sandstone 

 formation. 



Alt. and Exposure — About 50 ? ft. ; on banks of River Ouse. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Thirsk, dist., 14 ms., N.W. ; alt., 118 ft. ; ht., 

 1 ft. ; 28-35 ins.]. 



Bate of Onset and Buration of Frost — Nov. 13th, followed by 

 8 days of frost : 27 days in Dec. ; 19 in Jan. 



Min. Temps, and Bates — Dec. 7th, -2° : [York, dist., 7 ms., E. ; 

 alt., 55 ft.; Dec. 6th, 0°; Dec. 7th, -4°-25]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—6 (1), 10 (2), 2 (3)— Arbutus, kd. to grd., 

 2. Aucubas, 2. Berberis Darwinii, 1. Cotoneaster japonica, 2. Gar- 

 rya elliptica, 1, 2. Holly, 2. Laurel, Bay, 2. Laurel, common, 2 ; 

 Do. Portugal, very old, 2. Laurustinus, 1. Ligustrum japouicum, 

 latifolium, 3. Rhododendron ponticum, 50 yrs., 1. Roses, Stands., 

 1, 2. Sequoias, lost leaders, 3. Yew, probably from wet soil, 1, 2. 



3. York, Whitwell Hall.— E. Y. Harcourt, Esq. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Chiefly clay, with some sand over oolite. 

 Alt. and Exposure— About 280 ft. ; with some shelter by trees on 

 all sides. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Malton, dist., 6 ms., N ; alt., 75 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 

 23-28 ins.]. 



Bate of Onset and Buration of Frost — Nov. 13th ; with little 

 interruption till Dec. 31st. Frost returned Jan. 16th, and lasted 3 

 weeks. 



Min. Temp, and Bate— Dec. 7th, 0°-l. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — Laurels, common and Portugal, a few 

 1 and 2, many 3. Roses, many 1. 



