DIVISION X. N. COUNTIES. 



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Alt. and Exposure — 50 to 200 ft. ; exposed, S. to W. ; 4 ms., 

 from the sea. 



Rainfall, 1879—36-19 ins. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Oct. 17th to April 30th ; 

 frost on 63 days. 



Min. Temp, and Date — [Cartmel, dist., 21 ms., S.E. ; alt., 

 100 ft.; Dec. 4th, 11°]. 



Plants injured, 1878-79 and 1879-80 — 7 (1), 17 (2), 9 (3) — 

 Abies Morinda, 3. Aucuba japonica, 3. Arbutus, 2. Arundinacea 

 falcata, 1. Berberis Darwinii, 2 ; B. japonica, 3. Broussonetia 

 papyrifera, 2. Camellias, 1. Caragana jubata, 2. Ceanothus, 1. 

 Cercis siliquastrum, 2. Desfontainea spinosa, 1, 2. ElaBagnus, sorts, 

 3. Ericas, 2. Escallonia, 1. Eugenia, 2. Euonymus jap. and 

 vars., 2. Garrya elliptica, 2. Griselinia littoralis, 2. Hibiscus 

 syriacus, 3. Hydrangeas, 2. Laurel, Bay, 3. Laurustinus, 2. 

 Pampas grass, 1, 2. Paulownia imperialis, 2. Pinus insignis, 3. 

 Rhododendrons, Sikkim, 2, 3. Roses, 1, 2, 3. 



Plants uninjured — (Alt., from 300 to 350 ft. ; sheltered from "W. 

 to N.E., by rising ground), Arbutus, Berberis, Desfontainea spinosa 

 (5 ft. high, 18 ft. circ), Escallonia, Euonymus, Fabiana imbricata, 

 Pampas grass, Veronicas. — (Alt., 300 to 600 ft., and growing in the 

 edge of hills with a S. aspect), Conifers, Abies Douglasii, Arau- 

 caria, Cedrus Deodara, Cupressus Lawsoniana, C. macrocarpa, Picea 

 amabilis, P. lasiocarpa, P. nobilis, Pinus excelsa, P. insignis, P. 

 Lambertiana, Sequoia gigantea, Taxodium sempervirens, Thuja 

 gigantea. 



Observations — In an exposed place, a Pinus insignis has made 

 three times as much wood as, and is ten feet taller than, the Birches, 

 Scotch Firs, Larches, Oaks, Pinus austriaca, and other trees planted 

 at the same place and time. 



1. Durham — Darlington, Southend. — Mr. N. Black. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil— Very light with a gravel subsoil. 

 Alt. and Exposure— 140 ft. ; exposed to S.S.W. 

 Rainfall, 1879—22-18 ins. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Dec. 1st and 4th, -5° [Gainford, dist., 

 6 ms., W. ; alt., 225 ft. ; Dec. 3rd, -2°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—4 (1), 2 (2), 1 (3)— Aucuba japonica, 

 2. Cedrus Deodara, 1, 3. Laurel, Portugal, 1. Laurustinus, 2. 



