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INJURIES 10 PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



Quercus Ilex, 1. Roses, Dwfs., about 400 vars., 1. 



2. Fence Houses, Lambton Castle. — Mr. J. Hunter. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A heavy and retentive clay on quick sand. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 15 ft. ; exposed to N., E., and subject to E. 

 winds ; situate, 8 ms., from the sea. 

 Rainfall, 1879—23-49 ins. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 12th to Dec. 27th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Dec. 4th, -5° : [Chester-le-Street, dist., 

 2 ms., S. ; Dec. 3rd, 10 p.m., 0° ; 4th, 4 a.m., -6° ; 5th, -5° : Dur- 

 ham, alt., 340 ft.; Dec. 4th, 4°*4]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—24 (1), 17 (2), 11 (3)— Apples, 2, 3. 

 Araucaria imbricata, 1, 2. Aucubas, 1. Box, 3. Broom, 1, 2, 3. 

 Cedrus Deodara, 1, 2. Cotoneaster, sorts, 1, 2. Crataegus Pyra- 

 cantha, 1, 2, 3. Cryptomeria elegans, 1, 2. Cupressus Lawsoniana, 

 1, 2. Euonymus, 1. Garry a elliptica, 1. Genista, 1. Hawthorn, 

 1, 2, 3. Holly, 1, 2, 3. Ivy, sorts, 1, 2, 3. Laurel, Bay, 1. Laurel, 

 sorts, 1. Laurustinus, 1. Magnolia, 1. Oak, 1, 2, 3. Pears, 1, 2, 

 3. Pinus Laricio, 1, 2. Privet, 1, 2, 3. Sequoia gigantea, 1, 2. 

 Yews, 75 p. c. kd., 1, 2, 3. 



Observations — Broom, suffered less in proportion to exposure. 

 Hollies, the silver and golden vars. stood better than the green. 

 Pears, were full of vigour and suffered more than apples. 



3. Ryton, Crowcrook. — Mr. W. Charlton. 



Rainfall, 1879 — [Stamfordham, dist., 7 ms., N. ; alt., 400 ft. ; 

 ht., 1 ft. ; 27-04 ins.]. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — [Farnham, dist., 6 ms., E. ; Dec. 4th, 

 2° : Bywell, dist., 6 ms., W. ; Dec. 4th, 8°-5 : Corbridge, dist., 9 ms., 

 W. ; alt., 270 ft. ; Dec. 4th, -5°]. 



Plants injured, 1879 — 5 (1), 6 (2) — Aucuba, 2. Furze, in many 

 places, 1. Garrya elliptica, kd. to grd., 2. Hollies, common and 

 variegated, 30 to 40 ft., 2. Ivy, especially very large plants, nearly 

 100 yrs. old, 1. Laurel, Bay, large plants, 1. Laurels, common, 2 ; 

 Do. Portugal, 2. Roses, 1, and kd. to grd., 2. Sequoia gigantea, 

 large plant, 1. 



Observations — Roses, had to be cut to the ground ; except Gloire 

 de Dijon and Marechal Niel. The rest that survived were all H.Ps. 



4. Stockton, Grindon. — Mr. W. Doxford. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Twelve inches of ordinary loam on a subsoil 

 of clay (loosed . 



