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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



Montgomery. Min. Rainfall, Mellington Hall, alt., 550 ft. ; 

 ht., 1 ft. 6 ins. ; 28 "80 ins., on 197 days. : max., Lluest fawr, alt., 

 990 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 53-80 ins. Min. temp., Powis Castle, alt., 420 

 ft. ; Dec. 3rd, 12° ; Jan. 20th and 27th, 12°: Churchstoke, alt., 549 

 ft. ; Dec. 2nd, 15°-2 ; Jan. 20th, 13°-2. ^ 



Plants injured (Anglesea and X. Wales), 1879-80 — 26 (1), 33 

 (2), 33 (3), total at 4 places. 



S. Wales — Caermarthen. Summer, very wet ; winter, dry. 

 Frost early, but lasting long and very severe (Llandovery). Min. 

 Rainfall, Dynevor Castle, alt., 236 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 47 03 ins., on 

 203 days : max., Narberth, alt., 158 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 53-38 ins., on 

 191 days. Min. temps., Caermarthen, alt., 188 ft. ; Dec. 5th, 17°-9; 

 Jan. 22nd, 15°-7. 



Cardigan. Min. Rainfall, Gogerddan, alt., 80 ft.; ht., 1ft.; 

 43-38 ins., on 202 days : max., Machynlleth, alt., 1380 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 

 62-00 ins. Min. temp., Gogerddan, alt., 80 ft. ; Nov. 30th, 13° ; 

 Dec. 4th, 20°. 



Glamorgan. Spring and summer, very wet ; winter qrs., dry 

 (Merthyr Tydfil). Greater part of Oct. and Nov. fine (Margam Pk.). 

 Min. rainfall, Buttrill, alt., 250 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 38-21 ins., on 121 

 days : max., Neath, alt., 240 ft. ; ht., 1 ft, ; 53-21 ins., on 210 days. 

 Min. temps., St. Fagan's Castle, alt., 100 ft.; Dec. 7th, 12°; Jan. 

 21st., 22° : Cardiff, alt., 43 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 19°-2 ; Jan. 21st, 18°. 



Pembroke. Spring very severe ; summer cold and wet ; Oct. and 

 Nov., fine and very dry. Min. rainfall, St. Ann's Head, alt., 150 

 ft. ; ht., 8 ins. ; 34-45 ins., on 198 days : max., Narberth, ht., 52-61 

 ins., on 204 days. Min. temps., Slebech, Dec. 5th and 7th, 7° : 

 Haverfordwest, Dec. 5th, 11°; Jan. 21st, 15°-1 : St. David's, alt., 

 189 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 21°-6 : St. Ann's Head, alt., 150 ft. ; Dec. 4th 

 and 5th, 26°. 



Plants injured (S. Wales), 1879-80—45 (1), 57 (2), 41 (3), total 

 at 6 places. 



Monmouth. Very low temp., all the year, excepting one week. 

 Rainfall, heavy in earlier months ; Oct. and Nov., dry. Min. rain- 

 fall, Dingestow Court, alt., 250 ? ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 31-82 ins. : max., 

 Ebbw Vale, alt., 918 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 63-70 ins., on 218 days. Min. 

 temp., Llanfrechfa, alt., 320 ft, ; Dec. 27th, 20°. 



