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INJT7KIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



78, 79 ; Chamcerops excelsa, 10 ft. high, 78, 79 ; Choisya ternata, on 

 wall, a grand old plant, 78, 79 ; Conifers of all kinds (including 

 Araucarias, Cedrus Deodara, and Pinus insignis), 78, 79 ; Desfon- 

 tainea, on walls, 78, 79 ; Escallonia macrantha, on walls, 78, 79 ; 

 Eugenia Ugni, in open, 79 ; Euonynius, 5 or 6 sorts, on walls and 

 in elevated dry places, 78, 79 ; Eurya latifolia, variegated, 78, 79 ; 

 Forsythia viridissima, 78, 79 ; Fremontia ealifornica, on wall, 78, 

 79 ; Japanese shrubs, e.g. Osmanthus, 79 ; Magnolia grandiflora, 



79. Myrtles, some plants, in dry positions, 78, 79. Veronica sali- 

 cifolia, and S. devoniana, 78, 79. Yucca filamentosa, Y. flaccida, and 

 Y. gloriosa, 78, 79. 



Observations — The injury done to shrubs and plants at this place 

 in the winter, 1879-80, was so much less than in the previous 

 winter, that I have given the results of the frosts in both winters. 

 I fear the results of the late severe and continued frosts will be as 

 in 1878-9, as I find plants are injured which were unhurt two years 

 ago. The climate of Anglesea is generally mild and we do not have 

 such extremes of heat or cold as occur in the more inland situations. 

 We have Indian Azaleas, 14, Camellias nearly 20, and Myrtles which 

 must be 40 years old. Bedding plants, as Calceolarias and Pelargo- 

 niums stand out blooming for three summers in succession, without 

 any winter protection. On the banks of the Menai Straits, opposite 

 Bangor, half-hardy plants stand much better than at this place. 

 (Feb. 4th, 1881). 



1. N. Wales — Carnarvon, Bangor, Treborth Park. — Mr. J. 

 Fitzpatrick. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Heavy and clayey. 



Alt. and Exposure — Situate on an eminence between the tubu- 

 lar and suspension bridges, near the sea, and very much exposed at 

 all points, but especially to E., N. and S. 



Rainfall, 1879 — [Carnarvon, dist., 7 ms., S. ; alt., 120 ft. ; ht., 

 1 ft. 1 in. ; 38-87 ins., on 199 days]. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost— -Nov. [Dec. ?] 11th, 27°; 

 12th, 28° ; 13th, 26° ; 14th, 22° ; 15th, 29° : Frost returned [Jan. 

 ?] 22nd, 28° ; 23rd, 26° j 24th, 23° ; 25th, 17° ; 26th, 18° ; 27th, 

 22°; 28th, 21°; 29th, 27°; 30th, 24° [Bodorgan, dist., 10ms.,W.; 

 Dec. 1st to 13th; and from Jan. 19th to 27th.] 



Min. Temps, and Dates— [Dec. ?] 14th, 22°; [Jan. ?] 25th, 17°, 



