DIVISION XI. ANGLESEA, WALES AND MONMOUTH. 11& 



and 26th, 18° [Llandudno, dist., 15 ms., N.W.; alt., 79 ft. ; Dec. 

 2nd, 25°-5 ; 4th and 5th, 23°; Jan. 21st, 24°-2 : Colwyn Bay, dist., 

 8 ms., E. ; alt., 180 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 20°]. 

 Plants injured, 1879 — None. 



Plants uninjured — Ceanothus Veitchii, Escallonia macrantha, 

 Garrya elliptica and a Gloire de Dijon Rose growing on a N.E. 

 wall had no other protection than some litter about the roots. 

 Similarly, Chorozema ilicifolia and Lapagerea rosea grown as 

 creepers up the glass in a cold lean-to house with N. aspect were 

 uninjured. 



1. Denbigh — Abergele, Hafodunos. — Mr. J. McNair. 



Gen. Char, of Soil— A rich clayey loam, resting on rotten whin- 

 stone ; some parts light and friable. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 750 ft. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Garthewin, alt., 363 ft. ; ht., 1 ft ; 36-85 ins., 

 on 146 days]. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — [Nant-y-Glyn, dist., 5 ms. ?, W. ; alt., 

 180 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 20° : Llandudno, dist., 10 ms., W. ; alt., 79 ft, ; 

 Dec. 4th and 5th, 23° ; Jan. 21st, 24°-2]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80— 10 (1), 19 (2), 13 (3) — Abies Mo- 

 rinda, 3. Aralia spinosa, 1. Araucaria imbricata, 1, 2 ; on higher 

 grd., 3. Berberis Darwinii, 1, 2. Broccoli, 1. Brussels sprouts, 1. 

 Cabbages, Savoys, 2. Ceanothus azureus, on wall, 1. Cedrus Deo- 

 dara, 3 ; C. D. robusta, 3. Celery, 2. Cephalotaxus Fortunei, 2. 

 Desfontainea spinosa, 1. Escallonia macrantha, on wall, lj E. pte- 

 rocladon, 1. Euonymus japonicus, variegatus, on wall, 2. Fitzroya 

 patagonica, 3. Garrya elliptica, 2. Gunnera scabra, 2. Holly, 3; 

 Do. latifolium, 2. Jasminum Reevesii, on wall, 1. Kalmia latifolia, 

 3. Laurel, common, 2 ; Do. Portugal, 3. Laurustinus, 2. Mag- 

 nolia grandiflora, 2. Pampas grass, 2. Pernettya, sp., 3. Picea 

 bracteata, 3 j P. Webbiana, 2. Pinus insignis, 1. Prumnopitys elegans, 

 2. Quercus glabra, 2; Q. Ilex, 3. Rhododendrons, 3. Roses, 

 Banksian, 1 ; others, 2. Salisburia, 3. Skimmia japonica, 2. Tri- 

 toma uvaria, 2. 



Plants uninjured — Picea Webbiana, the finest specimen. 



2. Colwtn, Nant-y-Glyn.— Mr. A. O. Walker, F.L.S., F.M.S. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Stony, mostly of decomposed Wenlock shale, 



which is near the surface in many parts of the garden. , 



