DIVISION XIII. — (SCOTLAND) S.E. COUNTIES. 



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Plants injured, 1879-80—5 (1), 25 (2), 4 (3)— Acer Negundo, 

 var., 2. Apples, buds kd., 3 ; stands., 2. Berberis, 2. Broccoli, 

 all sorts (excepting "Knight's variegated"), 1. Brussels sprouts, 

 one-half, 1. Box, 1. Cabbages, autumn-planted, 3; German Greens, 

 3 ; Savoys, one-half, 1. Cedrus Deodara, kd. to grd., 2. Clematis, 

 2. Cotoneaster microphylla, 2 ; C. Simmonsii, 2. Elms, 2. Escal- 

 lonia macrantha, 2. Guelder Rose, 2. Hollies, green and variegated, 

 2. Ivy, 2. Laurel, common, 2 ; Do. Portugal, 2. Leeks, 3. Li- 

 bocedrus decurrens, 2. Lilac, 2. Menziesia polifolia, 2. Osmanthus, 

 1. Peaches, young wood, kd. on walls, 2. Pear, buds kd., 3 ; 

 stands., 2. Pernettya mucronata, 2. Privet, 2. Rhododendrons, 2. 

 Roses, sorts, and every where, kd. to grd., 2. Sequoia gigantea, 2. 



1. Edinburgh — Dalkeith, Oxenford Castle. — Mr. A. Anderson. 

 Qen. Char, of Soil — A heavy loam or clay, on gravel ; with 



some places on a blue retentive clay. 



Alt. and Exposure — 450 ft. ; exposed to S. and W. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Dalkeith, alt., 183 ft. ; ht., 4 ins. ; 26-83 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — From the beginning until 

 the end of Dec, excepting the 17th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Dec. 4th, ht., 4 ft. ; 0°. On grd., -5°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—3 (1), 8 (2), 6 (3)— Alaternus lati- 

 folius, 2. Ampelopsis Veitchii, on heavy soil, on wall, one plant, 3. 

 Aucuba japonica, 2. Berberis Darwinii, 3. Cotoneaster microphylla, 

 in a few places, 3. Cryptomeria elegans, 3 ; C. japonica, 2. Euca- 

 lyptus globulus, 1. Euonymus radicans, albus variegatus, 2. Fuch- 

 sias, 2. Garry a elliptica, on wall, 2. Laurustinus, sorts, 2. Ligus- 

 trum japonicum, 1. Retinospora plumosa, aurea, 3. Rosemary, 1. 

 Roses, china, 2 ; sorts, 3. 



Observations — We had comparatively little injury done, every 

 thing being covered with six inches of snow ; Globe Artichoke (un- 

 protected), Broccoli (laid flat in Nov., and well covered with manure) 

 and Lettuce (on sloping bank), all stood well. 



2. Dalkeith, Palace Gardens. — Mr. M. Dunn. 



G-en. Char, of Soil — A light warm, sandy loam, on an open, dry 

 and gravelly subsoil. 



Alt. and Exposure — 190 ft. ; 3 ms. from the sea, the ground 

 sloping to N., towards the Forth of Forth ; but well sheltered in all 

 directions, excepting S.E., by heavy timber, favourably placed 



