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scarcely produced a well flavoured specimen this season. The Labur- 

 num is almost the only flowering tree that has produced a good crop 

 of blossom, and kept up its credit as one of the hardiest and best of 

 our ornamental trees. 

 3.Ed[nburg h, Royal Botanical Gardens. — Mr. J. Sadler * 

 Rainfall, 1879— [Alts., 230—300 ft. ; mean of 4 estimates, 28-10 

 ins.]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — In Nov. the therm, was 

 at or below 32° on 17 mornings ; the lowest readings being on the 

 following dates :— 2nd, 23° ; 3rd, 26° ; 4th, 21° ; 14th, 20° ; 15th, 

 25°; 22nd, 27°; 23rd, 28°; 28th, 25°; 29th, 18°; 30th, 19°. In 

 Dec, the therm, was at or below 32° 23 times. From the 1st to the 

 13th there was hard frost every night, viz., 1st, 23° ; 2nd, 21° ; 3rd, 

 4°; 4th, 1°; 5th, 19°; 6th, 21°; 7th, 17°; 8th, 15°; 9th, 21°; 

 10th, 22° ; 11th, 20° ; 12th, 250 . 13thj 2 8° On 8 mornings there 

 was no frost. On the 25th the temp, was 35°, but on the 26th it 

 was 20°. The temp, of the 4th, 1°, is the lowest registered since 

 Dec. 24th, 1860, -6°. In Jan., the therm, was at or below 32° on 

 21 mornings. The following were the seven lowest readings: — 

 12th, 23°; 14th, 23°; 19th, 19°; 20th, 23°; 21st, 24°; 26th, 19°; 

 27th, 24°. From the 1st to the 7th there was no frost, and during 

 the day the therm, generally ranged from 42° to 52°, but although 

 the weather was extremely mild for the season, spring vegetation 

 made no progress owing to the decided check it received in Dec. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Dec. 4th, 1° ; Jan. 19th and 26th, 19° 

 [Leith, dist., 2 ms. ; alt., 22 ft.; Dec. 4th, 7°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—22 (1),17 (2), 10 (3)— Abies bracteata, 

 3. Araucaria imbricata, 3. Arbutus Unedo, 2. Aucuba japonica, 

 2. Azara integrifolia, 3. Benthamia fragifera, 1. Callistemon 

 salicifolium, 2. Ceanothus azureus, 1. Chamaebatia foliolosa, 1. 

 Cordyline australis, 2. Cupressus macrocarpa, 2. Dacrydium Frank- 

 linii, 3. Edwardsia microphylla, 1. Erica arborea, 1 ; E. codo- 

 nodes, 1 ; E. mediterranea, 2. Eurybia Gunnii, 3 ; E. ilicifolia, 3 ; 

 E. Traversii, 1. Fitzroya patagonica, 2. Hydrangea japonica. 

 2. Iberis gibraltarica, 1; I. sempervirens, 1. Ilex dipyrena, 1. 

 Lam-el, Bay, 2. Laurel, common, 3. Laurustinus, 2. Leptosper- 



* Report on Temps, during the Winter, 1879-80, by J. Sadler, F.R.Ph.S., 

 (Curator). 



