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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



mum scoparium, 1. Libertia formosa, 2. Mesembryanthemum 

 uncinatum, 1, Olearia Haastii, 1. Osmanthus ilicifolius, 2. Pam- 

 pas grass, 1. Phormium tenax, 1. Piuus Amscensis, 1; P. devo- 

 niana, 1 ; P. patula, 1. Piptanthus nepalensis, 3. Primus ilicifo- 

 lius, 2. Pyrus vestita, var. pyramidalis, 2. Rhamnus alaternus, 2. 

 Robinia Pseud-Acacia, 3. Synara Scolymus, 2. Thea viridis, 4 ft. 

 high, 3. Tritoma uvaria, 2. Yerouica Audersouii, 1 ; V. salicifolia, 

 1 ; V. Traversii, 1. Wallflowers, 1. 



1. H addingtonshire — Haddington, Yester House. — Mr. A. 

 Shearer. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A stiffish clay, but well pulverized aud 

 drained. 



Alt. and Exposure — 420 ft. ; in a hollow, surrounded on all sides 

 by higher ground. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Yester, alt., 425 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 36-03 ins.]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Dec. 3rd [Frost returned 

 Jan. 19th (?) : Tynninghame, 10 ms., N. ; Jan. 19th, 19° : Cold- 

 stream, 23 ms., S.E. ; Jan. 19th, 20°]. 



Min. Temp, and Date — Dec. 4th, 2°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—2 (1), 2 (2), 4 (3)— Apples, 3. Apri- 

 cots, 3. Artichoke, globe, 1, 2. Asparagus, weak, 1880, 3. Aucu- 

 bas, 1, 2. Laurel, common, 3. Laurustinus, 2. 



Observations — Hollies and the Common and Portugal Laurels 

 were all killed on the banks of the Tyne, at Haddington. The in- 

 juries here were not due so much to the frost as to the preceding wet 

 summer. At the time of the frost we had 4 ins. of snow which gave 

 great protection to most plants. No species of Pinus was injured. 



2. North Berwick, Luchie. — Mr. W. M. Alexander. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — A stiff wet clay. 



Alt. and Exposure — On a slight eminence, exposed on all sides ; 

 about 2 ms. from the sea. The gardens and grounds are well shel- 

 tered by woods. 



Rainfall, 1879— [N. Berwick, alt., 80 ft. ; ht., 5 ft. ; 26-60 ins.]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — The first severe frost was 

 in Dec. ; very little in Jan. Feb. 9th, 25° ; occasional frosts till 

 April 26th, 30°, the last. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Dec. 2nd, 13° ; 3rd, 2° ; 4th, 4°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—2 (1), 8 (2), 5 (3)— Agapanthus urn. 



