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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



Reports. 



1. Argyll — Lochgilphead, Kilmory. — Mr. A. Brown. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Stiff clay, in general. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 200 ft. ; exposed to S.W. 

 Rainfall, 1879—49-8 ins. 



Min. Temps, and Bates — Dec. 4th, 12° : [Eallabus, (Islay), dist., 

 20 ms.,W; alt., 71 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 16°-4 : Rothesay, dist., 25 ms., 

 E. ; alt., 116 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 18°-5]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—3 (1), 6 (2), 8 (3)— Aristolochia sem- 

 pervirens, 2. Arundo conspicua, 2. Bignonia grandiflora, 3. Bud- 

 dlea Lindleyana, 2. Broccoli, 1. Camellias, 3. Escallonia ptero- 

 cladia, 3. Eugenia Ugni, 2. Fuchsia, 2. Garrya elliptica, 3. 

 Hedera algeriensis, 3. Leptospermum lanigerum, 3. Mitraria coc- 

 cinea, 2. Pampas grass, 3. Rhus Typhina, 1. Spartium junceum, 

 1. Tritoma uvaria, 3. 



2. Lochgilphead, Poltalloch. — Mr. J. Russell. 



G-en. Char, of Soil — A sandy loam, with a sand and gravel 

 subsoil. 



Alt. and Exposure — 65 ft. ; exposed to S. and E. 

 Rainfall, 1879—43-63 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Oct. 16th to Jan. 31st, 

 1880, with exception of short intervals. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Dec. 4th, 10° : [Rothesay, dist., 20 ms., 

 S.E. ; alt., 116 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 18°-5]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 6 (3) — Ampelopsis Veitchii, 3. Cea- 

 nothus azureus, on wall, 3. Escallonia macrantha, 3. Eugenia 

 apiculata, 3. Hypericum nepalense, 3. Phillyrea latifolia, 3. 



Observations — The summer of 1879 was wet, sunless and cold 

 throughout, although the rainfall was about the average for the 

 whole year ; consequently vegetables never came to perfection, and 

 some almost refused to grow, especially Cabbages, Celery and French 

 Beans, late crops of Cauliflowers, &c. Trees and shrubs were not 

 much injured, owing to the proximity to the sea ; but the imperfect 

 ripening of the wood in 1879 told seriously on the fruit crops of 

 1880. 



3. Oban, (10 ms., N.E. of).— Mr. J. McGlashan. 



