DIVISION XV. — (SCOT.) W. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



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Gen. Char, of Soil — Of a pure peaty nature. 



Alt. and Exposure — 20 ft., exposed to W. and 8.W. 



Rainfall, 1879 — 74 ins. ; av., 63 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Dec. 1st., occasionally, 

 till Feb. 2nd. 

 Min. Temp, and Date— Jan. 12th, 18°. 



Observations — Of plants killed, I may say there has been few or 

 none. The winters are generally mild; snow lying but a short 

 time. I am obliged to store in cold pits, not so much against 

 frost, as the excessive moisture which prevails here. Arbutus, Por- 

 tugal Lam-el and Laurustinus are never affected by frosts. 



1. Bute — Corrie, Arran. — Rev. D. Landsborough.* 

 Alt. and Exposure — Level of high-water ; separate from the high- 

 water mark by a roadway only. Protected on N. and partially on 

 E. by woods, hills, 3000 ft., rising immediately behind. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Pladda, dist., 15 ms., S. ; alt., 55 ? ft. ; 33-52 

 ins. : Rothesay (Bute), dist., 15 ms., N". ; alt., 116 ft. ; 50*43 ins., 

 on 213 days]. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Dec. 1st and 3rd, 31° ; Jan. 12th and 

 21st, 31° ; Feb. 26th, 36°. The min. temps, being about 12° or 14° 

 above those of Glasgow. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—4 (1), 3 (2 ?), 4 (3)— Casuarina quad- 

 rivalvis, 1. Cordyline australis ; C. indivisa, and C. Veitchii, injured, 

 [2 ?]. Cyathea medullaris, 1. Dicksonia squarrosa, much browned, 

 [3 ?]. Eucalyptus globulus, 2. Griselinia macrophylla, 1. Rubus 

 australis, 3. Thamnopteris australaica, 1. Todea superba, 3. 



Plants uninjured — Acacia melanoxylon, Aspidium coriaceum, 

 Asplenium falcatum, A. lucidum, Camellias double white and single 

 red, Coccoloba vespertilionis, Cunninghamia sinensis ?, Desfontainea 

 spinosa, Dicksonia antarctica, Edwardsia grandiflora, Eleeagnus 

 japonicus variegatus, Eucalyptus " pendulous," Lomaria sp., Myrtle 

 double, Photinia serrulata, Quercus Suber (at Brodick Castle), Todea 

 hymenophylloides. 



1. Dumbarton— Alexandria, Auchendennan. — Mr. A. Scott. 



* Hep. on T«mps. t WinUr, 1879-80, by J. Sadler, p. 18, 



