DIVISION XVI. (SCOT.) E. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 155 



Plants uninjured — Trees and shrubs, none hurt, including Arau- 

 carias and other evergreens, as Indian Rhododendrons, which have 

 stood well ; they are large and fine with many flower buds (1880). 



Observations — Apples, many were nearly killed, but with the 

 present fine season have recovered. Apricots, are bearing no fruit, 

 but are forming fine wood. Hollies, many showed signs of decay in 

 Feb. and March, with a heavy load of fruit, the berries not having 

 been ripe in Dec. ; they have now quite recovered. Peaches, bore no 

 fruit, but are forming fine wood. 



3. Pittenweem, Grangemuir. — Mr. H. Rose. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A stiff loam, the garden requiring ridging 

 over in the winter. 



Alt. and Exposure— -100 ft. ; exposed to E. and S. gales ; 1J ms. 

 from the sea. 



Rainfall, 1879— [Elie, dist., 4 ms., S. ; alt., 30 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 

 31-30 ins.]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Severest frost from Dec. 

 13th to 20th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Between Dec. 13 and 20th, 8° : [Colins- 

 burgh, dist., 3 ms., W. ; Dec. 4th, -1° : Kembach, dist., 8 ms., N. ; 

 alt., 98ft. ; Dec. 4th, 5th, 7°: Carnoustie, dist., 20 ms., N. ; alt., 

 288 ft. ; Dec. 13th, 9°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—5 (1), 1 (2), 2 (3)— Broccoli, almost 

 all, 1. Laurels, common, 3. Laurustinus, 2. Penstemons, 1. Roses, 

 dwfs., 3; stands., single trees, 1. Thuja, sp., 12 ft., 1. Veronica 

 Andersoni, 8 or 9 yrs. old, 1. 



1. Forfar— Carnoustie. — Mr. T. Mitchell. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A light friable loam on whinstone, rotten 

 sandstone and " till." 



Alt. and Exposure — 288 ft. ; dist., 3 ms., S., from the sea, to 

 which it slopes gradually ; but at a distance of half a mile, N., it rises 

 to 100 ft. higher. Exposed fully to W. wind. 



Rainfall, 1879 — [Craigton, dist., 5 ms., W. ; alt., 481 ft. ; ht., 

 3 ins. ; 40*88 ins., on 159 days]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — We seldom have much 

 frost here. The temp, rarely falls below 12°. Once in 1860 it 

 fell to 6° or 4°. On the other hand it seldom rises to 80° ; only 

 once or twice in a warm summer, and then for an hour or two at 



