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Plants uninjured — Conifers, from the nature of the situation, it 

 is only the hardier vars. that are grown; these being well established 

 sustained little or no injury. Vegetables, some of the later sorts 

 of Broccolis were saved ; of Brussels sprouts, a few survived. 



Observations — Apples and Pears, were both very deficient in 1880 ; 

 from the want of sun and excessive moisture, the fruit buds were not 

 properly matured in 1879. Asparagus, is not nearly so strong now, 

 as formerly. Privet, a hedge 150 yards long, and 4 ft. high, was 

 most severely injured, some plants entirely kd., others kd. to grd. ; 

 the whole required replanting. Rhododendrons, portions of young 

 wood injured, and so few buds ripened that the flowering in 1880 

 was the worst ever seen. 



2. Ballater, Birk Hall.— Mr. S. Eeid. 

 Qen. Char, of Soil — Light and sandy. 



Alt. and Exposure — 900 ft. ; exposed to N.E. 

 Rainfall, 1879— [Aboyne, dist., 10 ms.; alt., 576 ft. ; 35-15 ins., 

 on 156 days]. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Sept. 24th, alternating 

 for some weeks. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Dec. 4th, 4° : [Braemar, dist., 15 ms., 

 W. ; alt., 1114 ft. ; Dec. 3rd and 4th, -1°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—1 (1), 3(2), 1 (3)— Laurel, Bay, shoot- 

 ing from roots, 2. Laurel, common, 1. Picea lasiocarpa, 3. Privet, 

 2. Vegetables, 2. 



Observations — Herbaceous plants, most of these have not flowered 

 in 1880. Privet, has much improved. Vegetables, were so late that 

 they were almost useless. 



3. Inverury, Haddo House. — Mr. J. Forrest* 



Rainfall, 1879— [Manar Farm, Inverury, dist., 10 ms., S.W. ; 

 alt., 270 ? ft. ; ht., 15 ft. ; 31*02 ins.]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Dec. 3rd, 2° ; 4th, 4° ; 

 11th, 8°. A good deal of frost occurred in Jan., but not nearly so 

 severe as in Dec. The results of the frost would in many cases have 

 been worse, had it not been that we had at the time nearly 6 ins. of 

 snow on the ground. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Dec. 3rd, 2° : [Fyvie Castle, dist., 7 ? 



* Eep. on Temps., Winter, 1879-80, by J. Sadler, p. 10. 



