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Plants injured, 1879-80—3 (1), 4 (2), 7 (3)— Apples, 3. Apri- 

 cots on walls, 3. Broccoli, 1. Cabbages, 3. Chimonanthus fragrans, 



1. Escallonia macrantha, 3. Laurel, Bay, 2. Laurustinus, 2. 

 Leeks, 3. Peaches on walls, 3. Pears, 3. Bhododendrons, Eng. 

 hybs., fl. buds, kd., 2. Koses, Ayrshire, Bourbons, H. P.'s and Teas, 



2. Wallflowers, 1. 



2. Fochabers, Gordon Castle.— Mr. J. Webster. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A dark sandy loam resting on blue clay ; 

 and a red loam on the New Red Sandstone formation. 



Alt. and Exposure — 90 to 120 ft. ; open to the Moray Firth, 

 which is about 3 J ms. distant. 



Rainfall, 1879 — 28-36 ins. ; av. being 27*60 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 25th to Dec. 12th j 

 the winter being mild afterwards. During the period of dense fogs 

 and severe frost in S. of England, in Jan. 1880, we had beautifully 

 soft, balmy weather. The spring and summer have been remarkably 

 fine here to the end of Sept., 1880. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Dec. 2nd and 3rd, 15° ; exactly the 

 same on Dec. 13th, 1878-79. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — Magnolia grandiflora, quite unprotected, 

 in S. aspect, had the foliage more injured than in any previous win- 

 ter for 30 years, owing no doubt to the wood having been imperfectly 

 ripened ; only two flowers being produced in 1880. Roses, climbing 

 and stands., suffered most, many being severely injured ; they lan- 

 guished and grew weakly through the summer of 1880, but had 

 eventually to be removed. 



Plants uninjured — Fuchsia Riccartoni and Laurustinus on high 

 ground and unprotected. 



1. Elgin — Forres, Brodie Castle.— Mr. J. Clarke. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — A black sandy loam. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 50 ft. ; exposed to N.E. 

 Rainfall, 1879—23-48 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost— Nov. 24th to Dec. 12th ; 

 Jan. 8th to 20th. 



Min. Temp, and Date — Dec. 2nd, 16° (therm, on N.W. wall ; ht., 

 4 ft.). 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 1 (1), 6 (2) — Abies Mensiesii, 2. Ar- 

 butus, 2. Laurel, Bay, 2. Laurustinus, 2. Roses, H. P.'s, 2 ; Tea, 1. 



