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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



Reports. 



1. Dublin — Dublin, Glasnevin. — Mr. F. TV. Moore. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Loam on limestone. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 60 to 80 ft. ; exposed on all sides. 

 Rainfall, 1879—28 ins. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 30th to Jan. 28th. 



Min. Temp. tm&Date— Jan. 12th, 13°. [See Met. Obs., p. 177]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—22 (1), 14 (2), 24 (3)— Amorpha 

 croceo-lanata, 1; A. fragraus, 1 ; A. Lewisii, 1. Arbutus Unedo, 2 ; 

 A. XL, tomentosa, on walls, 3. Aristotelia Macqui, 2. Azalea amaena, 

 3 ; A. indica, 3. Azara Gilliesii, 3. Benthamia fragifera, 3. Bud- 

 dleia globosa, 3. Camellia, 3. Cassinia leptophylla, 1. Chamaerops 

 chinensis, 3 ; C. Fortunei, 3. Choisya ternata, 3. Cordyline Bank- 

 sii, 2; C. indivisa, 1, 2. Coronilla valentina, 1. Corydalis Banksii, 

 5 yrs. old, 1. Cytisus bracteatus, 1 ; C. tomentosus, 1. Drimys 

 Winteri, on wall, 3. Edwardsia microphylla, 3. Erica arborea, 1. 

 Escallonia rubra, 3. Eucalyptus globulus, 1, 2. Eugenia apiculata, 

 old plant, kd. to trunk, 3. Eulalia japonica, 3. Euonymus fimbri- 

 atus, on wall and protected, 1. Fremontia californica, in sunny 

 situations, 1, in N. aspect, 3. Garrya microphylla, on wall, 3. 

 Genista cinerea, 1 ; G. laburnioides, 1 ; G. praecox, 1. Grevillea 

 rosmarinifolia, 3. Hypericum oblongifolium, 2 ; H. patulum, 2. 

 Ilex furcata. 2. Indigofera Dosua (quite recovered), 2. Laurel, 

 Bay, 2 ; Laurus regalis, on wall, 2. Lamustinus, 1, 2. Muehlen- 

 beckia complexa, on wall, 1. Myrsine undulata, 1. Myrtle, 2. 

 Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius, 3. Pampas grass, 2. Pittosporum 

 revolutum, 1. PomegTanate, 3. Psoralea bituminosa, 1. Quercus 

 glabra, large plant, 1. Rhododendron arboreum, 3 ; R. barbatum, 

 3 ; R. Berthelotianum, 1. R. Falconeri, 3 ; R. praacox, 3. Robinia 

 pyramidalis, 1. Roses, H. P., 1,2, 3. Senecio argenteus, 1 ; S. 

 macroglossum, 1. Smilax aspera (quite recovered), 2. Solanum 

 azureum, 1. Ulex stricta, 1. Yucca "Wbipplei, 2. 



1. Kildare — Maynooth, Carton Park. — Mr. E. Knowldin. 



Gen. Char, of Soil - A stiff loam on limestone. 



Alt. and Exposure — 200 ft. ; fairly protected by Beech trees. 



