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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1879-80. 



laeiniata, 3. Roses, 2. Veronica Andersoni, 1 ; on rockery, 2. 



Plants uninjured — Aralia Sieboldii, 10 feet diam., Chamaerops 

 excelsa, Mitraria coccinea, Phormium tenax variegatum. 



3. Rathdrum, Westaston. — Mr. W. Haughton. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A strong loam on a subsoil of yellow clay. 



Alt. and Exposure — 450 ft. ; exposed to E. 



Rainfall^ 1879 — 161 days of rain from July 1st, 1879, to July 

 1st, 1880.— [Bray, dist., 25 ms. ; alt., 250 ft. ; 42-09 ins.]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 26th, with snow and 

 frost to Dec. 11th. 



Min. Temp, and Date — [Hollybrook, Bray, dist., 20 ms., N. ; Dec. 

 5th, 6° : Collattin Pk., dist., 12 ms., S.E. ; Dec. 3rd, 10°]. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 15 (1), 11 (2), 21 (3)— Aster argo- 

 phyllus, 2. Abelia floribunda, 3 ; A. rupestris,, 3. Aralia, 1. Azalea 

 indica, 3. Benthamia fragifera, 3. Broussonetia papyrifera, 2. 

 Calla aethiopica, 1. Ceanothus, vars., 2, 3. Cedrus, Bergoni, 2. 

 Choysia ternata, 1. Clianthus puniceus, 1. Cordyline austra- 

 lis, 2. Coroncea fcrruginea, 2. Cryptomeria alba, 2. Cupres- 

 sus lusitanica, 3. Dicksonia antarctica, 1. Edwardsia micro- 

 phylla, 2, 3. Erica arborea, 3. Eucalyptus globulus, 1, 2, 3. Fagus 

 Cunninghamii, 3. Gnaphalium lanatum, 1. Gynerium jubatum, 1. 

 Habrothamnus elegans, 1. Ilex cornuta, 3. Jamesia americana, 3. 

 Jubaea spectabilis, 1. Laurel, Bay, narrow-leaved, 3. Libocedrus 

 Doniana, 2. Ligustrum japonicum, 1. Magnolia grandiflora, 3. 

 Olea excelsa, 3; O. europsea, 1. CEnothera japonica, 2. Oreo- 

 daphne californica, 1. Phormium tenax, 3. P. t. variegatum, 3. 

 Pittosporum Tobira, 1. Quercus Suber, 3. Rhododendron Edge- 

 worthii, 3. R. Thiboudiense, 3 ; R. virginalis, 3. Viburnum awa- 

 fuvki, 1. 



4. Shillelagh, Coollattin Park. — Mr. J. Whytock. 



Gren. Char, of Soil — Poor, being destitute of lime and resting on 

 shingle. 



Alt, and Exposure — 416 ft. ; mostly exposed to E. and W. 

 Rainfall, 1879— [Carlow, dist., 17 ms.; alt., 291 ft.; 35-96 ins., 

 on 209 days]. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Dec. 3rd, 10°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—8 (1), 12 (2), 4 (3)— Arbutus Unedo, 

 1. Aucuba japonica, 3. Bignonia, 1. Cedrus Deodara, 2. Escallonia 

 macrantha, 2. Eucalyptus globulus, 1. Euonymus, aureo-variegatus, 



