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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Jan. 6th, 32°; 7th, 26° ; 

 Jan. 13th, 22° ; 20th and 22nd, 15°. Mean temp, at 7 a.m., from 

 Jan. 7th to 22nd, 23°. [Below 32°, 23, and below 20° 10 times]. 

 Ten ins. of snow fell on 18th and 19th ; 12 ins. on 20th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates- Jan. 20th, 22nd, 15°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 — 9 (2), 23 (3)— Aloysia citriodora, 3. 

 Aralia Sieboldii, 3 ; A. spinosa, some, 2. Arbutus Unedo, 3. Arti- 

 choke, globe, 2. Broccoli, where quite exposed, all sorts, 2. Buddleia 

 globosa, 3. Camellias, lost flower-buds in some plants only, 3. Ceano- 

 thus dentatus, against wall, 3 ; as shrubs, 2 ; C. grandiflorus, 3. Des- 

 fontainea spinosa, very young, 3. Dracaena australis, 3. Euonymus 

 japonicus, 2. Fuchsia Riccartoni, 2 ; 13 years, never before cut, 

 many 10 to 12 ft., most all cut to ground, but have broken stroug. 

 Griselinia littoralis, 3. Hydrangea japonica, 3. Jasminum officinale, 

 3. Laurel, Bay, 3. Laurel, common, 3. Laurustinus, 3. Leyces- 

 teria formosa, 3. Ligustrum japonicum, 3. Myrtles, many fine 

 plants, 10 ft. high, 3. Paulownia imperialis, 3. Phormium tenax, 

 3. Pinus insignis, 3. Pittosporum Tobira, 3. Quercus Suber, 3. 

 Veronica Andersoni, 2 ; V. salicifolia, 2 ; V. Traversi, 2. 



Plants uninjured, 1880-81 — Abies Douglasii, Almond, Aloysia 

 citriodora, Ampelopsis hederacea, A. Veitchii, Apples, Apricots, Arau- 

 caria imbricata, Arbutus Unedo, Aristolochia Sipho, Arundo Donax, 

 Asparagus, Aucuba japonica, Do. variegata, Azalea amasna, A. indica, 

 Bambusa Fortunei, Berberidopsis corallina, B. Darwinii, B. japonica, 



B. vulgaris, Biota orientalis, Borecole, Box, Carnations, Catalpa 

 syringaefolia, Cedrus atlantica, C. Deodara, Celery, Cephalotaxus 

 Fortunei, Chamaerops Fortunei, Cherries, Chimonanthus fragrans, 

 Cistus ladaniferus, Clematis Jackmanni, C. montana, Coronilla glauca, 

 Cotoneaster microphylla, C. Simonsii, Crataegus Pyracantha, Cryp- 

 tomeria elegans, C. japonica, Cupressus Lawsoniana, C. macrocarpa, 



C. sempervirens, Currants, Cytisus Laburnum, Daphne Mezereum, 

 Deutzia scabra, Elaeagnus argentea, Escal Ionia macrantha, many 

 plants, E. montevidensis housed, as it was nearly killed in 1879 

 -80, E. rubra, Eugenia Ugni, Euonymus europaeus, E. radicans, 

 Forsythia viridissima, Fuchsia Carolina, F. gracilis, Gladioli, Goose- 

 berries, Holly, Do. variegated, Hyacinths, Iris, Ivy, Do. variegated, 

 Jasminum nudiflorum, Kale, Kalmia latifolia, Portugal Laurel, 

 Lavander, Lettuce, Ligustrum vulgare, Lilac, Lilium auratum, L. 

 lancifolium, Liquidambar styraciflua, Magnolia grandiflora, Do. Ex» 



