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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



Alt. and Exposure— 100 to 200 ft. ; exposed to X.W., N., andX.E. 

 Rainfall, 1880— [Ryde, alt., 17 ft. ; 33-49 ins., on 120 days. 

 Above the av. (Newport)]. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Jan. 21st, 10° [Osborne, dist., 4 ids., W. ; 

 alt., 172 ft. ; Jan. 22nd, 13°8 : Yentnor, dist., 11 ms. S. ; alt., 80 

 ft.; 22nd, 14°-9]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—5 (1), 9 (2), 9 (3)— Acacia dealbata, 

 15 ft. high, 2. Benthamia fragifera, 3. Carnations, dark more than 

 light ones, 3. Catalpa syringaefolia, aurea, 2. Citrus Aurantinm, 1. 

 Clianthus puniceus, 1. Dracaena australis, 2. Elasagnus argentea, 3. 

 Embothrium coccineum, 1. Escallonia montevidensis, 2. Eucalyp- 

 tus globulus, 40 ft., 1 ; E. Gunnii (?), 3. Habrothamnus, 1. Lapa- 

 geria on walls, 2. Laurel, Bay, 3. Laurel, Portugal, 3. Leptos- 

 permum lanigerum, 3. Melianthus major, 2. Myrtle, 3. Olea europea, 

 2. Phormium tenax, 2. Pittosporum Tobira, 3. Rhododendron 

 Xuttalli, 3. Veronica Andersoni, 2. 



Plants uninjured, 1880-81 — Abelia floribunda, A. rupestris, Abies 

 Ksempferi, Acacia Xemu,Agapanthus (slightly mulched), Akebia quina- 

 ta, Arali a Sieboldii, Arbutus procera, Azalea amaena, A. indica, A. mol- 

 lis, Azara microphylla, A. dentata, Berberidopsis corallina, Calceolaria 

 violacea, Camellias, Ceanothus azureus, Chamaerops Fortunei, Choisya 

 ternata, Colletia ferox, Desfontainea spinosa, Desmodium penduliflo- 

 rum, Dimorphanthus mandschuriensis, Edwardsia grandiflora, Escal- 

 lonia macrantha, Eugenia apiculata, E. Ugni, Fremontia californica, 

 Grevillea rosmarinifolia, Gunnera scabra, Laurus camphora, Leyces- 

 teria formosa, Olearia Haastii, Parrotia persica, Philesia buxifolia, 

 Pinus insignis, 60 ft., Rhododendrons Sikkim, Staphylea colchica, 

 Stauntonia latifolia, Trachelospermum jasminoides, Veronica Traversi, 

 Xanthoceras sorbifolia. 



1. Kent — Bromley. — Rev. A. Rawson. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Gravel in parts, and clay in parts. 



Alt. and Exposure — 200 ft. ; chiefly sheltered. 



Rainfall, 1880—32-21 ins. ; or 2;41 above av. of 15 yrs. 



Min. Temps, and Bates — Jan. 22nd, 5°; mean of Jan. 1881, 

 9°-36 below av. of 15 yrs. : [Beckenham, dist., 2 ms., W. ; alt., 142 

 ft.; Jan. 21st, 6°-7: Eltham, dist., 4 ms., N. ; Jan. 17th, 5°-8 : 

 Blackheath, dist., 5 ms., X. ; Jan. 21st, 9°-2 : Greenwich, dist., 5 

 ms., X.W. ; alt., 155 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 12°-7]. 



