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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



1, 2. Photinia serrulata, 1. Pittosporum tenuifolium, 1 ; P. Tobira, 

 1. Plagianthus betulinus, on wall, 2. Pomegranate, vars., in open, 

 1 ; on wall, 2. Pterocarya stenophylla, 1. Quercus crassifolia, 

 sheltered, 1 ; Q. Gramuntia, 3 ; Q. Ilex, vars. agrifolia, &c, 2, 3 ; 

 Rhamnus Clusii, 1 ; R. lanceolatus, 1 ; P. utilis, 1. Rhododendron 

 lepidotnm, 2 ; R. virgatum, 3. Ribes speciosa, open, 1 ; on wall, 2. 

 Rosa Banksiae, 2 ; R. bracteata, 2 ; R. Brunouiana, 2, 3 ; R. Macart- 

 ney, 1. Solannm jasminoides, kd. to grd., 2. Styrax officinale, 2. 

 Symplocos serrulata, on wall, kd. to grd., 2. Veronica Travcrsi, 

 1. Vitex agnus-castus, in open, 1 ; on wall, 2. Xanthoxylon 

 Buugei, 1. 



Plants uninjured — Akebia quinata, slightly protected, on wall ; 

 Aralia pentaphylla, open and on wall ; Arbutus Andrachne ; A. hy- 

 brida ; Bignonia capreolata ; Buxus balearica ; Camphorosina mons- 

 pelica, on wall ; Cassinia fulvida ; Cercidiphyllum japonicum, well 

 sheltered ; Colletia serratifolia, in open ; Dacrydium Franklini, on 

 wall and in open ; Discaria Toumatou ; Escallonias, matted, on walls ; 

 Eucalyptus coccifera, young plants by wall ; Enkyanthus nivalis, 

 agst. wall ; Garrya elliptica ; Holboellia hexaphylla ; Idesia polycarpa, 

 on wall ; Ilex crenata and vars., I. opaca ; Ligustrum vulgare ; Mars- 

 denia erecta ; Magnolia conspicua, M. obovata ; Olearia Haastii ; 

 Paliurus aculeatus ; Phlomis fruticosa, in open ; Phillyrea Vilmori- 

 niana ; Quercus aquifolia, var. ilicifolia, Q. coccifera, Q. glabra, Q. 

 pseudo-coccifera ; Rhododendron Him. sp. (excepting R. tepidotum 

 and virgatum) ; Rosa macrocarpa, R. microphylla, R. rugosa ; Schi- 

 zandra hydraDgeoides ; Yaccinium maderense ; Veronica carnosula, 

 and V. pinguif'olia, protected by snow. 



3. Sutton, Mulgrave Road. — Mr. F. Hepburn. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A sandy loam, 2 to 3 ft. deep, on chalk. 



Alt. and Exposure — About 220 ft. Sheltered on N. and E. ; ex- 

 posed to S. and W. 



Rainfall, 1880— [Mulgrave Road, alt., 230 ft. ; ht., 7 ft. 3 ins , 

 31-77 ins.]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost— Oct. 30th, 26° ; Nov., 

 eleven nights below 32° ; Dec, six nights below 32° ; Jan., ten nights 

 under 20° ; 3rd to 28th was a continuous frost. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Jan. 22nd, 9°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—1 (1), 4 (2), 11 (3)— -Ampelopsis 

 Veitchii, 3. Arbutus Unedo, 2. Aucuba japonica, 3. Cabbages, 2. 



