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INJURIES TO TLAN1S, WINTER, 1880-81. 



3. Endive, 1. Garrya clliptica, 3. Holly, variegated, 3. Kale, 3. 

 Kalmia latifolia, 3. Laurel, Bay, 2. Laurel, common, 2. Laurus- 

 tinus, 2. Lavander, 3. Lettuce, Bath Cos, 3. Lonicera fragran- 

 tissima, 1. Magnolia grandiflora, 2. Parsley, 3. Rosemary, 1. 

 Roses, Stands., briars, 2. Santolina chamaecyparis, 2. Strawberries, 

 British Queen, Sir Charles Napier, 3. Wallflowers, 3. 



2. Tring, Drayton Beauchamp. — Rev. H. H. Crewe. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — A stiff clay on the top of chalk. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 365 ft. 



Rainfall, 1880— [Mentmore, 5 ms., N. ; 29-40 ins.]. 



Min. Temps, and Bates — [Berkhampstead, dist., 6 ms., N.E. ; 

 alt., 370 ft. ; Jan. 21st, 5°]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—13 (1), 15 (2), 3 (3)— Ampelopsis Veit- 

 chii, 3. Aster sikhimensis, 1. Berberis Darwinii, 2. Brugmansia 

 sanguinea, 1. Buddleia globosa, 1. Clematis montana, 2. Convol- 

 vulus althaeoides, 1. Dictamnus Fraxinella, alba, 2. Eurybia ra- 

 mulosa, 1. Gaura Lindheimeri, 1. Garrya elliptica, 2. Iberis 

 gibraltarica, 1. Laurel, Bay, 2. Laurel, common, 1 ; L. Portugal, 

 3. Laurustinus, 2. Leucocrinum montanum, 1. Libertia ixi- 

 oides, 1. Lonicera fragrantissima, 2. (Enothera macrocarpa, 1. 

 Origanum dictamnus, 1. Rosa Banksiaa, 2 ; R. Brunonis, 2; R. 

 moschata, 2 ; R. sericea, 2 ; Tea, 1, 2. Stocks, 1. Tritoma uvaria, 

 2. Veronica salicifolia, 2; V. Traversi, 2. Wallflowers, 1. 



Plants uninjured — Arnicia Zygomeris, Hyacinthus candidus, In- 

 digofera decora, Lilium Krameri, Lychnis grandiflora, Mirabilis mul- 

 tiflora, Mitraria coccinea, Orchis foliosa, O. sambucina. 



3. Winslow, Addington Manor. — Mr. T. Matthison. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Generally clay, with patches of gravelly soil, 

 with a subsoil of stiff tenacious clay, holding a great deal of water in 

 spite of drains. 



Alt. and Exposure — 309 ft. ; open, on the top of a ridge, sloping 

 gently away to S., also to N. and W. 



Rainfall, 1880 — 33*99 ins. ; above av., every yr. since 1874. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Oct. 21st, 26° ; Nov. 

 22nd, 17°. Weather not severe again until Jan. 12th ; when temp, fell 

 to 6°, 4°, 9°, 8°, on 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th. On 22nd, 0° ; on 

 24th, 3° ; and on 27th the great frost may be said to have left us. 



Min. Temp, and Date—Jan. 22nd, 0°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—13 (1), 15 (2)— Arbutus Unedo, 1. 



