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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



rotted in the ground, bnt this probably is due to an excess of wet 

 as much as the excess of frost. Broccoli of all kinds have been 

 entirely killed, and winter Onions greatly suffered in the Rothamstead 

 allotment gardens, and it is several years since spring Cabbages were 

 so scarce, most of them having succumbed to the severity of the 

 winter. (J. J. Willis, Harpenden, May, 1881.) 



1. Hunts — Huntingdon, Houghton. — Mr. T. Tilbrook. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Light loam resting on gravel. 

 Alt. and Exposure — Very flat and open, about 250 yards from the 

 river Ouse. 



Rainfall, 1880 — Garden partly flooded in Oct., as it lies low and 

 flat [Huntingdon, dist., 3ms.; alt., 52 ft. ; 33-12 ins., on 161 days]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Jan 10th to 29th ; mean 

 temp., 16°. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— [ Jan. 21st ?], 3° : [Cambridge, dist., 23 

 ms, S.E. ; alt., 90 ft. ; Jan. 21st, 4°]. 



Plants injured, 180-81—16 (1), 41 (2), 15 (3)— Aloysia citrio- 

 dora, 1. Apples, 2. Araucaria imbricata, 1, 2. Arbutus Unedo, 1. 

 Asparagus, 2. Broccoli, 1. Brussels sprouts, 2. Buddleia globosa, 



1. Cabbages, 3. Cedrus Deodara, 2. Celery, 2. Cherries, 2. Cle- 

 matis Jackmanni, 2. Cryptomeria japonica, 1. Endive, 1. Euca- 

 lyptus globulus, 1. Euonymus japonicus, 1. Forsythia viridissima, 



2. Furze, 1; Do., fl. pi., 1. Garry a elliptica, 1. Laurel, Bay, 2. 

 Laurel, common, 2. Laurustinus, 2. Magnolia grandiflora, 1, 



2. Mulberry, 3. Nectarines, 2. Onions, winter, 3. Peaches, 2. 

 Picea cephalonica, 3 ; P. grandis, 3 ; P. lasiocarpa, 3 ; P. Pinsapo, 



3. Pinus insignis, 1. Plums, 2. Quercus Ilex, 2. Roses, H. P.'s, 

 on dog and Manetti, 2 ; Stands., 1, 2 ; Tea, 2. Sequoia gigantea, 2. 

 Strawberries, 2. Wallflowers, 1. Wistaria sinensis, 3. Fruits, vars. 

 injured — Apples, Golden Harvey, 2 ; Ribston Pippins, 2. Cherries, 

 Bigareau old, 2 ; Black Tartarean, 2 ; Do. Eagle, 3 ; Elton, 2 ; May 

 Duke, 2. Nectariues, Hardwick's Seedling, 2 ; Imperatrice, 2 ; Lord 

 Napier, 3 ; Violet Hative, 2 ; Standwick Elruge, 3 ; Pine Apple, 3. 

 Peaches, Alexandra noblesse, 2 ; Barrington, 2 ; Princess of Wales, 

 2; Walberton, admirable, 2; Malta, 3. Plums, Jefferson, on 

 wall, 2 ; Prince of Wales, standard, 2 ; Rein Claude de Baray, stand- 

 ard, 2 ; Victoria, on wall, 2. Strawberries, British Queen, 2 ; Dr. 

 Hogg, 2 ; Keen's Seedling, 3 ; President, 3. 



