DIVISION IV. — E. COUNTIES. 



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Reports. 



1. Essex — Chelmsford, Hatfield Peverel. — Mr. H. W. Pitcher. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — A heavy wet loam. 



Alt. and Exposure — Low, sheltered by wood and park. 

 Rainfall, 1880— [Chelmsford, alt., 86 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. j 27-21 ins., 

 on 140 days]. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Onset, unknown ; Dec. 

 22nd, 24° ; frost continued without a break until Feb. 19th. Sever- 

 est period from Jan. 7th, 26° ; 13th, 12° ; the following eight nights, 

 13°, 10°, 13°, 13°, 26°, 13°, 10°, 5°. 



Min. Temp, and Bate— Jan. 21st, 5°; therm., ht., 3 ft.. N. asp. 



Plants injured, 1880-81-5 (1), 9 (2), 6 (3)— Arbutus Unedo, 2. 

 Artichoke, globe, 2. Aucuba japonica, variegata, 2. Azalea indica, 3. 

 Broccolis, in parts, 1. [See below]. Catalpa syringaefolia, large 

 tree, 1. Cedrus Deodara, 3. Cherries, white, 2. Clematis Jack- 

 manui, 2. Eucalyptus globulus, 1. Holly, variegated, 2. Laurel, 

 Bay, 1. Laurel, common, 2. Laurustinus, 2. Liriodendron tulipi- 

 fera, 1. Olearia Haastii, 1. Parsley, 3. Quercus Ilex, 3. Santo- 

 lina chamaecyparis, 3. Tritoma uvaria, 2. Wallflowers, 3. 



Observations — Broccolis — Penzance early white, Snow's winter 

 white and many of Knight's protecting were killed. Sander's Gos- 

 hen, Protecting, Model, Dilcock's Bride and Cattell's Eclipse with- 

 stood the winter well ; nearly every plant furnishing a splendid head : 

 a portion of these were grown in a good south border under a high 

 wall. Walcheren and Yeitch's self-protecting had been cleared before 

 Christmas. Cherries ripen here in the middle of July. They are of 

 a large sort and good flavour, but of unknown name. Since the se- 

 vere winter last year, the branches on all the east side of the standard 

 trees have been dying. The wall trees have not suffered in the least. 



2. Ilford. — Mr. "W. Earley. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Stiff clay-like loam. 

 Alt. and Exposure — Table land. 



Rainfall, 1880— [Leyton Obs., dist., 4 ms., W. ; alt., 97 ft. ; ht., 

 1 ft. ; 29-89 ins.]. 



Min. Temps, and Bates — [Harlow, dist., 16 ms., N. ; alt., 273 

 ft, ; Jan. 15th, 17th, 9° : Greenwich, 6 ms., S. ; alt., 155 ft. ; Jan. 

 17th, 12°-7]. 



