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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Oct. 24th, 25° with mo- 

 derate frcsts till Jan. 14th, 15° ; very hard frosts prevailing till 

 26th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Jan. 17th, 8°; 21st, 5°; 22nd, 3°; 

 26th, 2°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 — 1 (1), 5 (2), 7 (3) —Abies Donglasii, 

 3. Apricots, 3. Aucuba japonica, 3. Broccoli, 70 p. c, 1, all 

 others, 2. Cedrus Libani, 3. Figs, 2. Laurel, Bay, 2. Laurel, 

 common, 3. Laurustinus, 2. Magnolia grandiflora, Exmouth var., 

 2. Roses, Stands, on briars, 3. Wallflowers, 3. 



Observations — Broccoli, had they been wholly taken up, then 

 laid down and well earthed up, most of them might have been 

 saved ; as the stems become harder and more frost-resisting, though 

 the heads do not grow so large. 



3. Eye, Thornham Rectory. — Rev. C. Clarke. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—2 (1), 12 (2), 1 (3)— Artichoke, globe, 

 2. Aucubas, 2. Broccolis and Cauliflowers, nearly all, 1. Cedrus 

 Deodara, 2. Cotoneaster, 2. Jasminum officinale, 2 ; Do. yellow, 2. 

 Laurel, Bay, 2. Laurel, common, 2 ; Do. Portugal, 3. Lonicera, 

 French, 2. Rhododendrons (small), 2. Roses, fresh budded and 

 those of 1879, 1, 2. Sequoia gigantea, 2. 



1. Norfolk — King's Lynn, Gay wood. — Mr. T. Williams. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Gravelly in part, with some yellow loam. 

 Alt. and Exposure — Low, flat and wet. 



Rainfall, 1880— [Hillington Hall, dist., 4 ms. ; alt., 93 ft. j ht., 

 1 ft. ; 31-77 ins.]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Jan. 11th; lasted six 

 weeks. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — From 14° to 16° : [Hillington, alt., 

 88 ft.; Jan. 26th, 1°]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—4 (1), 2 (2)— Apples, 50 trees, 2. 

 Laurel, Portugal, 100 trees, 2. Laurustinus, 10 trees, 1. Necta- 

 rines and Peaches, one-fifth, 1. Roses, one-half, 1. Vegetables, on 

 an average about half a crop saved, but the quality not at all good. 



