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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



Dorset. Spring, dry (Langton Herring). Rainfall, 9-89 ins., 

 fell in 1st half; 20-68 ins., in 2nd half of yr. (Wimborne). Min. 

 rainfall, Portland, alt., 473 ft. ; ht., 20 ft. ; 24-68 ins., on 153 days : 

 max., Beaminster, 41-48 ins., on 178 days. Jan. 1881, cold, intense, 

 with deep snow; coldest day, 25th ; max. temp., 20° (Langton Her- 

 ring). Min. temps., Tyneham House, Jan. 20th, -3° [too low ?] : 

 Swanage, dist., 9 ms., E. ; alt., 178 ft. ; Jan. 22nd, 12°-7 : Langton 

 Herring, alt., 200 ft. ; Jan. 22nd, 12°-8. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 — 59 (1;, 51 (2), 50 (3), total at 3 

 places. 



Somerset. Rainfall, Dec, 1 in. above av. of 15 yrs. ; chiefly in 

 2nd half of month; fog at times (Bath). Min. rainfall, Glastonbury, 

 alt., 60 ft. ; ht., 21 ft. 8 ins. ; 28-68 ins. : max., Exford, alt., 905 

 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 59-29 ins., on 215 days. Obs. in winter, 1880-81, at 

 Bath — Taking together the 3 months of Dec, Jan. and Feb., the 

 mean temp, of the winter was 39°, or 2°-3 below av. of 15 yrs. Its 

 great distinguishing feature as compared with the 2 previous win- 

 ters was the entirely opposite character of Dec and Jan. Dec. 1880 

 was very mild throughout ; the mean temp, being 5° above the av. 

 of 15 yrs., and more than 12° higher than that of Dec. 1879. The 

 max. temp, rose to above 50° on 20 days, whilst the min. temp, 

 was below 32° only on 6 nights; and these frosts were all very 

 slight, except on 26th, viz. 29°. The mean temp, of Dec. was 

 42 0, 8. Jan. 1881 was very severe, the mean temp, being nearly 

 10° below av. of 15 yrs. Temp, was below 32°, at night, from 7th 

 to 27th inclusive, and below 20° on 11 nights, twice being down 

 nearly to 11°. Snow and sleet, representing rainfall, 2ins. (but probably 

 below the mark from drifting) ; the chief fall, on 18th and 19th> 

 when there was a continuous drifting snow for nearly 40 hours 

 with a gale from E. and N.E. Northerly winds prevailed through- 

 out the month. Feb. was cold, but not severe. Mean temp, being 

 only 2° below av. Min., at or below 32° ten times. Max. temp, 

 for month, 53° ; min., 26°. Bath, Rev. L. Blomefield. Min. temps., 

 Mells., alt., 342 ft. ; Jan. 14th, 3° : Bristol, alt., 200 ft. ; Jan. 15th, 

 8°-5: Downside, alt., 592 ft.; Jan. 15th, 8°-8. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—13 (1), 34 (2), 7 (3), total at 2 places. 



Wilts. Rainfall, above av. ; and land saturated (Steeple Ashton, 

 Compton Bassett). Min. rainfall, Steeple Ashton, alt., 240 ft. ; ht., 

 1 ft. ; 28-21 ins., on 165 days : max., Warminster., alt., 450 ft. ; ht., 



