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This happened to half a dozen or more specimens of Pinus insignis 

 at different elevations, but chiefly half way up a hill side and not in 

 the valley. The bark was burst nearly all round the branches in 

 some places and half round in others. Pinus religiosa stood well 

 with me for years, but was quite killed in 1880-81. 



1. Devon — Exeter, Halden House. — Mr. Geeson. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — A deep rich loam on sandstone. 

 Alt. and Exposure - 500 ft. ; exposed from S.W. to N.W. 

 Rainfall, 1880— [Exeter, disk, 5 ? ms., N. ; alt., 155 ft. ; ht., 13 



ft. 7 ins. ; 33-26 ins., on 135 days]. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Jan. 7th, 28°, till 26th, 

 12°. On 18th and 19th, thirteen inches of snow fell. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Jan. 22nd and 26th, 12°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—3 (1), 6 (2), 10 (3)— Aralia Sieboldii, 

 variegata, planted 1879, 3 ; Do. planted several years, 1. Broccoli, 

 Yeitch's self-protecting and spring white, 2. Celery, 3. Clianthus 

 puniceus, in plunged pots, 2. Dracaena australis, 2. Escallonia 

 montevidensis, 2. Eucalyptus globulus, 1. Gladiolus, planted shal- 

 low, 1. Gunnera scabra, 2. Laurel, common, 3. Laurustinus, 3. 

 Myrtles, fl. pi., 3. Phormium tenax, 2. ranunculus, various, plant- 

 ed in Oct., 2. Rhododendrons, early flowers, kd., 3. Roses, on 

 Manetti an<J own roots, 3. Veronica Traversi, 3. Wallflowers, 3. 



Plant uninjured — Bletia hyacinthina. 



2. Torquay, Babbacome.— E. E. Glyde, Esq., F.M.C. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Clay and limestone, 



Alt. and Exposure — 294 ft. ; facing S., but exposed to S.W. and 

 N.E. winds. 



Rainfall, 1880—37-52 ins., on 179 days. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Excessively cold from Jan. 

 15th to 22nd. Temp, fell below 32° on nineteen consecutive nights 

 (Jan. 8th to 26th), and below 20° on seven nights. Temp, 

 was altogether below 32° on twenty-six nights in July, 

 the lowest being 6°-5 on the 15th. Snow fell every day from 

 Jan. 16th to 21st, very heavily on the 18th, when it was 

 about 7 ins. deeper than av., but was drifted by gales on that 

 and the next day, and again on the 21st to the depth of several 

 feet. It lay on the ground from the 11th to the 27th, and in the 

 drifts till Feb. 5th. The beginning of March was also very severe, 



