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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



again from the base. The Myrtle was a large and healthy plant, 

 well protected against a wall. The covering, moreover, was torn 

 away by the furious gale and snow-drift on 18th. It is now recover- 

 ing, and putting out shoots from the base (June 17th, 1881). 



2. Frome, Mells Rectory.— Mr. T. Tickle. 



Gren. Char, of Soil — Red loam, over Magnesian conglomerate. 

 Coal-measure (?) clay in the parkin some places. 



Rainfall, 1880— 39-9 ins. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost — Jan. 6th to 26th. 

 Min. Temps, and Dates — Jan. 14th, 3° ; therm., 4 ft. ; -4°, on 

 grass. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—13 (1), 30 (2), 7 (3)— Aloysia citrio- 

 dora, 2. Araucaria imbricata, 3. Arbutus Unedo, 1. Artichoke, 

 globe, 2. Arundo conspicua, 1. Aucuba japonica, 2; Do. variegata, 

 2. Berberis Darwinii, 2. Broccoli, 1. Brussels sprouts, 2. Bup- 

 leurum fruticosum, 3. Ceanothus azureus, 2. Cedrus Deodara, 2. 

 Coronilla glauca, 3. Cupressus macrocarpa, 2. Daphne Mezereum, 

 2. Deutzia scabra, 3. Eriobotrya japonica, 1. Escallonia Ingrami, 

 2 ; E. macrautha, 2. Euonymus europasus, 2 ; E. japonicus, 2. 

 Forsythia viridissima, 2. Fuchsia coccinea, 1 ; F. Riccartoni, 2. 

 Garrya elliptica, 2. Gladiolus, 1. Halesia tetraptera, 2. Hydrangea 

 japonica, 2. Ivy, 2; Do. variegated, 2. Jasminum nudiflorum, 2; 

 J. officinale, 2. Laurel, Bay, 2. Laurel, common, 2 ; Do. 

 Portugal, 2. Laurustinus, 1. Leycesteria formosa, 1. Ligustrum 

 vulgare, 2. Paliurus aculeatus, 2. Pampas grass, 1. Penstemons, 

 1. Phillyrea angustifolia, 2. Phormium tenax, 1. Photinia ser- 

 rulata, 2. Quercus Ilex, 2. Rosemary, 3. Ruscus aculeatus, 3. 

 Sequoia gigantea, 3. Spartium junceum, 2. Stocks, 1. Tritoma 

 uvaria, 2. Veronica Andersoni, 1 ; V. Traversi, 1. 



1. Wilts — Marlborough, Mildenhall. — Rev. C. Soames. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 56 ft. above river. 



Rainfall, 1880— [Marlborough, dist., 2 ms. ; alt., 472 ft.; ht., 

 1 ft. 2 ins. ; 33-24 ins., on 181 days]. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — [Marlborough, alt., 471 ft. ; Jan. 15th, 

 6°-9 : Compton Bassett, dist., 11 ms., W. ; alt., 400 ft. ; Jan. 15th : 

 16th, 3°]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 —6 (1), 5 (2), 4 (3) — Arbutus An- 

 drachne, 3. Cabbages, L Camellias, some, 2. Celery, 1. Figs, L 



