DIVISION VI. — W. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



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Peaches, Pears, Plums, Privet, Pyrus japonica, Ribes sanguineum, 

 Sequoia gigantea, Soldanella alpina, Tritoma uvaria, Weigela rosea, 

 Wistaria sineusis, Yucca aloifolia. 



2. Cheltenham, Battledown. — Sir Brooke Kay, Bart. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A stiff clay, about 20 ft., above Lias clay. 



Alt. and Exposure — 390 ft. ; ground sloping to N.W., and very 

 open to all Northerly winds. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost— [Frost severe, Jan. 14th 

 to 18th, 10°; and from 20th to 26th]. 



Min. Temp, and Date— [Alt., 184 ft. ; Jan. 20th, -3°-3]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—6 (1), 1 (2), 6 (3)— Aucuba japonica, 

 3. Berberis Darwinii, moved in aut., 1, 2. Cistus, gum, 1. Fig, large 

 and fine tree, 1 (?). Laurel, Bay, 1, 2. Laurel, common, 3 ; Do. 

 Portugal, 3. Laurustinus, 3. Raphiolepis ovata, 3. Picea Pinsapo, 

 lost foliage, making long healthy shoots, 3. Roses, Marechal Niel, 

 &c, a few, 1. Tritoma, 1. 



Plants uninjured — Hyacinths blossomed splendidly but bulbs were 

 found to have rotted. Lilies do not succeed here, but were none the 

 worse. Pines and Rhododendrons do not flourish here ; none, hurt. 



Observations — In my opinion the cold winds and dry weather of 

 spring have completed the damage done in the past winter. The 

 injuries would not have been half so great had it been succeeded by a 

 milder and damper spring. Many Roses and other things that were 

 just touched by the frost have since died (May 27th, 1881). 



3. Cirencester, Nurseries. — Messrs. Jeffries and Sons. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Several successive nights, 0°, and occa- 

 sionally below 0°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—8 (1), 12 (2)— Abies polita, 2. Ailan- 

 thus glandulosa, 2. Arbutus, 1. .Aucubas, of sorts, 2. Berberis 

 Darwinii, 2. Biota Mildensis, 2. Catalpas, 1. Cedrus Deodara, 2. 

 Cotoneasters, 2. Escallonias, 1. Furze, fl. pi., 2. Garrya elliptica, 

 1. Hollies, 2. Laurel, Bay, 1. Laurel, common, of sorts, 2 (Cau- 

 casian stand better than any other vars., even than the Colchican, 

 hitherto considered the hardiest) ; L. Portugal, 2. Laurustinus, 1. 

 Phillyreas, 1. Pinus insignis, 1. Taxodium sempervirens, 2. 



Plants uninjured — Trees introduced fram Japan have generally 

 stood well. Abies Englemanni, Cryptomeria japonica, Cupressus 

 Lawsoniana, and vars., Juniperus aurea, J. chinensis aurea, J. japo- 

 nica aurea, Picea lasiocarpa, P. nobilis, P. Nordmanniana, Pinus 



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