250 INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



devoniana (magnifica), P. Parryana, Rjtinosporas. (In Mr. D. Dar- 

 by's Nurseries) — Abies canadensis, Aucuba japonica, Berberis dulcis, 

 Box tree, Cotoneaster microphylla, Cupressus Lawsoniana, Garrya 

 elliptica, Hollies (green and variegated), Ivy (sorts), Juniperus pro- 

 strata, J. Fabiana, Portugal Laurel, Mahonia aquifolia, Podocarpus 

 japonica, Privet (sorts), Ruscus aculeatus, Thujopsis borealis, T. 

 dolabrata, Yews (sorts). 



Observations (by Messrs. Jeffries) — We have probably suffered 

 more severely than many of our neighbours in consequence of the 

 very exposed situation of our nursery. It is gratifying to know that 

 such charming trees as Juniperus japonica aurea and J. chinensis 

 aurea are not affected by frosts, and do not suffer from E. winds, so 

 destructive to Thuja aurea, T. sempervirens aurescens and T. ele- 

 gantissima. 



4. Cirencester, Preston House. — H. T. Elwes, Esq. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Thin, but rather sticky and poor, resting on 

 Oolite brash. 



Alt. and Exposure — About 300 ft. ; not much sheltered. 

 Rainfall, 1880— [Cirencester, alt., 355 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 38 10 ins., 

 on 174 days]. 



Bate of Onset and Duration of Frost, 1880-81 — As I was in India 

 during the whole of the winter I cannot speak personally as to the 

 severity of the weather, but the 18th of January seems to have been 

 a day which for extreme cold combined with a high wind and snow, 

 has never been equalled in the memory of living people. Many 

 men, horses, sheep and deer died of cold on that day and night in 

 the neighbourhood of this place. 



Min. Temp, and Date — [Cirencester, Jan. 22nd, -0 o< 3]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 — Judging by the appearance of trees 

 and plants when I returned, I can fully believe the above report ; 

 while those from the country generally agree with my own obser- 

 vations ; namely, that many trees and shrubs which had survived 

 the two preceding years, though more or less injured, succumbed not 

 only in early spring but in May, when the weather was for a time 

 extremely hot and dry. 



Observations — Araucaria, the largest in the neighbourhood, is 

 dead. Brassica tribe, every variety in fields and gardens were com- 

 pletely killed, except a few plants of the "Major Green." Twenty 

 acres of " Thousand Head " Cabbage, which has hitherto been con- 



