DIVISION VI. — W. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



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tuce, 3. Onions, 2. Parsley, 3. Penstemons, 1. Picea Pinsapo, 3. 

 Roses, dwfs., 2 ; standards, 2. Sequoia gigantea, 3. 



2. Shrewsbury, Attingham. — Mr. G. Pearson. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Loam and gravel. 



Alt. and Exposure — Rather low, between the Severn and the Tern. 

 Rainfall, 1880— [Shrewsbury, dist., 5 ms. ; alt., 240 ft. ; 29-07 

 ins.]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Commenced in Nov., temp, 

 being below 32° thirteen times. Then from Jan. 6th, very severe 

 until 27th. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Jan. 16th, -5°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—14 (1), 16 (2), 7 (3)— Apricots, 3. 

 Araucaria imbricata, 2. Arbutus Andrachne, 3 ; A. Unedo, 1. Arti- 

 choke, globe, 2. Aucuba japonica, 3. Berberis Darwinii, 1. Borecole, 

 2. Broccoli, all sorts (except a few late planted, Sutton's late Queen), 

 1. Brussels sprouts, 2. Cabbages, 1. Cauliflower, 1. Cedrus Deo- 

 dara, 2. Celery, 2. Euonymus japonicus, 1. Figs, 1. Furze, 1. 

 Hydrangea Hortensia, 2. Hypericum Calycinum, 2. Jasminum 

 officinale, 1. Juniperus, 3. Kale, 3. Laurel, Bay, 1. Laurel, 

 common, 2; Portugal, 2. Laurustinus, 1. Lavander, 2. Onions, 

 winter, 2. Quercus Ilex, 3; Q. Suber, 3. Rosemary, 1. Roses, 

 dwfs., 2 ; stands, on briar, 1 ; Tea, 2. Tritoma uvaria, 1, 2. Yucca 

 filamentosa, 2. 



1., Warwickshire — Rugby, Stockton Rectory. — Rev.W. Tuckwell. 

 Gen. Char, of Soil — Stiff, Blue Lias clay. 

 Alt. and Exposure — 289 ft. ; fairly sheltered. 

 Rainfall, 1880—30-31 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Jan. 6th to 28th. 



Min. Temp, and Date — In air, 5 ft. from ground, Jan. 21st, 3°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—18 (1), 3 (2)— Arbutus Unedo, 1. As- 

 paragus (nearly all the beds), 1. Berberis Darwinii, 1. Cabbages, 

 1. Clematis Jackmanni, 1. Ecremocarpus scabra, 1. Figs, 1. 

 Forsythia elegans, 2. Laurel, common, 1. Lavatera arborea, 1. 

 Liriodendron tulipifera, 1. Lonicera japonica, 1. Magnolia grandi- 

 flora, 1. Phormium tenax, 2. Platanus orientalis, 2. Roses, H. P.'s 

 and stands., 10 p. c, 1 ; Tea, Gloire de Dijon, on wall, 1. Ruta 

 graveolens, variegata, 1. Vines, Black Hambugh, 1. Wallflowers, 

 1- Wistaria sinensis, 1. 



