DIVISION VII. — N. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



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60 ft. ; Jan. 15th, -1° : Boston, alt., 24 ft. ; Jan. 15th, 2° : Kel- 

 stern,jalt., 388 ft.; Jan. 15th, 2°-5 : Partney, Jan. 17th, 4°: Buck- 

 nall, alt., 100 ft.; Jan. 15th, 16th, 5°: Skegness, Jan. 24th, 7°: 

 Killingholme, alt., 60 ft. ; Jan. 15th, 21st., 9°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—37 (1), 31 (2), 30 (3), total at 2 

 places. 



Rutland. Rainfall, of many rainy days, but not heavy, in Feb. 

 and April ; heavy falls on 3 or 4 consec. days in June, July, Sept., 

 Oct. and Nov. (Uppingham). The most disastrous year ever known 

 in the Midlands. In July, greatest flood at Stamford [dist., 2 ms., 

 S.] since 1640 (Tolethorpe Hall). Min. rainfall, Oakham (Gree- 

 tham) ; hi, 8 ins. ; 32-87 ins., on 159 days : max. (Uppingham), ht., 

 1 ft. 1 in., 35-66 ins. Min. temps., Ketton, alt., 130 ft. ; Jan. 20th, 

 -4° : Uppingham, alt., 485 ft. ; Jan. 16th, 9°-5. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—1 (1), 10 (2), 12 (3), total at 1 place. 



Reports. 



1. Derbyshire — Ashbourne, Ashbourne Hall.— Mrs. Frank. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A deep loam ; subsoil of gravel. 



Alt. and, Exposure — 500 ft. ; S. and E. 



Rainfall, 1880— Bradbourne Hall [dist., 4 ms., N.], 35-7 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Jan. 9th till April 8th. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Jan. 29th, 9°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 —21 (1), 19 (2), 7 (3) — Ampelopsis 

 Veitchii, 1. Apples, all kinds, 3. Apricots, 2. Arbutus Unedo, 3. 

 Artichoke, globe, 1. Arundo conspicua, 3. Aucuba japonica, 1 ; Do. 

 variegata, 1. Berberis Darwinii, 1. Borecole, 2. Broccoli, Yeitch's 

 self-protecting, 1. Brussels sprouts, 1. Cabbages, Red, Savoys, En- 

 field market, 2. Carnations, 2. Celery, 2. Coronilla glauca, 1. 

 Cotoneaster microphylla, 3 ; Do. Simonsii, 3. Endive, L Escal- 

 lonia macrantha, protected by boughs, 1. Euonymus japonicus, 2. 

 Figs, 1. Furze, 2. Holly, 1 ; Do. variegated, 1. Ivy, 2 ; Do. 

 varieg., 2. Jasminum officinale, 2. Kale, 1. Laurel, Bay, 1. Lau- 

 rel, common, 1 ; Do. Portugal, 2. Lavander, 3. Lonicera fragran- 

 tissima, 2 ; L. japonica, 1. Onions, winter, Tripoli, 1. Parsley, 2. 



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