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florum, 2. Kale, 2. Laurel, Bay, 1. Laurel, common, 1 ; Do. Cau- 

 casian,^ 1 ; Do. Portugal, 1. Lavander, 1. Lettuce, 1. Ligustrum 

 lucidum, 2. Lilac, 3. Myrtle, 1. Nectarines, Down ton and 

 Elruge, 2. Onions, winter, 2. Pampas grass, 1. Peaches, Belle- 

 garde, Late Admirable and Red Magdalen, 2; Royal George, 3. 

 Pears, fruitless for 2 or 3 seasons, 3. Picea cephalonica, young 

 growth cut back with late frosts, 2 ; P. Pinsapo, lost most of leaves, 

 3. Pinus excelsa, 2 ; P. insignis, 2 ; all very much browned. Quer- 

 cus Ilex, old tree, 1 ; young, 2. Retinospora ericoides, 1 ; R. pisi- 

 fera alta spica, 1 . Rhododendrons, Blattenum, 2 ; R. Catawbiense 

 Everestianum, 2 ; R. celebrandum, 2 ; R. Elfrida, 2 ; R. Queen of 

 the West, 2 ; R. Venus, 2 ; R. Woollen, 2 ; the trusses of those 

 that were well set were nearly all killed. Roses, dwfs., 1 ; stands, 

 on briars, more than half, 1 • rest, 2. Sequoia gigantea, last season's 

 wood kd., 2 ; S. sempervirens, 2. Skimmia japonica, 2. Wallflowers, 

 1. Walnut, 2. Wistaria sinensis, 1. 



3. Wirksworth, Hopton Hall.— Mr. G-. Bolas. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Calcareous, being entirely on limestone. 



Alt. and Eposure — [Holloway, dist., 4 ms.; alt., 500 ft.]. Well 

 sheltered from N.E. and N.W. by hills and trees. 



Rainfall, 1880 — 122 wet days, up to Dec. 6th ; 20 very heavy 

 storms [Holloway, alt., 450 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. 1 in. j 52-53 ins., on 193 

 days]. 



Min. Temp, and Date — [Belper, dist., 7 ms., S.E. ; Jan. 15th, 

 6°-5]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—18 (1), 10 (2), 21 (3)— Aloysia citrio- 

 dora, 1. Ampelopsis hederacea, 3 ; A. Yeitchii, 3. Arbutus Unedo, 

 1. Artichoke, globe, 1. Arundo conspicua, 1. Asparagus, 3. Au- 

 cuba japonica variegata, 3. Berberis Darwinii, 3 ; B. japonica, 3 ; 

 B. vulgaris, 3. Biota orientalis, 1. Borecole, 1. Broccoli, 1. Cab- 

 bages, 1. Ceanothus americanus, 3. Chimonanthus fragrans, 3. 

 Clematis montana, old plant, 1. Cotoneaster Simonsii, 1. Cryp- 

 tomeria japonica, 3. Cupressus sempervirens, 3. Daphne indica, 3 ; 

 D. Mezereum, 3. Echeveria metallica, 1. Escallonia macrantha, 3. 

 Eucalyptus globulus, 1. Euonymus japonicus, 3; E. radicans, 3. 

 Garrya elliptica, 2. Hypericum Calycinum, 2. Kale, 1. Laurel, 

 Bay, 1. Laurel, common, 3. Lavander, 2. Leycesteria formosa, 

 1. Ligustrum lucidum, 2. Magnolia grandiflora, 2. Pampas grass, 

 1. Passiflora ccerulea, 3. Parsley, nearly all, 1. Retinospora, 3. 



