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Gen. Char, of Soil— [See p. 81]. 

 Alt. and Exposure — [See p. 81]. 

 Rainfall, 1880—35-48 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Oct. 20th, 23° ; with 

 short intervals of mild weather, Nov. was marked by frost , viz., on 

 17 days. It continued throughout Dec, Jan., Feb., and on 12 days 

 in March, 1881. 



Min. Temp, and Date — Jan. 15th, 3°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—21 (1), 24 (2), 32 (3)— Aloysia citrio- 

 dora, 1. Aralia, near wall, 1. Araucaria imbricata, in low situations 

 near water, 1. Arbutus Andrachne, 3 ; A. procera, 3 ; A. Unedo, 3. 

 Artichoke, globe, 3. Arundo conspicua, 3; A. Donax, 3. Aspara- 

 gus, 2. Aucuba japonica, 2. Azalea amsena, 2 ; A. indica, 3. Ber- 

 beris Darwinii, 2. Borecole, 3. Broccoli, Cattell's Eclipse, 10 p. c, 

 1; Frogmore protecting, one-half, 1; Leamington and Cooling's 

 matchless, 65 p. c, 1 ; Autumn self-protecting, one-half, 1 ; Penzance 

 and Snow's early, 1. Camellias, 3. Catalpa syringaefolia, 2. Cea- 

 nothus azureus, 2 ; C. dentatus, 2 ; C. Deodara, 3 ; C. Libani, seve- 

 ral 80 to 100 years old, on cold wet soil, from flooding, 1 ; others more 

 favourably situated, 3. Celery, 2. Cercis siliquastrum, 2. Chamserops 

 Fortunei, 1. Cistus ladaniferus, 1. Clematis Jackmanni, 3. Erica 

 mediterranea, the hard stems are split in every plant, their survival 

 doubtful, 2. Escallonia Ingrami, 3 ; E. macrantha, 2. Euonymus 

 japonicus, 2; E. radicans, 3. Furze, 2; Do., fl. pi., 2. Hydrangea 

 arborescens, 2 ; H. Hortensia, 3. Holly, variegated, 3. Laurel, Bay, 

 in shady spots, cut down, 2, 3. Laurel, Portugal, 3. Laurustinus, 

 in low places, 3 ; slightly touched in warm exposures. Lavander, 2. 

 Lonicera fragrantissima, 2, 3. Magnolia gr., 2, 3 ; Do. Exm. var., 3. 

 Medlar, 3. Myrtle, 1. Narcissus, polyanthus, 3. Olearia Haastii, 3. 

 Pampas grass, 1. Passiflora ccerulea, 1. Penstemons, 1. Phormium 

 tenax, 1. Picea lasiocarpa, 3. Plum, golden drop, some old trees have 

 suffered from frost and wet, 2, 3. Quercus Ilex, 3. Rhododendrons, 

 the buds of early vars., with "arboreum blood," e.g. R. Nobleanum 

 were killed ; R. precox, superbum, 2, 3. Rosemary, 2. Roses, dwfs. 

 3; H. P.'s, 3; stands., 90 p. c, 1 ; Tea, 2. Sequoia gigantea, 3. 

 Stocks, 2. Strawberries, vars. raised abroad, e.<7.Hericault de Thury, 

 Grosseur sucre suffered more than English kinds ; of these, Frogmore 

 late Pine showed the greatest susceptibility to frost. Taxodium dis- 

 tichum, 3. Tritoma uvaria, 3. Veronica Andersoni, 1 ; V. Traver- 



