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There is not a " specimen " plant of either Arbutus, Holly, com- 

 mon or Portugal Laurel now, in this neighbourhood. Hollies appear 

 to have suffered, more especially on the N. side ; as the wind was in 

 that quarter during most of the winter. 



1. Lincolnshire — Horncastle, Hemingby Rectory. — Mr. E. S. 

 Bengough. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A sandy loam and gravel ; subsoil, mostly a 

 white clay. 



Alt. and Exposure — In a shallow valley of the Wolds, running 

 N.N.W. and S.S.E. 



Rainfall, 1880— -[Horncastle, dist., 3 ms. ; alt., 100 ft. ; ht., 

 1 ft.; 34-01 ins.]. 



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

 28th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Jan. 14th and 15th, 2 0, 2 [Partney, 

 dist,, 11 ms., E. ; Jan. 17th, 4°: Bucknall, dist., 6 ms., S.W.; alt., 

 100 ft. ; Jan. 15th, 16th, 5?]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—2 (1), 7 (2), 6 (3)— Artichoke, globe, 



1, 2. Berberis vulgaris, 3. Brussels sprouts, laid, 2. Clematis 

 Jackmanni, partly matted, 3. Ivy, 3. Jasminum nudiflorum, 3 ; J. 

 officinale, 2. Laurel, common, 1, 2; L. Portugal, 2. Oak, 2, 3. 

 Yew, 2 ; vDo. fastigiate, 2. 



2. Sleaford, Bloxholm. — Mr. D. Lumsden. 

 G-en. Char, of Soil — Calcareous. 



Alt. and Exposure — 20 ft. ; not exposed, but suffer much from 

 late spring frosts. 

 Rainfall, 1880—32-59 ins., on 130 days. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Dec. 15th, and continued 

 more or less to end of Feb. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Jan. 15th, 0°; 17th, 5°; 21st, 3°; 

 18th and 22nd, 8° : [Boston, dist., 15 ms., E. ; alt., 24 ft. ; Jan. 

 15th, 2°]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—35 (1), 24 (2), 20 (3)— Abies Morinda, 



2. Almond, 3. Aloysia citriodora, 1, Ampelopsis Veitchii, 3. 

 Apples, various sorts, many, 1, 3. Apricots, 2. Araucaria imbri- 

 cata, 1. Arbutus Unedo, 1. Artichoke, globe, 2. Arundo conspi- 

 cua, 1. Aucuba japonica, 2 ; Do. variegata, 2. Biota orientals, 3. 

 Borecole, 2. Broccoli, 2. Brugmansia sanguinea, 1. Brussels 



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