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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—17 (1), 40 (2), 22 (3)— Abies Morinda, 

 3. Azalea indica, 3. Berberis japonica, 3. Biota orientalis, 3. Cea- 

 nothus azureus, 2. Cedrns Atlantica, 2 ; C. Deodara, 2 ; C. Libani, 

 3. Chimonanthus fragrans. 3. Clematis Jackmanni, 2. Crypto- 

 meria elegans, 2 ; C. japonica, 3. Cupressus macrocarpa, 3. Eche- 

 veria metallica, 2 j E. radicans,2. Forsythia elegans, 3. Fuchsia Riccar- 

 toni, kd. to grd., 2. (Hydrangeas cannot survive the winters here.) 

 Ivy, 2. Ligustrum lucidum, 1. Osmanthus ilicifolius, 2. Picea cepha- 

 lonica, 3 ; P. grandis, 3 ; P. lasiocarpa, 3 ; P. Lowiana, 2. Pinus 

 Laricio, 2; P. sylvestris, 2. Pyrus japonica, 3. Roses, dwfs., 2; 

 H. P.'s, 2 ; Teas, 1. Salisburia, 2. Santolina chamaecyparis, 2. 

 Veronica salicifolia, 2. 



Observations — Apple trees, those which suffered most were D. T. 

 Fish, Lord Burghley, Lord Suffield and Ribston Pippin. Apricot 

 trees are nearly all killed, particularly Moorpark ; while young trees 

 have also suffered. Bay Laurels or Sweet Bays were killed to the 

 ground two years ago, and last year the roots were all killed. 

 Common Laurel, for which this place is famed, has suffered dread- 

 fully ; old plants are killed to the ground, and in some exposed 

 places nearly every leaf is dead. Nectarines, all are more or less 

 injured but none killed. Peach trees, on walls outside, are badly 

 injured ; such as Dagmar, Dymond and Lord Palmerston, while 

 Alexander Noblesse, Dr. Hogg and Early Beatrice are killed. Vege- 

 tables, Broccolis, though taken up in the autumn and laid in, were 

 nearly all killed, and all equally, except a few of Surprise. Brussels 

 sprouts were all killed. Strawberries, nearly all the Sir C. Napier 

 were killed ; but other sorts appear to be uninjured. 



3. Nantwich, Poole Hall.— Mr. W. Smith. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Of a medium texture ; on Red Sandstone 

 formation and well drained. 



Rainfall, 1880 — [Cholmondeley Castle, dist., 6 ms., W. ; alt., 

 42 ft. ; 41-02 ins.]. 



Min, Temp, and Date— [Cholmondeley, Jan. 16th, -4°]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—31 (1), 20 (2), 19 (3)— Abies Morin- 

 da, 1. Apples [see below], 2. Berberidopsis corallina, 1. Berberis 

 japonica, 3. Ceanothus dentatus, 1. Chimonanthus fragrans, 1. 

 Clematis Jackmanni, 2 ; Do. " Miss Bateman," 1. Cryptomeria 

 elegans, 3; C. japonica, 3. Currants, white and black, 2. Erica 

 stricta, 1 ; E. mediterranea, 1. Euonymus europseus, 1 ; E. radi- 



