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cans, 3. Forsythia viridissima, 3. Fuchsia gracilis, 1 ; F. Riccar- 

 toni, 1. Gunnera scabra, 1. Libocedrus viridis, 3. Lonicera japo- 

 nica, 2. Narcissus, polyanthus, 1. Penstemons, 1. Picea Nord- 

 manniana, 3 ; P. Pindrow, 3 ; Pinus sylvestris, 3. Roses, stands. 1,2; 

 Tea, 2 ; Marechal Niel, 1. Sequoia sempervirens, 3. Veronica Tra- 

 versi, 1. Walnut, 3. Yucca aloifolia, 2 ; Y. gloriosa, 3. 



Observations — Apple trees, Blenheim Orange, Calville Blanche 

 d'hiver, Cox's Orange Pippin, Dutch Codlin and Northern Spy have 

 suffered most, especially in the top of the trees, the injury some- 

 times extending into the wood of three years growth. Many others 

 are injured but in the form of canker. Pear trees have not suffered 

 so much as Apples; Doyenne du Cornice is the only one much 

 injured. The Jargonelle is the healthiest and most promising we 

 have. Plums, J efferson, lost its young wood. 



4. Warrington, Walton Lea. — Mr. W. Kipps. 



Gren. Char, of Soil — A light loam on Red Sandstone rock; heavy 

 loam on clay ; bog well drained. 



Alt. and Exposure — Situated high on N. and W. ; sheltered only 

 S.W. by a plantation. 



Rainfall, 1880— [Liverpool, dist., 14 ms., W. ; alt., 160 ft.; 

 33-20 ins., on 151 days]. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — [Liverpool, alt., 119 ft. ; Jan. 16th, 4° : 

 Manchester, dist., 14 ms., E. ; alt., 149 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 26th, 10°]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—17 (1), 23 (2), 30 (3)— Ampelopsis 

 Veitchii, 2. Aucuba japonica variegata, 2. Catalpa syringaefolia, 1 . 

 Cotoneaster Simonsii, 3. Crataegus pyracantha, 3. Cryptomeria 

 japonica, 3. Cupressus Lawsoniana, 3 ; C. macrocarpa, 3. Hya- 

 cinths, 3. Jasminum nudiflorum, 3. Ligustrum lucidum, 2. Men- 

 ziesia polifolia, 3. Mulberry, 3. Phillyrea angustifolia, 1. Picea 

 amabilis, 3 ; P. grandis, 3 ; P. lasiocarpa, 3 ; P. Pinsapo, 3. Quercus 

 glabra, 2. Roses, H. P.'s, 2 ; stands., 2 ; Tea, 2 [see below]. Skim- 

 mia japonica, 3. Taxodium distichum, 2. Walnut, 3. Yucca aloi- 

 folia, 2. 



Observations — The foliage of the majority of the Evergreen 

 plants has been injured. The strong East winds in January car- 

 ried the frozen snow, sand and soil a very long distance. This is 

 what I believe did a great deal of injury to most things. Hollies 

 and Rhododendrons are very fine here and are not very much 

 injured. A general complaint about this part of the country has 



