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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A strongish loam. 



Alt. and Exposure— -150 to 200 ft. ; sheltered for N. and E. ; 

 open to S. and W. 



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

 7th to March 6th ; March 31st, 19°. 



Mill. Temp, and Date — Jan. 17th, 2°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—8 (1), 18 (2), 17 (3)— Abies Morinda, 

 2. Berberis japonica, 3. Broccoli, Backhouse's Winter White, 

 Handsworth White, Hill's June, Snow's Winter White, all, 1. Car- 

 nations, 3. Cedrus Libani, 3. Cryptomeria elegans, 3. Cupressus 

 semper virens, 1. Echeveria metallica, 1. Euonymus europseus, 1. 

 Fuchsia coccinea, 3. Lonicera japonica, 2. Phillyrea angustifolia, 2. 

 Picea Pinsapo, 3. Pinus insignis, 1. Pyrus japonica, 3. Roses, 

 stands., 3. Ruscus aculeatus, 2. Sequoia sempervirens, 3. Wistaria 

 sinensis, 3. 



Plants uninjured — Abies Douglasii, Almond, Ampelopsis hede- 

 racea, A. Veitchii, Biota orientalis, Buxus balearica, Cauliflower, 

 Cedrus Atlantica, C. Deodara, C. Libani, Chimonanthus fragrans, 

 Clematis Jackmanni, Cotoneaster microphylla, C. Simonsii, Crataegus 

 Pyracantha, Cryptomeria japonica, Cupressus borealis, C. Lawso- 

 niana, C. macrocarpa, C. torulosa, Dahlia variabilis, Daphne indica, 

 Deutzia scabra, Eriobotrya japonica (planted in open, from house, 

 Oct.), Fitzroya patagonica, Forsythia elegans, F. yiridissima, Ge- 

 nista racemosa, Gladiolus, Hibiscus syriacus, Hyacinths, Hypericum 

 balearicum, Jasminum nudiflorum, Kalmia latifolia, Lettuces, Bath 

 Cos, Black seeded, White seeded, Hammersmith hardy green, all 

 did well; Ligustrum lucidum, Lonicera fragrantissima, Narcissus, 

 Winter Onions, Penstemons, Picea Nordmanniana, P. pectinata, 

 Pinus Laricio, Quercus glabra, Retinospora, Rhododendrons, Roses, 

 dwfs., H. P.'s, and Teas, Sequoia gigantea, Tritoma uvaria, Vines, 

 Weigela rosea, Yucca aloifolia. 



3. Wetherby, Ribston Hall.— Mr. T. Jones. [See p. 99]. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — Light and calcareous. 



Alt. and Exposure — 130 ft. ; aspect S. 



Rainfall, 1880—29-68 ins. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— [ Jan. 15th ?], -1° : [York, dist., 12 ms., 

 E. ; Jan. 15th, 1°]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—26 (1), 38 (2), 18 (3) -Abies Morin- 

 da, 3. Ampelopsis Veitchii, 3. Bambusa Fortunei, 2. Berberis 



