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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



2. Carlisle, Rose Castle— Mr. S. Foster. [See p. 106.] 

 Rainfall, 1880—29-33 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Oct. 22nd, 12°- 7; con- 

 tinued to April 4th. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Jan. 16th, -10°-5. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—13 (1), 18 (2), 8 (3)— Araucaria im- 

 bricate 1. Broccoli, Snow's winter white, Carter's summer and 

 early spring, all, 1. Cedrus Atlantica, 2; C. Deodara, 2. Crypto- 

 meria japonica, 3. Cupressus borealis, 3 ; C. sempervirens, 3. Eche- 

 veria metallica, 2. Gladiolus, 2. Laurel, common, var. round-leafed, 

 2 ; Do. Portugal, 1. Magnolia grandiflora, Exm. var., 2. Penste- 

 mons, 1. Rhododendrons, 2. Roses, dwfs., 2 ; stands., 1 ; &c, 1. 

 Strawberries, 2. Wallflowers, 1. Wistaria sinensis, 2. 



3. Carlisle, Scaleby Hall. — R. A. Allison, Esq. [See p. 107.] 

 Rainfall, 1880—29-27 ins. Mean of 10 yrs., 31-49 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Dec. 14th to 31st ; min. 

 temps, from 31°-8 to 19°-2 ; 3 nights only above 32° ; Jan. 7th 

 to 27th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Jan. 14th, 2° ; 15th, 0° ; 16th, -7° ; 

 17th, 3°; 22nd, 6°-5 ; 24th, 6°-8. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (3)— Araucaria imbri- 

 cata, survived 1860-61, 1. Aucuba japonica varieg., 1. Cedrus 

 Deodara, 3 ; C. Libani, 3. Holly varieg., 3. Ivy, 1. Laurels, all, 1. 

 Rhododendrons, some, 3. Sequoia gigantea, 2. 



Plants uninjured — Abies Douglasii, Azalea indica, Biota orien- 

 talis, Cupressus borealis, C. Lawsoniana, Holly, Picea Nordmanni- 

 ana, Pinus Laricio, Pyrus japonica, Rhododendrons, including hybs., 

 Yew, do. fastigiate. 



Observations — Nothing suffered so much as Portugal Laurels, 

 which are completely kd., but were never touched before. 



4. Longtown, Kirklinton Hall. — Mr. J. Barry. [See p. 107.] 

 Rainfall, 1880— [Scaleby, dist., 3 ms. ; alt., 112 ft. ; 29-27 ins., 



on 183 days]. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— [Jan. 14th to 16th ?], -5°, -5°-5, -6°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—6 (1), 13 (2), 7 (3)— Abies Morinda, 

 3. Araucaria imbricata, 2. Aucuba japonica, 2 ; Do. varieg., 2. 

 Broccoli, Veitch's, Osborne's, Snow's, &c, all, 1. Cedrus Atlantica, 

 2 ; C. Deodara, 2. Cephalotaxus Fortunei, 1. Cotoneaster Simon- 

 sii, 3. Fig, 2, Fuchsia gracilis, 3, Holly varieg., 2, Picea lasio* 



