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carpa, 2 ; P. Lowiana, 2 ; P.Pindrow, 2. Quercus Bex, 3. Bases, H. 

 P. 'sand Teas, nearly all, 1 ; more hardy sorts, 2. Sequoia gigantea, 3. 



5. Penrith. —Mr. J. Curwen. [See p. 107.] 

 Rainfall, 1880— [Alt., 575 ft. ; 30 07 ins., on 153 days]. 

 Min. Temp, and Date— [Jan 16th ?], -5°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81— Artichoke, globe, all, 1. Borecole, all, 

 1. Broccoli, all Knight's protecting and Cattell's eclipse, L Brussels 

 sprouts, all, 1. Celery, 200 plants, 1. Lettuce, all of "all the 

 year round," 1. 



Observations — Shrubs, we have very few shrubs, and none were 

 lost by frost. 



6. Raven -glass, Gosforth. — Miss Senhouse. [See p. 108.] 

 Rainfall, 1880 — [Raven-glass, alt, 80 ft.; 3483 ins, on 116 



days]. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Hard frosts on Oct. 20th, 

 21st, and Xov. 1st. Severe weather from Jan. 6th to 27th. Snow 

 on Jan. 11th, 12th, and heavily on 16th, with severe fall and great 

 cold on 18th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— [Jan. 16th ?], 9° [Cockermouth, dist., 

 16 ms., X. : alt., 1U ft. ; Jan. 16th, 4° -i]. Wherever the snow 

 rested, vegetation has been most luxuriant. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 —5 (1), 6 (2), 6 (3)— Aucuba jap. 

 varieg., 3. Cytisus Carolina, 3. Desfontainea spinosa, 3. Eucalyptus 

 globulus, 1 (G).* Halesia tetraptera, 1 ?. Quercus Suber (but in 

 full lea£ June 21st), 2. Rhododendrons, on low grd. only, 3. 

 Wallflowers (excepting Kandahar seedlings), 2. 



Plants uninjured — All plants which survived the winter of 1879- 

 80 have done well, except Myrtles and Berberis Darwinii, both, 2. 

 Abies Morinda, Azalea amaena (G), A. indica (G), Broccoli, Brussels 

 sprouts, Chimonanihus fragrans, Clematis Jackmanni, C. montana, 

 Cotoneaster microphylla, C. Simonsii, Crataegus Pyracantha, Deutzia 

 scabra, Echeveria metallica, Fuchsia gracilis, F. Riccartoni, Hydran- 

 gea Horstensia, Holly, round-leafed and varieg., Siberian Lilac, Lo- 

 nicera japonica, Narcissus, Paulownia imperialis (at Ponsonby Hall) } 

 Piptanthus nepalensis, Pyrus jap., Retinosporas, Rhododendrons 

 have flowered plentifully in Gosforth. Ribes sanguinea, Roses, H.P.'s, 

 e.g. John Hopper, Duke of Edinburgh, Tea, e.g. Gloire de Dijon, 



• Plants with (G) grow in Gosforth, within one mile distant 



