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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



"Wallflowers (Kandahar seedlings only), Wistaria sinensis (G), Yucca 



aloifolia (G). 



7. Raven-glass, Santon. — Mr. J. Gaitskell. [See p. 108.] 



Rainfall, 1880 — Raven-glass, dist., 3 ms. ; 34-83 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost— -Oct. 20th, 22°; 21st, 21°; 

 Nov. 1st to 4th, 8th, 10th ; 14th to 23rd; Dec. 17th to 20th, 19° ; 

 Jan. 1881, 6th to 27th. 



Min. Temps, and Dates — Jan. 16th, 5°; 26th, 4°-5. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—29 (1), 33 (2), 23 (3)— Abies Mo- 

 rinda, 3. Almonds, 2. Apricots, small trees, 1. Araucaria imbri- 

 cata, 12 ft., 1 ; larger trees, 3 ; small trees, all more or less injured. 

 Arbutus Andrachne, 2 ; A. Unedo, large trees at 120 ft., 1 ; at 

 150 ft., 2 ; at 500 ft., 3, at 500 ft. very little injured. Arundo Do- 

 nax, 1. Aucuba jap. varieg., 3. Ceanothus americanus, 1 ; C. azu- 

 reus, 1 ; C. dentatus, 1 ; C. grandiflorus, 1. Cercis siliquastrum, 2. 

 Chimonanthus fragrans, 2. Cistus ladaniferus, 2. Cryptomeria ele- 

 gans and C. jap., exposed to winds, 2. Cunninghamia lanceolata, 2 # 

 Cupressus macrocarpa, small plants, 1 or 2 ; larger, 3. Desfontainea 

 spinosa, small one, 1 ; one plant, 3 by 3 ft., lost leaves, but breaking 

 at tips ; one twice as large, at 500 ft., very little if at all injured, 3. 

 Escallonia Ingrami, 2 ; E. macrantha, 2 ; E. montevidensis, 1 ; E. 

 rubra, 2. Euonymus radicans, 2. Eurybia ilicifolia, 1. Fabiana 

 imbricata, 3. Fuchsia coccinia, 3 ; F. gracilis, 2 ; F. Riccartoni, 2. 

 Griselinia littoralis, 1. Hibiscus syriacus, 3. Hyacinths, 3. Hy- 

 drangea arborescens, 2; H. Hortensia, 1. Jasminum officinale, 3. 

 Juglans regia, a tree 10 or 12 years old, cracked to 10 or 12 ft. up 

 the bole ; (smaller trees uninjured). Laurel, common, 1, 2 ; round- 

 leafed, 3 ; L. Colchica, 3 ; L. Portugal, 1, 2. Nectarines, small, 2. 

 Paulownia imperialis, 1. Peaches, on wall, 2. Picea lasiocarpa, by 

 wind, 3 ; P. Pindrow or "Webbiana, at 120 ft., cannot make a leader 

 in consequence of spring frosts ; at 500 ft. it grows freely. Pinus 

 insignis, small, 1. Quercus glabra, 3. Raphiolepis ovata, 1. 

 Rhododendron arboreum, hybs., much cut, 2; others, 3. Ribes 

 speciosa, 2. Roses, at 500 ft. blooming almost as well as usual, 

 H.P.'s on Manetti, 2 ; stands., 2. Sequoia sempervirens, 3. Spar- 

 tium junceum, 3. Yucca filamentosa, 3 ; Y. gloriosa, 3. 



1. Durham — Ryton, Crawcrook. — Mr. W. Charlton. [See 

 p. 110.] 



