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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



21st, 18° ; Dec, eleven days of frost, min. temp., 17th, 20° ; Jan. 

 1881, twenty-six days of frost, fourteen days below 20°; seven on or 

 below 19° ; 15th and 25th, 1° ; min. temp., 14th, 0° ; Feb., fifteen 

 days of frost. Min. temp., 24th, 18°. March, ten days of frost, 

 min. temp., 28th, 20°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—3 (1), 44 (2), 26 (3)— Arbutus An- 

 drachne, 2. Azalea indica, 3. Berberidopsis corallina, 3. Berberis 

 japonica, 2. Biota orientalis, 3. Brugmansia sanguinea, 2. Buxus 

 balearica, 3. Ceanothus americanus, 2; C. dentatus, 2. Cistus 

 ladaniferus, 3. Citrus Aurantium, 3. Coronilla glauca, 2. Cupressus 

 borealis, 3 ; C. sempervirens, 3. Daphne collina, 2 ; D. indica, 2. 

 Echeveria metallica, 3. Escallonia rubra, 2. Euonymus radicans, 2. 

 Hydrangea Hortensia, 2. Kalmia latifolia, 3. Laurel, common 

 and Colchica, 2. Ligustrum lucidum, 3. Lonicera fragrantissima, 

 1. Pinus excelsa, 3. Roses, H.P.'s (on Manetti), 2 ; stands, on 

 briars, 2 ; Teas on Manetti, 2. Skimmia japonica, 3. Veronica 

 Andersoni, 2. Wallflowers, 2. Yucca aloifolia, 3. 



Observations — Apricots, Pears and Plums will be scarce ; Cherries 

 on wall are setting well ; so also are Currants and Gooseberries. (May 

 3rd, 1881.) 



1. Aberystwith, Llanilar. — Mr. J. Londale. [See p. 122.] 

 Rainfall, 1880— [Goginan, alt., 290 ft. ; 47'46 ins., on 188 days]. 

 Min. Temps, and Bates — [Gogerddan, alt., 50 ft. ; Jan. 14th, 

 0°; 15th, 1°]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—22 (1), 18 (2), 6 (3)— Broccolis, Walch- 

 eren, Snow's, Adam's Dalmeny, Wilcox's winter Perfection, Cham- 

 pion, all, 1. Clematis montana, 2. Cotoneaster microphylla, 2. 

 Cryptomeria elegans, 1 ; C. japonica, 3. Cupressus Lambertiana, 2 ; 

 C. Lawsoniana, 1. Escallonia rubra, 1. Picea cephalonica, 3. Rho- 

 dodendrons, Waterer's hybs., of every shade from apple-blossom to 

 the darkest crimson ; trees, 40 yrs. old, and never injured pre- 

 viously, all more or less damaged, and flower-beds kd., 2. Roses, 

 one-half kd., 1. Veronica Andersoni, lilac and white, both, 1. 



1. Glamorgan — Cardiff, St. Fagan's Castle. — Mr. R. Crossling. 

 [See p. 122.] 



Rainfall, 1880— [Cardiff Cem., alt., 95 ft. ; 39-50 ins. on 170 days.] 

 Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 17th to 23rd; Dec. 



