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frost all through Nov. ; Dec. comparatively mild, till 17th. Jan. 

 1881, as a whole, intensely cold. 



Min. Temps, and Dates— Jan. 14th, -1°; 16th, -7°; 17th, -6°; 

 20th, -2° ; 22nd, -'4° ; and 24th, -3° 5. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—23 (1), 12 (2), 1 (3)— Abies Douglasii, 

 2. Aloysia citriodora, 1. Araucaria imbricata, 2. Arbutus An- 

 drachne, 1; A. Unedo, 1. Aucuba japonica, 3. Azalea amaena, 1. 

 Berberis Darwinii, 1. Borecole, 1. Broccoli, all, 1. Brussels 

 sprouts, 1. Cabbages, of 200 autumn planted, all (but 66), 1 ; 

 Savoys and German greens, 1. Camellias, 1. Carnations, 1. Cedrus 

 Deodara, 1. Clematis Jackmanni, 2. Furze, 1 ; Do. fl. pi., 1. 

 Garrya elliptica, 1. Jasminum nudiflorum, 2. Kale, 1. Laurel, 

 common, 2 ; Do. Portugal, 2. Laurustinus, 1. Lavander, 1. Lo- 

 nicera japonica, 1. Nectarines, 2. Parsley, 1. Peaches, 2. Rho- 

 dodendrons, 2; R. ponticum has fl. buds, 1. Rosemary, 1. Roses, 

 dwfs., 2; H. P.'s, 2; stands., 1; Teas (except Gloire de Dijon), 1. 

 Sequoia gigantea, 2. Stocks, 1. Wallflowers, 1. 



2. Glasgow, [Locality omitted]. — Mr. R. Bullen. 



Gren. Char, of Soil — In the neighbourhood of Glasgow we have 

 the worst possible soil and climate to contend against. 



Rainfall, 1880— [Glasgow Obs., alt., 180 ft.; 32-65 ins.]. 



Mfn. Temp, and Date— [Jan. 16th ?], -2°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—50 (1), 38 (2), 30 (1)— Abies Dougla- 

 sii, 2; A. Morinda, 1, 2. Araucaria imbricata, 1, 2, 3. Asparagus, 1. 

 Aucuba japonica, 3; Do. varieg., 3. Bambusa Fortunei, 1. Ben- 

 thamia fragifera, 1, 2. Berberis Darwinii, 1 ; B. vulgaris, 3. Biota 

 orientalis, 3. Boehmeria nivea, 1. Boussingaultia, 1. Buddleia 

 globosa, 2. Bupleurum fruticosum, 2. Camellias, 1. Carnations, 

 2. Catalpa syringasfolia, 1; Do. aurea, 1. Cedrus Atlantica, 2; 

 C. Deodara, 2; C. Libani, 2. Cephalotaxus Fortunei, 1. Cercis 

 siliquastrum, 1, 2. Choisya ternata, 1. Clematis montana, 3. Co- 

 lutea arborescens, 3. Cotoneaster microphylla, 3 ; C. Simonsii, 3. 

 Cryptomeria elegans, 1; C. japonica, 1. Cupressus borealis, 2; C. 

 Lambertiana, 1 ; C. Lawsoniana, 2 ; C. macrocarpa, 1. Eriobotrya 

 japonica, 1. Escallonia macrantha, 1 ; E. rubra, 1. Euonymus 

 japonicus, 2 ; E. radicans, 2. Fitzroya patagonica, 2. Forsythia 

 viridissima, 3. Fuchsia Riccartoni, 3. Furze, 2; Do. fl. pi., 2. 

 Garrya elliptica, 2. Gladiolus, 1. Grevillea rosmarinifolia, 1, 2. 

 Gunnera scabra, 1. Hibiscus syriacus, 1, 2. Hydrangea arbores- 



