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P. Nordmanniana, 3. Rosemary, 1. Sequoia gigantea, 3. Tritoma 

 uvaria, 3. Wallflowers, 1. 



2. Forres, Dunphail— Mr. D. Myers. [See p. 166.] 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Intense frost set in on 

 Oct. 18th, with snow 11 ins.; grd. could not be dug until April 6th. 



Min. Temp, and Date. — [Nairn, dist., 9 ins., W. ; alt., 84 ft. ; 

 Jan. 14th, 18th, 5°] 



Plants injured, 1880-81 —40 (1), 33 (2), 7 (3) — Broccoli, 

 Champion, Early purple Cape, Snow's winter white, Sutton's perfec- 

 tion, Veitch s protecting, Walcheren, all, 1. Catalpa syringaefolia, 

 aurea, 1. Cauliflower, Early Erfurt, Lenormands, Early London, 1. 

 Cistus ladaniferus, 1. Clematis Jackmanni, 2. Coronilla glauca, 1. 

 Cotoneaster microphylla, 3. Cryptomeria japonica, 1. Cupressus 

 Lambertiana, 2 ; C. sempervirens. 3. Deutzia scabra, 2. Echeveria 

 metallica, 1. Endive, 1. Escallonia Ingrami, 1 ; E. macrantha, 1 ; 

 E. rubra, 2. Euonymus europasus, 2 ; E. radicans, 2. Forsythia 

 viridissima, 1. Fuchsia coccinea, 2 ; F. macrostemma, 2 ; F. Ric- 

 cartoni, 2. Habrothamnus, 1. Laurel, Bay, 1. Laurel, common, 

 2 ; Do. Caucasica, 2 ; Do. Portugal, 2. Lettuce, Daniel s giant white, 

 Daniel's green winter, Hammersmith hardy green, Tennis ball, Whee- 

 ler's Tom Thumb, 1. Lilium auratum, 3 ; L. excelsum, 3. Loni- 

 cera japonica, 2. Penstemons, 46 vars., all, 1. Picea grandis, 2 ; 

 P. Lowiana, 2 ; P. Nordmanniana, 3 ; P. Pindrow, 2 ; P. Pinsapo, 

 2. Pyrus japonica, 3. Rhododendrons, 2. Roses, stands., all, 1 ; 

 Teas, 2. 



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Meteorological Observations on the Year 1880 and Jan. 1881, 

 from Inverness and Ross. 



Inverness. Sum., very dry and hot. Frost set in Sept. 20th ; 

 snow on 19th ; Winter set in earlier than usual and very severely 

 (Roy Bridge). Rainfall, 6*42 ins. below av. of 30 yrs. (Ban-ahead). 

 Jan. 1881, snow, not very heavy, but frost very severe (Aviemore). 



