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INJURIES TO PLANTS, WINTER, 1880-81. 



cially old scarlets, 3. Roses, H. P.'s, 3. Tritoma uvaria, 3. 



Observations — Vegetables suffered very much, although there was 

 a good fall of snow which would have protected them had it not 

 got so dry that the high winds blew it away and exposed all the 

 plants to the intense frost. 



2. Armagh — 1. Armagh, Loughgall. — Mr. J. Brennan. 



Gen. Char, of Soil ; Alt., $c. [Sea p. 189.] 

 Rainfall 1880—33-29 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — More or less from middle 

 of Dec. to middle of Feb. 1881. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Jan. 17th, 9°-4. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—18 (1), 17 (2), 3 (3)— Aloysia, 1. 

 Apples, Golden and Ribston Pippin, young, in low wet ground, 1, 2, 

 (see below ). Arbutus sp., 2. Artichoke, globe, 3. Aucuba japo- 

 nica, 1 ; Do. variegata, 2. Berberis Darwinii, 2. Broccoli, 90 p. c, 

 1. Cauliflower, all (except in cold frame), 1. Endive, 1. Euony- 

 mus japonicus, 1. Fuchsia coccinea, 2. Furze, fl. pi., 2. Laurel, 

 common, and Laurustinus, 1, 2 ; both suffered least in warm sunny 

 situations. Lettuce, "all the year round," 75 p. c, 1. Lonicera 

 aureo-reticulata, 1. Menziesia polifolia, 2. Myrtle, 2. Pampas 

 grass, 1. Passiflora ccerulea, 1. Penstemons, 1. Roses, H. P.'s, 

 mostly, 1 ; more, 2, especially in low damp soil ; Teas and Noi- 

 settes, 1, 2 ; Climbers, 3. Rue, 2. Schizostylis coccineus, 1. 

 Stocks, 1. Tritoma uvaria, 3. Wallflowers (see below), 2. Yucca 

 filamentosa, 2. 



Plants uninjured — Agapanthus, unprotected. Apples, Golden 

 and Ribston Pippin, in dry situations, unhurt ; an old Apple tree in 

 full bloom in Sept. 1880, has now the finest bloom for 8 yrs. past 

 (May 17, 1881). Apricots. Broccoli, 10 p. c. of Backhouse's late, 

 Drummond's late white, and Sutton's late queen. Echeveria se- 

 cunda, placed with a few leaves over N. Lettuce, hardy green, 

 stood fairly well. Lobelia cardinalis with a few leaves over it. 

 Nectarines and Peaches. Wallflowers in poor soil, and especially on 

 tops of walls did well. 



2. Armagh, Palace.— Mr. T. Sheasby. [See p. 190.] 



Rainfall, 1880— [Armagh Obs., alt., 208 ft. ; 32-65 ins.]. 



Min. Temp, and Date — [Armagh, alt., 206 ft.; Jan. 17th, 

 9°-8]. 



