18 MR. 0. B. PLOWRIGHT OH RIME-FROST OF JANUARY 1889. 
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ON THE RIME-FROST OF JANUARY 1889, 
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO 
THE INJURIES CAUSED BY IT TO THE TREES IN 
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF KINGS LYNN. 
By Charles B. Plowright, F.L.S., M.R.C.S. 
Read 29tli April, 1889. 
After nine consecutive days of rime-frost in the vicinity of 
Kings Lynn, the fog, which had been more or less present during 
the two preceding days, lifted for a few hours on the morning 
of Sunday, 6th January, 1889. When the sun came out, there 
was displayed to us such a magnificent spectacle of rime-frost, 
that the least observant could not fail to admire it. One of the 
first effects of this, to attract attention, was the fact that the over- 
head telephone wires, all over the town, were broken down by it. 
By far the most beautiful objects, however, were the trees. The 
grand avenue of Horse Chestnuts and Limes, which is the favourite 
ante-prandial promenade on Sunday mornings, was simply gorgeous 
with rime — a perfect fairyland of icy crystals. 
The rime itself was deposited upon almost every object in a 
very striking manner. On the trees, for instance, each twig was 
encircled by crystals ; but these were much more pronounced upon 
one side, so that the twigs appeared to bo fringed with rime. 
This unilateral fringe varied in length from one and a half to 
two inches. Towards the base this fringe was solid and compact, 
but towards its free edge the crystals were elongated and distinct 
