Weather at Lyndon in Rutland, 91 
In 1740. It alfo froze the much larger rivers of Europe, and 
was in moft parts a fevere winter; but to the north and north- 
weft of us, it appears not to have been fo, and that it was 
moderate in Scotland, and was chiefly great fnows in Ireland. 
The air was very ftiarp during the froft, and it froze ex- 
ceeding hard, even within doors; yet I have feen the thermo- 
meter lower in other frofts than it was in this* The loweft I 
faw was Jan. 12. at 13°! ; but in Jan. 1786, it was down at 
n°i; in the fevere froft Jan. 1776, it was n° and io°; 
Feb. 1784, at 9 0 ; Dec. 1783, at 8°J ; and one morning, 
Feb. 12, 1771, it was down at 4% which is the loweft I ever 
faw it. 
The froft from Dec. 1739 to Feb. 1740 was the greateft I 
ever knew, and many trees, fhrubs, and plants, were killed 
by it, or nearly fo ; but in general they efcaped this winter. 
In moft gardens every plant of rofemary was killed that year, 
few or none were much hurt this winter. In 1740, the wheat 
in many countries received great damage ; in this froft I be- 
lieve it was very’ little hurt. Moft of the branches of com- 
mon furze were killed in 1740, many quite down to the 
ground, and fome were entirely deft roved ; and I have known 
many fuffer much, and fome killed, in 1776, and other hard 
winters ; but this year only a few were much hurt. Many 
turneps were frozen in the fields this year, a hufbandry not fo 
much pradtifed in 1 740 ; and many apples and pears were 
frozen in the houfe, where they were not carefully preferved ; 
yet, I think, there was lefs of this than was apprehended. 
Artichokes, I think, Raftered as much as moft things in the 
garden; fome were killed, and others fo hurt as to prevent 
their bearing, but many efcaped ; but there was a greater lofs 
among them in 1740. 
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