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Arbutus Milleri ; dead, Shiffnal. 



Arbutus hybrida; dead, Shiffnal. 



Arbutus Unedo coccinea ; killed to the ground, Shiffnal. 



Arbutus Unedo salicifolia ; dead, Shiffnal. 



Arbutus photiuifolia ; uot hurt, Exeter. 



Arctostaphtlos pungens ; killed, Kew. 



Arctostaphylos tomentosa ; killed, Chisicick. 



Aristotelia Maqui ; a large plant nearly killed down to the 

 ground, but breaking again strong, Chisicick ; a plant covering a 

 space of eight yards, with four or five stems, 4 inches in diameter, 

 in a very sheltered situation in the open air, killed to the ground, 

 Liverpool. 



Auriculas ; in the height of perfection, Windermere. 



Armeria formosa ; killed, Bromley. 



Asparagus acutifolius ; not injured, south wall, Chisicick. 



Aucuba japonica ; not injured. Chisicick; partially injured, 

 Rolleston; much injured, some plants killed to the ground, Not- 

 tingham. 



Azalea ovata ; uninjured by winter, Chisuick. 



Azalea californica ; not injured, Chisicick. 



Azalea indica alba; stood in the shrubbery for the last six 

 years, almost killed, Warrington ; unhurt, Southainpton. 



AzARA dentata ; cut back to old wood, but starting freely again, 

 Chisicick. 



Bamboo, hardy ; from the Himalayas, killed down to the 

 ground, but starting freely again, Chisicick. 



Bamboo ; killed, Oidton. 



Bambusa falcata ; cut to the ground in the open air, lAverpool ; 

 pinched, but not killed, Soutliamjiton. 



Bedfordl\ salicina ; killed, Keic. 



Benthaml\ fragifera; injured on the wall, killed away from the 

 wall unprotected, Keic ; very much injured in a north aspect, but 

 breaking again, Chisicick; killed, JVare ; injured, Bromley; 

 uninjured. Singleton. 



Berberis Fortuni ; away from wall not injured, iTcif; killed, 

 Chisicick; not injured, south wall, Chisicick; uninjured, ^/^o?i; 

 killed down, Oidton. 



Berberis glumacea ; not injured at the bottom of the wall, 

 Chisicick ; uninjured, growing near a wall and protected by 

 laurels, Shiffnal; slightly sheltered, uninjured, Southampton. 



Berberis trifoliata ; killed in open border, Chisicick ; not in- 

 jured, south wall, Chisicick; killed to the ground, Shiffnal; 



