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Fagus antarctica ; perfectly hardy, Bicton. 



Fagus Cunninghami ; all dead to the ground, Kew ; behind a 

 heap of stones, and raised above the ground, hurt to the level 

 of the stones, uninjured below, Acton Green ; rather tender, 

 .Bicton. 



Ficus virgata ; killed down to the ground, but starting strong 

 again, south wall, Chisu-ick. 



Fig trees; all killed to the ground, Shiffnal. 



FiTz-RoYA patagonica; not injured, Chisivick ; cut back to the 

 main stem, but recovering, Acton Green ; not affected dui'ing the 

 winter. Bar/shot; stood well, not being injured in the least, Ware ; 

 leader killed down — supposed to be hardy, Alton ; unhurt, Rol- 

 leston ; escaped with slight injury, Congleton ; not hurt, Exeter ; 

 uninjured, Singleton ; under a south-east wall, leader killed 

 about five or six inches, Southampton ; slightly protected, 

 uninjured. Bicton. 



FoRSYTHiA viridissima ; not injured, Chisivick ; perfectly 

 hardy, Alton ; not hurt, on a wall with an eastern aspect, 

 Shiffnal ; not at all injured, Warrington ; entirely unhurt, 

 Soutliamjiton. 



Fuchsias ; all killed down to the ground, but starting again 

 strong, C'hiswick. 



Garrya elliptica ; a few points of the top shoots killed, and 

 some of the outer leaves, Chisivick ; greatly injured, Ware ; 

 injured, Bromley ; slightly injured, Rolleston ; browned every- 

 where, and some branches killed, Shiffnal ; nearly killed, 

 Nottingham; not in the least injured, Windermere ; uninjured, 

 Bicton ; on a south-east wall, untouched, Southampton. 

 ' Garrya laurifolia; killed, Rolleston; killed, Nottingham. 



Garrya macrophylla ; not injured, south wall, Chisivick; very 

 much injured in the open border, Chisivick ; in a sheltered situa- 

 tion, is uninjured, Gongleton ; slightly cut, Exeter ; uninjured, 

 Bicton. 



Gaultheria nummularia ; scarcely touched, Congleton. 



Gaultheria Shallon; not in the least injured, Windermere. 



Gaultheria procumbens ; not in the least injured, Windermere. 



Genista candicans ; not injured in any way, south wall, 

 Chisivick. 



Geranium, Scarlet ; under a west wall covered with tan, alive 

 and shooting nicely, Worcester. 



Glycine sinensis ; not injured, south wall, Chisivick. 



Glycine sinensis «Z&a ;. not injured, south wall, Chisivick. 



