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less injured, mostly the lower six feet of the trees are quite dead, 

 making nearly all the trees Standards, Nottingham ; many varie- 

 gated killed, Rolleston. 



Ilex vomitoria; much injured, Kew. 



Ilex Taraga ; not affected during the winter, BagsJiot. 



Ilex leptacantha ; not affected during the winter, Bagshot. 



Ilex microcarpa ; not affected during the winter, Bagshot ; 

 killed, Acton Green. 



Illicium religiosum ; slightly cut, Exeter ; uninjured, Bicton. 



Illicium: anisatum and floridanum ; uninjured, Bicton. 



Indigofera decora ; killed down to the ground, Chiswick. 

 ■ Indigofera Dosua ; killed down to the ground, but starting 

 strong again, south wall, Chisuick. 



Indigofeka ; a new species from China, not affected during 

 the winter at all, Bagshot. 



Indigofera australis ; on a south wall, suffered much, above 

 its temporary winter covering of grass mats, Edinburgh. 



Iris susiana ; flowered beautifully. South Devon. 



Ixias ; all safe. South Devon. 



Jasminum nudiflorum ; not injured in open border, nor on 

 south wall, Chiswick ; uninjured, Acton Greoi ; not hurt, on a 

 wall with an eastern aspect (in full bloom at the present time), 

 Shiffnal ; against a south-east wall, entirely unhurt, Southampton. 



Jasminum revolutum ; killed to the ground, in the open border, 

 but stalling strong again ; not injured, on south wall, Chiswick ; 

 killed down, Onlton. 



Jasminum affine; not injured, south wall, Chiswick. 



Jasminum Wallichianum ; not injured, south wall, Chiswick. 



Juniperus gossainthania ; damaged, Bayfordhury ; somewhat 

 injured, Alton. 



Juniperus Bedfordiana ; killed, Alton ; uninjured, Shiffnal ; 

 uninjured, Singletmi ; uninjured, Bicton. 



Juniperus phoenicea ; some of the smaller branches killed, but 

 not more than happens in other winters, Chiswick ; somewhat 

 injured, Alton. 



Juniperus chinensis ; uninjured, Shiffnal ; not injured, Not- 

 tingham ; not injured, Chiswick. 



Juniperus flaccida ; slightly injured in smaller branches ; not 

 injured, on a dry bank where protected from north-east winds, 

 Chiswick; kWlei, Alton ; uninjured, i>tVfo». 

 . Juniperus excelsa; (Crimea plant) not injured, Chiswick; 

 xmrnyxxe^, Shiffnal ; nnin^\ived, Nottingham. 



