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Magnolias ; suffered more than usual, though they have sus- 

 tained no permanent injury, South Devon. 



Mattenus chilensis ; slightly injured, Keiv ; partially cut back, 

 south wall, Chiswick. 



Medicago arborea ; much injured, Keiv ; killed, south wall, 

 Chisivick. 



Menispkrmum laurifolium ; killed, Kew. 



Metrosideros tomentosa ; killed, Kew. ■ 



Metrostderos florida ; killed, Kew. 



Metrosideros saligna ; small branches killed, Kew. 



MoBiNA longifolia ; not in the least injured, Chiswick; unin- 

 jured, Acton Green. 



MouTAXs, Chinese; escaped injury during the winter and 

 spring, Bagshot, and Chiswick. 



Mtrica californica ; not injured, except a little at the points of 

 the unripe wood, Chiswick; uninjured, Acton Green; foliage 

 slightly injured in a young plant placed out of doors in the 

 autumn, Bayshot ; dead, Alton. 



Myrsine africana; killed down to the ground, but starting 

 strong again, south wall, Chiswick. 



Myrtus communis ; leaves browned (killed in 1838), Kew; 

 cut back to old wood, but starting strong again, south wall, Chiswick; 

 on a south wall, suffered much above their temporary winter cover- 

 ings of grass mats, Edinburgh ; against a south-east wallj leaves 

 killed, wood unhurt, Southampton. 



Nandina doniestica; injured, ^(?i«;; killed, south wall, Chiswick. 



Neillia thyrsiflora ; killed to the ground, but starting strong 

 again, Chiswick. 



NoTEL^A ligustrina ; much injured, Keiv. 



Olea sp. Japan ; a fine evergreen and large plant, which stood 

 several years, killed down to the ground, but starting again, south 

 wall, Chisivick. 



Olive of Nikita ; killed back to the old wood, Chiswick. 



Ornus floribunda ; not injured, south wall, Chisivick; slightly 

 injured, Kew. 



OzoTHAMNUs rosmariuifolius ; cut to the ground, but shooting 

 again, Exeter ; uninjured, Bicton. 



Panax horrida ; killed to the ground, Chisivick. 



Passiflora cserulea ; killed down, Oulton. 



Pavia californica; not injured in the least, Chiswick; not 

 hurt, Exeter. 



Pavia indica ; not injured, Chiswick. 



