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Bagshot ; unhurt, Alton; escaped unhurt, Shiffnal ; some are 

 killed, Piolleston; uninjured. Singleton, and Soutliamj)ton. 



Thuja pendula ; not injured, C'hisivick ; remarkable-looking 

 specimen, ten feet in height, Bicton. 



Thuja orientalis ; a few branches killed, Bagshot ; young 

 plants much cut, Exeter ; uninjured, CJiisirick. 



Thuja orientalis stricta ; a fine-looking plant, between ten and 

 fifteen feet in height, Bicton. 



Thuja yariegata; not affected during the winter, BogsJiot ; 

 untouched, Singleton. 



Thuja Nepalensis ; unhurt, Alton. 



Thuja flagelliformis ; escaped unhurt, Shiffnal; untouched, 

 Singleton. 



Torreta nucifera ; safe, Alton. 



Trollius Chinensis ; not affected during the winter, Bagshot. 



Ulex europseus ; unhurt, Rolleston ; killed to the ground in 

 many places, Shiffnal ; many killed, Nottingham ; killed, Oiilton. 



Ulex europaeus fl. pi. ; killed, Rolleston ; killed to the ground 

 everywhere, Shiffnal; killed, Ossington ; many killed, Notting- 

 ham. 



Ulex strictus, or hibernicus; not injured, Chiswick; killed to 

 tlje ground everywhere, Shiffnal. 



Vaccinium myrsinites; injured, Bromley. 



Veronica salicifolia ; killed, Kew, and Chisivick. 



Veronica Lindleyana ; killed, Bromley, and Chisicick. 



Veronica speciosa ; quite hardy, So^ith Devon ; killed, Chis- 

 tvick ; killed, Bicton. 



Veronicas, shrubby; on a south wall suffered much above their 

 temporary winter coverings of grass mats, Edinburgh. 



Viburnum Tinus ; none of the varieties are injured, Chiswick; 

 leaves very much blotched and injured, Ware; somewhat damaged, 

 Alton; killed to the ground generally; one or two plants injured 

 but not killed, and are throwing out fresh leaves and shoots, 

 Ossington; killed down, Oulton ; young plants much cut, 

 Exeter; top killed, Rolleston; killed to the ground everywhere, 

 Shiffnal; almost all killed, the bark of the thick wood having 

 been burst by the frost, Nottingham; very much cut in the open 

 ground, Liverpool; uninjured, Southampton. 



Viburnum grandiflorum ; killed to the ground, but starting 

 again, Chisicick. 



Viburnum dilatatum ; killed, Chisicick. 



Viburnum cassinoides ; young wood much injured, Chisicick. 



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