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corbariensis perhaps half had succumbed; and of C. salvifolius 
and C. Loreti sufficient avsne growth remained to preserve them 
for the apolats 
But, on the whole, by August the damage is seen to be sur- 
parratren ig small. ‘The number of plants killed outright is not 
large, and most of those which were badly scarred four months 
ago have had their wounds concealed by new growths. At the 
present time (August) the collection of bamboos looks better 
and more luxuriant than it has done for some years, thanks of 
course to the abundant rainfall, but in May last these plants 
made the most depressing group in Kew. Only one species, 
Arundinaria anceps, was cut back to ground level. 
is a curious fact that European vegetation has shown ill 
effects from the winter almost.more than that of any other of the 
great areas that supply our Te trees and shrubs. In many 
places, common gorse has been ed to the ground. t Kew, 
than £. mee suffered injury, Sees ally EZ. Veitchii, of 
which most had to be dug up. Large breadths of HZ. mediter- 
ranea are grown at Kew and they were badly. hit where the 
plants had besots crowded and drawn up; but sturdy well- 
exposed plants came through with little injury. Of the Portu- 
guese form of Erica ciliaris (Maweana) a large proportion died. 
Many old plants of Daboecia polifolia were irretrievably injured 
but young ones have recovered. Arbutus Unedo and A. hybrida 
were badly cut where the trees were fully exposed to the north- 
ast. Our stock of Cytisus albus was very much damaged, and 
; Astin t 
several seedlings of C. Dallimorei—a hybrid between C. albus 
and C. Andreanus—were killed duatiineh, =e four or five 
veite old. 
Whilst common gorse was so severely hit; Ulex Galli, a 
species confined in this country to the south-western counties, 
and generally regarded as less hardy, was not affected. On 
walls, myrtles and the olive were shied but that was only to 
be oo ‘ 
son splendid growth this summer. e same can also be 
said of another inhabitant of the Hinulag: with a similar 
see dleia Colvilet, which, growing Mii 
mae; Sninanopieian Stewartra, Dipelta, Kolkwitza, Foodie: 
thyrsis and Sinofranchetia. Nor were the young conifers of 
Wilson’s and Forrest’s introduction in anyway hurt. The only 
