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whose young branches are all killed, but it is breaking freely 
from the older wood. Of Fuchsias and Escallonias there is nothin 
unusual to record ; all the former, and several of the latter, have 
been cut back to the ground even on walls, but as in former years 
will spring up again. Buddileia globosa is killed down to the old 
stems, but is rapidly recovering. 
Californian Shrubs.—Of the tall-growing Ceanothuses, C. thyrsi- 
_florus has proved the hardiest, although the large specimens, 15 feet 
or so high, which have made a remarkable feature for so long near 
the Broad Walk, are badly hit. They will, no doubt, quite 
recover. None of the species on the walls, such as Veitchianus, 
rigidus, integerrimus, etc., have been killed, but some have suffered. 
Dendromecon rigidum has perished even against a south wall. 
Fremontia californica, in one of the recesses of the. outer wall of 
the Temperate House, is perfectly healthy and now in flower. 
Umbellularia californica, quite in the open, is untouched. 
New Zealand Shrubs.—Plagianthus Lyallii, of which there was a 
fine bush 10 feet high in the collection of shrubby Malvaceae, was 
destroyed right to ground level, but against a wall it is untouched. 
The tenderness of this beautiful species is unfortunate ; for several 
years past it bas flowered profusely and late in the season, when 
few other shrubs are in blossom. P. pulchellus succu:nbed even 
against a wall. Griselinia Kittoralis, whilst it withstood the 
December frost apparently unaffected, was badly cut up by the 
biting winds of early March. It cannot be regarded as a depend- 
able evergreen at Kew, in spite of all that has been said in its 
favour. Sophora tetraptera perished in the open, but not under the 
protection of a wall. The effects of the inclement winter on 
Veronicas—which constitute the most imporaot group of New 
Zealand shrubs we can grow out-of-doors—have not been particu- 
Heaths.—These shrubs succeed well as a rule in Kew, and are 
much valued for producing broad masses of colour in spring and 
autumn. Apart from the British species, the hardiest of all have 
proved to be Erica stricta and E. arborea var. alpina, both of 
which remaincd fresh and green even to the smallest and youngest 
twigs. 2. mediterranea is untouched except for the young succu- 
lent growths made late last autumn. . australis is mostly killed 
to the ground; E. lusitanica and E. arborea were rendered very 
shabby ; and £. Veitchii (a hybrid between the two latter) get 
more than either, probably because of its fast-growing habit. Al 
Cistuses, ete—We have long regarded Cistus laurifolius as the 
hardiest species of this genus, and last winter confirms this view. 
The f i ave also survived :—C. corbariensis, florentinus, 
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lusitanicus, recognitus, and salvifolius. C. cyprius 1s badly hit, but 
