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flowering are annually recorded, the following 15 came 

 into flower : — Rhododendron atrovirens, on February 4tli ; 

 Tussilar/o fragrans, 6th ; Leucujum vcrnum-, 6tli ; Corylus 

 AveUana, 8th; Crocus susianus, 8th; Bulhocodium vcrnum^ 

 10th; Scilla lyrcccox, 10th; Crocus vermis, 14th; Scilla 

 siherica, 14th; Rhododendron Nohlcanum, 14tli; Symplo- 

 carpus fct'tidus, 14th ; T^issilago alba, 18th ; T. nivcn, 18th ; 

 Daphne Mezcreum, 19th; Nordmannia cordifolia, 20th. 



On the rock-garden 40 species and varieties came into 

 flower during the month, as against 31 during February 

 1892, the most interesting being Chionodoxa sardcnsis, 

 Baphne Blagayana, GalcniiJms Tmpcrati, Hyacinthns azureus, 

 Leucojum carpaticum. Narcissus minimus, Polygcda chamcc- 

 huxus, Frimulco denticulata, Rammculus avemonoidcs, Rhodo- 

 dcndron irrcecox, Saxifraga imhricata, S. oj)positifolict, S. 

 pyrenaica siqjcrha, etc. Several half-hardy plants have 

 sustained severe injury by frost, chiefly during the previous 

 month. The worst aflected are Euccdyptus coccifera, 

 Edivardsia microphylla, Cordylinc australis, Genista asjjala- 

 thoidcs, Polygonum vaceini/olium., Veronica Andersonii. 

 V. angustifolia, F. parviflora, V. chathamica, and Brica 

 austrcdis. 



Readings of exposed Thermometers at the Eock-Garden of the 

 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, during February 1893. 



