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suffered as much or more than other orchard trees. Young trees 

 of apple, pear, and peach set last fall and this spring and also those of 

 one year standing have suffered. Kieffer pears are partly killed." 



3. Blackberries and raspberries. "Strawberries produced poorly and 

 had many blasted berries " 



4. Late sown wheat and rye. "Wh'eat and rye killed in spots." 



5. "Clover in wheat and rye stubble on northern slopes or where 

 exposed to north and west winds has much of it disappeared." 



6. "California privet, some varieties of roses, spiraea and osage 

 hedges were all badly killed." "California privet, Kerria Japanica, 

 Cercis Canadensis, Lonicera fragrantissima, Deutzia crenita, Mahonia 

 Japonica, Cytissus laburnum, Abies Nordmanniana, Taxodium distl- 

 chum and Azalia amoena were injured. 



A nurseryman wrote, "To my surprise evergreens were injured less 

 than in many previous winters excepting varieties of English yew which 

 were almost entirely destroyed. The reason the trees came through so 

 well is that they went into winter in excellent condition, not suffer- 

 ing from drought in autumn. I might add that California privet largely 

 planted in this part of the State as a hedge plant was killed quite 

 badly. 



Mercer County. 



2. "Peaches and Japan plums." "Peach, apple and cherry." "Peach 

 trees are the worst sufferers. ■ They are black down to within a few 

 inches of the ground." "Some pear and plum trees arei hurt." "All 

 young wood in quinces injured." Peaches weakened by 'Scale' killed." 

 "The past winter has demonstrated the fact very plainly that it is very 

 important to plant peach orchards on elevated, fully exposed ground, 

 so that they can have perfect air drainage." 



3. "Blackberry canes nearly all killed above one foot from ground, 

 also the Japanese wineberry." Blackberries generally killed except 

 "Eldorado" and "Wood." 



4. "Crimson clover suffered worst; grown it for fifteen years and 

 never had it so completely killed before." 



5. Asparagus and rhubarb. 



6. Budded roses have suffered severely. "Privet (California) one 

 and two year old frozen nearly to the ground." "Holly, roses philadel- 

 phus, privet and box are the worst hurt and Irish junipers also." 



Ocean County. 



2. Peaches very much injured. 



3. Blackberries to some extent. 



6. English ivy killed outright in some instances; privet somewhat 

 Injured. 



