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6. Goriaria ruscifolia. — Planted out last autumn in front 

 of a south wall, it has been killed to the ground, but is 

 budding from below. 



7. Ediuardsia pidchella. — A plant fully 8 feet high, 

 which overtopped a south wall, was killed to within a foot 

 of its base, while some small plants at the bottom of an 

 easterly exposed wall were uninjured. E. grandijiora, 2 

 feet high, on a south wall, had only some points of its 

 young shoots slightly hurt, and is now in healthy growth. 



8. Clianthus puniceus. — I had no plants outside last 

 year, but one of the variety, C. p. magnificus, stood the 

 year in a cool frame, and having been planted on a south 

 wall in March, it is now growing vigorously. 



9. Ruhus australis, and H. a. cissoides. — Both the species 

 and variety were completely killed. 



10. Leptospermum scoparium. — A number of small 

 plants in the open ground were all much cut down, but 

 none were entirely killed. 



11. Fuchsia excorticata, on a south wall, was killed to 

 the ground, but is now sending up vigorous shoots. 



12. Fuchsia procumheiis still continues to grow freely on 

 the rockery. 



13. Aciphylla Colensoi. — Three rockery plants in 

 different exposures have all stood perfectly unharmed. 

 One that flowered last year has now three strong crowns or 

 tops, and many of its Palm-like rigid sharp-pointed leaves 

 are over 2 feet in length ; neither it nor the others have 

 any appearance of flowering this season. 



14. Griselinia littoralis. — In consequence of the young 

 shoots and foliage of this handsome evergreen not having 

 been nearly matured when subjected to the almost zero 

 temperature of December 3 and 4, it has suffered fully as 

 much as the common Laurustinus and Aucuba. My plant, 

 that was 6 feet in height, as well as others of smaller size, 

 were killed down to near the ground, but they are now 

 sending up vigorous growing shoots. 



15. Corokia Cotoneaster. — Two varieties on a south wall 

 had the points of their most protruding young shoots a little 

 injured, but both were covered with a profusion of their 

 small yellow flowers in March and April. One plant in 



