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two variegated leaved varieties, had their leaves killed to 

 within about a foot of the ground, but they have now got 

 new leaves, and are growing freely. 



27. Carex secta. — Of about a dozen plants three 

 perished last winter, but all the rest are growing well. 



28. Arundo conspicua has been entirely killed. 



29. Aspidium Richardii is unharmed and growing 

 freely. 



30. Todea superha, — In a cool shaded frame on the 

 north side of a wall this most elegant of Ferns withstood 

 the last, as well as it did the six preceding winters, and 

 is now growing fully as freely as ever, several of its young 

 fronds being over 21 inches in length. 



The following exotics from other parts than New Zealand 

 have withstood the winter of 1879-80 at Eait Lodge : — 



1. Acer 'palmatum. — The palmate-leaved maple of Japan. 

 This beautiful reddish-purple-leaved shrub, growing on a 

 westerly exposed rockery, was unharmed. 



2. Aster cahidicus. — The shrubby starwort of Cabul. On 

 an easterly exposed wall, and about 4 feet in height, had 

 only two or three points of its shoots injured, and in the 

 middle of July commenced producing a profuse succession 

 of its pretty umbellate-like bunches of light purple flowers. 



3. Arcdia Sieboldtii. — This handsome Japanese evergreen, 

 which has become a general favourite for house and table 

 decoration, stood without being the least injured on a 

 southerly exposed rockery. 



4. Azalea amcena. — This pretty and interesting intro- 

 duction from China by the late Mr R. Fortune, growing on 

 an easterly exposed rockery, was not in the least hurt. 



5. Azara microphylla. — On an east wall had a number 

 of its unmatured shoot-points killed, but is now growing 

 profusely. 



6. Bamhusa aurea. — The yellow barked bamboo cane, 

 and the following nine kinds, have suffered no perceptible 

 injury from either of the last two winters : — 



7. B. Fortunei arcjentia variegata, 



8. B. Fortunei aui^ea variegata ? 



9. B. gracilis {Arudinaria falcata). — The dwarf bamboo 

 of Upper India. A number of self-sown and other seed- 



