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suler(!d to bo rather tender. A few had some of their foliage nipped 

 by the frost, which dropped off, and fresh foliage has obliterated all 

 trace of injury. I need scarcely add that the Japanese Conifers 

 have held their reputation as being among the hardiest of our exotic 

 trees, as well as the most ornamental and interesting of the Coni- 

 ferous family. 



The Walnut, Mulberry, Guelder Eose, Ailantus, Evergreen oak, 

 Phillyrsa, and Privet, had most of their young wood injured, and in 

 some instances the trees were severely injured. The young wood 

 was also injured, more or less, of Catalj>a syringrefolia, Deutzia 

 (jracilis, Spircea Limlleyana, prunifolia, Reveesiana, Thunhergi : 

 tiainhuciis racemosa, Paulonmia imperialis, Pterocarya cmicasia, 

 Hartogia capensis, Lonicera hrachypoda, Hedera canariensis and 

 Rmgnericma, Cydoiiia japonica, and Glycine shiensis. All the 

 (Jlematis, except Jackmrnmi, were killed to the ground, as were 

 also Ampelopsis liederacea, Jasmimim WallirJiianum, J. revolu- 

 1 11)11, and OreodajjJme calif arnica. Eosemary and Lavender were 

 severely injured, many plants being killed outright. Eoses 

 generally withstood the Avinter well. Tea roses, except Gloire de 

 Dijun, had mostly succumbed the previous Avinter, and had not 

 been renewed ; but Hybrid Perpetuals, China, Bourbon, and other 

 common Eoses, were little injured. 



Bamhusa Fortunei variegata, has again proved tolerably hardy, 

 having lost only a fcAv of its leaves ; and Eulalia japonica variegata 

 appears to be at least equally hardy. The Pampas Grass has again 

 suffered severely, most of the plants being killed. Tritoma Uvaria 

 was killed to the ground, but started again. 



Fruit trees suffered very little injury owing to the wood being so 

 well ripened the previous autumn. Even Peach trees escaped with 

 less injury to the young wood than is often seen in ordinary seasons. 

 The only fruit plant which suffered was the Strawberry, being 

 killed or badly injured from exposure to the daily thawing and 

 freezing and bleak winds which proved so fatal to vegetable 

 crops. The consequence was a very poor crop of fruit. 



Among vegetables, scarcely any except Brussels Sprouts and Leeks 

 came through scatheless. Cabbage and Savoys quickly succumbed. 

 Curled greens stood well till the blasting frosty winds took them 

 off, which also destroyed Celery and Broccoli. Young plants of the 

 Cabbage tribe were also killed off in the month of March, when 

 the snow had disappeared and they were left exposed to the effects 

 of frost and wind. The consequence was a dearth of vegetables 

 in spring, and a great scarcity of young plants, till those raised in 

 spiing were ready. 



On the whole, with the few exceptions noted, the damage done 



