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leaves by the froft. 4. The bloflbms of 

 the Cherry-trees were hurt in feveral places. 

 5. The flowers of the Englijh Walnut-tree 

 were entirely fpoiled by the froft. 6. The 

 Rhus glabra. Some of thefe trees had al- 

 ready got leaves, and they were killed by 

 the cold. 7. The Rhus radicans ; the 

 tender young trees of this kind fufFered 

 from the froft, and had their leaves partly 

 killed. 8. The Tbaltclra, or Meadow 

 Rues y had both their flowers and leaves 

 hurt by the froft. 9. The Podophyllum 

 peltatum. Of this plant there was not 

 above one in five hundred hurt by the 

 froft, 10. The Ferns. A number of 

 them, which were lately come up, were 

 deftroyed. I muft add feveral plants which 

 were likewife hurt, but which I could not 

 diftinguifti, on account of their fmallnefs. 



I went to feveral places this day. 



The Bartjia coccinea grew in great abun- 

 dance on feveral low meadows. Its flower- 

 buds were already tinged with their pre- 

 cious fcarlet, and adorned the meadows. 

 It is not yet applied to any ufe, but that 

 of delighting the fight. 



One of the Swedes here had planted an 

 Englifr walnut-tree (Juglans regia) in his 

 garden, and it was now about three yards 

 high; it was in full bloftbm, and had 



already 



