Ligneous Plants w/iic/i have stood tlie Winter at Highlands. 633 



nearly to the ground, where exposed ; but, in more sheltered 

 situations, not much injured. — Quercus /^lex. Lost all their 

 leaves, but have grown freely since the spring. — - The common 

 laurels have suffered in the two-years-old wood, where exposed ; 

 in sheltered situations, not hurt. — Z/igustrum lucidum. Killed, 

 in a sheltered situation. — Chinese and Noisette roses. Killed 

 to the ground ; those on standards, quite dead. — Magn(Mm 

 grandiflora. Lost many leaves, and had some of the young 

 shoots killed, where exposed ; but are now looking healthy. — 

 Pomegranates. Growinfj against the south wall, were much in- 

 jured, but are now growing freely. — Chimonanthus fragrans. 

 One plant, growing on an open border, killed ; another, nailed 

 against the wall, growing freely, — Bay trees. Very much in- 

 jured, but have again broken thickly several feet from the ground ; 

 I fully expected all were dead, as they were very late before 

 they broke. — Evica, mediterranea, australis, arborea, and vagans, 

 were killed to the ground, but are now growing freely. 

 Dropmore, Sept'^\2. 1838. 



Art. VII. List of Ligneous Plants luhich have stood the Winter oj" 

 1837-8 at Highlands, near Chelmsford, Essex. By J. A. Fer- 

 guson, Gardener there. 



According to my promise, I send you a list of plants, some of 

 which have stood the last winter better here than in many other 

 places, 



Photinia serrulata. Wall, east aspect; 12ft. high, 23ft. 

 broad; not the least injured, having flowered this spring unpro- 

 tected. One, planted out in the open garden, nearly dead. — 

 Two plants of Eriobotrya japonica. Wall, south aspect; one 12 ft. 

 high by 18 ft. broad, the other 14 ft. by 23 ft. ; not injured. A 

 slight covering of one mat. These plants have flowered in De- 

 cember for this last four or five years, but have never set fruit. 

 — MagnOlm grandiflora. Li varieties, on the same wall as the 

 Eriobotrya, with the same protection. In a fine healthy state, 

 having flowered freely, and still flowers appearing. From 12 ft. 

 to 14 ft. in height, and about the same in breadth. — ^-^cacia 

 Julibrissin. Wall, south aspect; 15ft. in height by 14ft. in 

 breadth ; in flower at present. There are two plants, one of 

 which is trained on trelliswork, and both are in a very vigorous 

 state of growth. Not the least injured, though unprotected. — - 

 Chimonanthus fragrans. Wall, south aspect; 13 ft. in height by 

 17 ft. in breadth; not the least injured. Ivy covering the top 

 of the wall, and projecting about 1 ft. out, having been all the 

 protection. — Myrtles, pomegranates, escallonias, camellias, &c., 

 stood very well, with a single mat for protection. South aspect. 



