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they stand the frost so well. The mere wrapping of straw around 

 the small trees will protect them, and it can be done at a slight 

 expense. 



J. Lewelling, St. Helena : 



First I am near the foot-hills and on high ground. Lowest 

 temperature, twenty-six degrees, thermometer in porch. In St. 

 Helena, one mile north, lowest temperature, thermometer hang- 

 ing outside on a tree, sixteen degrees. 



Second My orange trees are very slightly injured. My 

 lemon trees are badly damaged, but I do not think any of them 

 are killed to the ground. 



Third My trees are on high ground. They are three and 

 five years old. I have one tree about sixteen years old hot 

 affected. 



I Fourth I have cultivated the orange and lemon in the valley 

 and in the foot-hills. My experience is, that neither will grow 

 in the valley without protection, while in the foot-hills I have 

 not lost a tree, and do not expect to lose any, though I have not 

 protected them in any way. 



Chas. Krug, St. Helena : 



First Lowest, twenty-one degrees. 



Second My only bearing orange tree, a seedling, was con- 

 siderably affected by the recent frosts, about one-fourth part of 

 its foliage looking yellowish, and one-tenth part of the fruit 

 being injured. The tree has been bearing for four years, and 

 was never damaged before. Two seven-year-old seedling orange 

 trees were not hurt at all. Of sixty-six young orange trees, three 

 and four years old, twelve were killed to within six inches of the 

 roots, but they will sprout again. The others have only the 

 foliage and most of the young shoots burned, with the exception 

 of ten, v/hich are well sheltered by large oak trees. W. W. 

 Lyman, John York and Aug. Beretta, in my neighborhood, re- 

 port none of their orange trees hurt by frost. Their farms are 

 on higher ground. 



Third On dry soil, low land. 



Fourth Frosts of former winters never damaged our orange 

 trees sufficiently to preclude their successful cultivation, and 

 everybody felt encouraged to plant orange trees ; but the frosts 

 of the present winter make success appear doubtful. 



