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profusion of new leaves, and will soon appear as usual. The 
Cedar-of-Lebanon, Cedrus Libani, was represented by a single 
specimen about three feet high; this was killed with the excep- 
tion of one or two of the lower branches, and there is little hope 
for its recovery 
There is a age group of the Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria 
japonica, in a well-sheltered position at the north end of the 
her baceous grounds valley. This is represented i in several forms 
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degrees of hardiness were here demonstrated, for plants of the 
same origin have been differently affected, some coming t! pean 
almost untouched, while others were considerably burned. Som 
tall specimens, twenty feet in height, have had vaeliettaatl 
branches burned, while other branches were not damaged in 
the least. The variety Lobbii was not injured, being now as 
Thuja orientalis has suffered more severely than usual, but 
none of the specimens was killed; all will probably recover and 
present their usual appearance. Our native arbor vitae, Thuja 
occidentalis, did not suffer as much as in previous winters. 
he red cedars, Juniperus, have been exceptionally free from 
pee eve n Ju mi perus pachyphloea, a very uncertain element in 
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markably well, even C. pisifera and its forms, which commonly 
suffer considerably, showing little evidence of damage. One of 
the American forms, C. Lawsoniana, was not so fortunate, the 
foot of the Woodlawn a approach showed no more than the 
usual evidence of damage. 
mong the yews the i injury has been less than usual. It has 
been mainly the fastigiate forms of Taxus baccata, both green 
and yellow, which were affected; the damage is only temporary 
