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obtusa and its varieties proved the hardier of the two. C. pisifera 
ost. 
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tion, escaped with only the destruction of the lla aieee 
The t hos of thi . 1 Veep yan dit; 
tio! 
which may tibl inj a of this 
same variety in the decorative beds on the north side of con- 
feet tall, a member of the collection for a dozen years or more. 
Its destruction tright, but it nee never recovered from 
theinjury. Smaller plant ts of ft as sulphurea, 
in an equally exposed situation, received no injury. The form 
known as Veiichii also suffered little damage. 
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