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atlantica glauca has hitherto kept its beautiful blue foliage intact 
throughout the year, but this winter its needles have burned 
adly, finally dropping almost entirely. The leaf-buds, how- 
ever, were not harmed, and the development of these soon 
brought the plants back to their normal beauty. The same is 
true of C. atlantica aurea, which, however, is never so attractive 
as the other variety. C. Deodara also dropped its leaves, but 
these leaves are replaced by the developing leaf-buds, and the 
plant is again attractive with its beautiful gray-green foliage. 
In the severe winter of about ten years ago this species was 
killed to the snow line. 
Cephalotaxus is never a decorative possibility in this latitude, 
and the three species growing here, C. drupacea, C. Fortunei, 
and C. pedunculata fastigiata, present their usual spring appear- 
ance. Of the two plants of the first named, one is badly burned, 
the other nearly killed. C. Fortunet had the tips of the leaves 
browned and killed, while ie ae species was badly 
burned and the tips of the b 
The Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria deporte, was one 
ei 
Sequoia gigantea, about two jest tall. This was planted late 
in the spring of 1911. Last winter was certainly a severe test, 
but it came through in fair condition. The main branches are 
living, the tips only being killed. 
Of the yews, Taxus, two stand out in bold relief on account 
of their hardiness. These are T. cuspidata and its variety nana 
(usually known as variety brevifolia), from Japan, and the Amer- 
ican yew, T. canadensis. In the pinetum the yew collection is 
located on the easterly side of the ridge near the morphological 
garden, a rather sheltered position. But even here the forms 
of the English yew, T. baccaia, burned. T. cuspidata, and 
especially its variety nana, and T. canadensis remained unharmed. 
The most rigorous winters have failed to affect the Japanese 
yew, its deep dark-green foliage remaining throughout the year, 
making of it one of the best evergreens. 
