thus affected. Deutsia gracilis only had the ends of the branches 
killed. Hydrangea radiata, H. arborescens and H. quercifolia 
were all harmed, the first and last killed to the ground but 
breaking nicely from the base, and the second with many of the 
larger branches destroyed, at least part way. Other shrubs 
growing here and not affected are: Deutsia Lemoinei, Hy- 
drangea paniculata grandifiora, Philadelphus hirsutus, micro- 
phyllus, inodorus, coronarius, Lemoinei, pubescens and Zeyheri. 
he Virginia willow, /tea Virginica, of the Iteaceae, was killed 
back about one hal 
Among the pier et the gooseberry ed Grossulari- 
aceae, only two of several species were affected. These are: 
Ribes villosum and the variety atrorubens of A Sanguineum, 
both from our western states; they were killed almost if not 
ame to the ground. The other species under cultivation and 
aining unharmed are: Aides oh ass cereum, curvatum, 
Sanguineum, Ainericanum, rotundifolium, Cynosbati, Diacantha, 
nigrum, and fasciculatum and its ae Catéise, a witch- 
hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that plant so frequently a 
Corylopsis spicata, from Japan, and usually quite hardy, was 
ee back to the snow line. Both species of the genus Fother- 
a, F. Carolina and F. major, proved hardy. Our own native 
. hazel, ener Virginica, did not succumb, 
quite unlike representative from Japan, 17. arborea, was mee 
killed. This latter has not shown itself, however, very hardy in 
former winters, and it was not a surprise that the past severe 
winter hae be its undoing. 
n the Rosaceae, the rose family, quite a number of species 
were me ed. mong the roses themselves, Rosa micrantha 
and &. Watsoniana, fe odd rose with the long narrow leaflets, 
were both killed about one half way back; &. sty/osa and 
R. ale ae were both badly killed back, oe latter to the 
llo 
killed to the ground but are breaking nicely from the 
R. crataegifolius, rosaefolius, spectabilis and phoenicolasius, the 
apanese wineberry. Rudus biflorus was entirely killed in the 
fruticetum, while in the nursery, in a more sheltered position, 
