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from the Himalayan region. The first named was also badly 
affected in places other than the fruticetum. S. Lindleyana was 
represented by two plants, one of which is entirely dead, the other 
breaking nicely from the base. Sidraea laevigata, commonly 
included under Spiraea, from Siberia, was not touched, This 
shrub is well worthy of cultivation, its light green foliage giving 
it an unusual appearance among its neighbors. Holodiscus du- 
mosus, from the western United States, sometimes classed with 
the spiraeas, was but little hurt. 
In the apple family, the Pomaceae, the cotoneasters suffered the 
worst. Many of these are from the Himalayan region, and among 
these under cultivation in the fruticetum are: C. eis 
C. Uva-ursi, of w C. rotundifolia is a synonym, C. Simo. 
and C. hava al “killed b ack to the snow line. "C ee. 
also from the Himalayan region, was almost entirely killed, while 
C. buaifolia, from the same country, escaped, probably owing to 
its being a low shrub, not over ten inches high, and so protected 
by the snow mantle. C. Cotoneaster, from Europe and Asia, and 
C. nummularia escaped, while C. pannosa, from Yunnan, was 
entirely killed. Cydonia Sinensis met with varying results; small 
about two feet high were entirely killed, while plants some- 
what Pea were destroyed to the ground but are breaking well 
from the base. Cydonia Maulei superba had only the ends of the 
branches killed, but this was a low ees plant and perhaps 
was protected by the s The four species under cultivation 
of Amelanchier, A. Sie Ae rotundifolia an 
Asiatica proved hardy. Aronia atropurpurea, A, arbutifolia and 
A, nigva proved hardy and are in a vigorous condition. The 
hawthorns, as a rule, proved themselves equal to the occasion. 
Small plants, 2-3 feet tall, of Crataegus eres were killed 
to the snow line, while larger plants came ough unharmed. 
Malus Halliana proved equal to the stra 
In the Drupaceae, the cherry a six species suffered: the 
double-flowered form of Ampgdalus Japonica was killed to the 
snow line; A. Mume, one plant almost entirely killed, the other 
for the upper half; Pranus Besseyi, killed almost to the ground ; 
P. maritima, partly hurt; P. mollis, dead; and P. cerasifera Pis- 
