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sarai, partly killed back on some of the branches. Among those 
which escaped damage are: Amygdalus incana and A. nana, and 
Prunus Padus, Americana, tomentosa, subhirtella, fruticosa and 
Virginiana. 
e genus Cercis, of the Caesalpinaceae, is represented by four 
spectes. Ofthese, C. occidentalis, in smal} plants, was nearly killed ; 
C. Siliquastrum, the European Judas tree, small plants 3-4 feet 
high, was badly damaged ; C. C/hinensts, from China and Japan, was 
next in order of hardiness, trees of an equal size being killed only 
on the tips of the branches; while C. Canadensis, the American 
Judas tree, proved itself ae hardy. 
In the pea family, Papilionaceae, ae bicolor, from China, 
was killed to the ground, but is breaking out from the base. 
This is usually more or less harmed during our winters, but 
never so badly as at present. Colutea arborescens, from Europe 
and the orient was killed to the snow line. Corontlla Emerus, 
from southern Europe, as might be expected from its southern 
home, could not withstand the cold of the past winter and was 
killed back as far as the snow line. Of the genus Cytisus five 
species are represented. Of these C. hirsutus, C. biflorus and 
C. capitatus were killed to the ground, but are breaking from the 
base ; C. scoparius, the common broom of Europe, while usually 
cut back pretty badly during the winter, was all but killed dur- 
ing the past winter, plants 4 to 5 feet tall having but a few branches 
alive and these only below the snow line. I fear this plant will 
not adapt itself well to conditions as they exist in this region ; it 
is a pity too, for it is most attractive in its wealth of yellow 
owers. The caraganas, Cavagana microphylla, arborescens, 
Chamlagu, frutescens and pygmaca, all on stood the winter 
well. Amorpha virgata, A. montana and A. fruticosa have also 
proved their ability to withstand cold by remaining unharmed 
during the past winter. Rodinia hispida is also perfectly hardy. 
Sophora violacea is alive to the ends of its branches. 
In the family to which the orange belongs, the Rutaceae, 
the little trifoliate orange, Citrus trifoliata, native to Japan, has 
succumbed entirely to the cold, and is dead to the very roots. 
It has always with us been just on the borderland of hardiness, 
