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in the grounds, were unharmed. Aesculus parviflora, the only 
representative in the fruticetum of the Hippocastanaceae, or horse- 
chestnut family, proved hardy even to the end of the branches, 
Sapindus marginatus, of the Sapindaceae, or soapberry family, 
always a doubtful proposition, was not harmed as much as it has 
been in past winters. NXanthoceras sorbifolia, from China, of the 
same family, was more seriously affected than usual, being killed 
about one half way back. 
In the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, the genus Rhamnus 
furnished a victim in FR. alpina, a native of Europe, one plant 
being killed to the ground but breaking from the base, while the 
has been entirely destroyed. Zzzyphus sativa, of the Medi- 
terranean region and temperate Asia, was killed to the ground, 
but sent up basal shoots, and the variety zzermzs met with a sim- 
ilar fate. The New Jersey tea, Ceanothus Americana, fared about 
as us Rhamnus Dahurica, from northern Asia, R. Frangula 
and &. cathartica met with no reverses. The rose of Sharon, 
fTibiscus Syriacus, the only representative of the pe family, 
Malvaceae, was not injured in any way. The sole representative 
in the collection of the tea family, Theaceae, Stuartia sels 
met, if anything, with better success than fo ea for it s 
to be in a little better condition this spring ae 
In the Hypericaceae, or St. John’s-wort cae ie mortality 
was great, all being badly injured or killed. Aypericum pro- 
“ificum is having a hard struggle to recover, although plants but 
a short distance away in the west border seem to have fared 
much better ; the latter, however, were somewhat more protected 
on the north, A. auvenm and HY. elatum both succumbed 
to the cold, and FH. lobocarpum all but died, only one plant 
showing life. ll of the representatives of the Tamaricaceae, 
tamarix family, Tamarix alae Odessana and Indica were 
severely killed back to t round, but are breaking nicely from 
below. In the Tignes e Daphne odora, from Japan, was 
killed to the ground, but is now breaking from the base, while our 
own Dirca palustris, the leather-wood, which in former winters has 
sometimes suffered considerably, escaped without injury, even to 
the ends of the smallest branches. Daphne Cneorum is also 
unharmed. 
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