152 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Maron 7, 1357 
upon the skin. ‘The following are briefly the prin- J small bunches of small reddish downy and tas from the time of th than to h 
cipal results of his experiments. Stri ips of skin, removed | Grapes, and appears rather to have established aseli indigenous.” 2 Oe on DS Ve realy 
from the fruit and cleaned, became intensely red when Í 
treated with dilute sulphuric acid; at the same time Tabular View of the Effects of Frost on the Trees and Shrubs planted in the Open Air in the Ga 
they yielded a red juice. The colour only became Horticultural School of Bessarabia, as observed during 14 successive ye arden of the 
brighter, and more beautiful when treated with diluted yoa 
y ‘atonia acid. „Ammonia restored the original ec colour, Name. n Cavey, Bae | pase Mee 
erp s treated : — ERGA 
with ar a becam o brown , and their colour darkened | Abies gar Bian or ASP —. aod Bears = winter, suffers from heat, ~ 
to such a degree that they appeared black ; on the appli- Acer Geianenivk Car. © Cri a 
cation of diluted sulphuric acid their natural colour was Hegduds 1) anrioum Virginia iar ue the fen ihe Wane hae winters eee its seeds, 
speedily res tored. The Pomme douce d'Amérique, which} y Há mà ra tht. The beet | pati; and the old wost gy 
is streaked with bright red and pale ree a underwent vi onan ee ee a wm nik Petinsy}- } Do. The ends of the young shoots freeze at — 29° 
no particular change when treated with sulphuric and] — pieniopiania foliis E : R 
epee! acids, the red lines a iyan a little s ba Good Bears the severest winters. 
conspicuous; and with ammonia they became of Boulos. prs aro S E i Luxuriant Do. 
a peek nm aare colour. — pallida ü EN North America oc | Bears the winter, ; 
Ailanthus glandulosa ee. Chi Very rapid |The young shoots freeze at — 12° R 
Whilst leaving to botanists oyd egg sh the explana- aie suffers also at — 18°, R., and the old wy 
tion of these ained in hen morpha fruticosa .., ax North America Luxuriant At — 8° R. the ends of the young shoots freeze: 
memoir, M. de Flotow eee however k at he opere plant See ee isa 
de from which reddens the = Lewi i. “aE Do. Do. sis a Tery feecly aud ants See 
skin of fruits i totally different ‘rom the green matter pubescens =... Do. Do. Do. 
Whicl ts aleo fi d there ; an tii likewise extends Ampelopsis hederacea Do, Middling baw young shoots freeze at — hing 
to the flesh immediately un itis her ‘skin. al de la\ gdalus Persica flore pleno haas m he ‘young shoots suffer at 1110 E, mi 
Société Impériale et Centrale @? Horticulture © siamo pad ts hee fg mo eusigh for be Mutia 
Anthemis ieran China and Japan — ality a8; Pisa a If covered it beant 
A \ é $ Z oo te 
TABULAR VIEW OF THE RESULTS OF FOU vulgaris, =. o Be Very good | Bears the wi 
y: PE ra is... evs “l e 0. The young spel freeze at — 20° R. It suffers mot 
TEEN YEARS’ OBSERVATIONS ON THE the late spring frosts; aye that account it per- 
DEGREE OF COLD BORNE BY VARIOUS | arontiastroumm s| Soth pompo | po [peime po severest f ie 
GARDE stragalus vimineus.. oes goru se Do, i 
OF THE HORTICULTURAL SCHOOL NE oo sap oe = ae ` i Bears i severest obey a of henra o 
KI HERET, IN BESSARABIA. va ‘i “oe siberian Canada Very Teruriant ., and ripe “ seed abundantly, 
Betula ı ae ge: o. Weak a 
BR FROM: THE GERMAN, Diguotin aaa we ok North America Do. caret rom he great ha mr ma in 3 bis t ketini 
Tuar following akidi is the result of the observations aire rake Covered up it bea: été thie wiatr 
net oo , gerdener to the Bessarabian Broussonetia E Hi: Japan Very luxuriant At R. the young shoots s uffer, and ee 
uring 1 4 successive winters from semperv S. Europe and Caucasus Slow apes 
E arei l | Suffers more from the heat than from the co! | 
1842 to 1856, upon the trees and shrubs growing pasat ompa Japan Weak 3u ffers m much a t— 6 R, and freezes entirely ath È 
in the open air in the garden of the establishment near yeei fragrans)” 
ioH g extracted from a report of M. von | ~~ ig one raat Dera — | Bears ee severest cold at Bonari i 
Koeppen on the acclimatising (that is to on thein-| — Chaml i Do., and seeds freel va 
say n amlagu ts ...| Dahuria and China Do. Do i 
epee of plants in v south of Russia, eine Ori frutescens ss. Do. ria good Do. 
the “ Mélanges Russes of the Imperial Academ astanea vesca ae South Europe Y aai: òf 
Sciences of St. Petersbu’ he v. iii., part 2 unprotected; the young shoots tot od feat a 
The new Brey Ta Doengingk on ‘the climate of | Catalpa syringefolia...  ...| Florida and Carolina | Luxuriant The you cares z shoots freeze at — 15° R.; the two-year dda 
“ The Bessarabian H tiou sof | Celtis australis „| S. Enropeand Persia D also suffered a 
ian Horticultural School is situated at pe 1 Do. The po mi of T the y young shoots put m ghk Rii 
about e versis (a saa Apa . half) to the south of — 2v° the tr ezes to the gro t ripens be 
seed. 
e govern t town of Bessarabia, under| — glabrata.. se a Crimea Do. i hae 
the latitude of 47° 2’ N. pea a is it a 99 occidentalis... Virginia Do, Do: 4 
gitude of 46° 29’ E, | Cercis siliquastru i 
(of Ferro, 28° 20’ E. of Greenwich). The oo untry around quastrum ,,, ...| Asia and S. Europe | Very luxuriant | At — pe the young shoots suffer; Ayers? nes ip the a 
is hilly, poorl watered, almost withou' l, and at an freezes to the root. It sometimes 
ii ns its seed. par 
fen Te of 280 English feet above the level of the eee E: a „Asia Luxnriant Sei the winter and ripens its seed. al 
ts mean annual pe + 8.26° Reaum. | Clethra alnifolia 1... North moe li po. oN 
ean temperature of asy is vis 09° R., that | Colutea arborescens South EAN girante [suites at 10° 5 Must he provect ted. “a 
3 of the summer +18-20°, of the autumn + 8°75°, and of y re xe ae gia Pro went hole sr at the points eroana. 1r mei 
t pe seeds free! 
“If this tenperatura is compared with that of mi mae soe a Do. Do. 
ore media .., eee ay Do. i4 
therma ge Hal g zope ying ri gda: so- | Corn asaba r fructu maximo $. „and Seita Europe has? Ae araia rs the pete ya oE Ara ; 
the sum sdk 
a a speeds te he warmer and the mer echo! Hig Space irog Do. a "Do. apt a ‘La 
eae caro “ a X ‘ ig as a . aaa 
t The characteristic feature isd te winter of this is place} Z int oe pn Ax gs a anaia Paea baw 
is its oR ey pavers gold is often rapidly ex-| — faseatau subfusca; Ledeb) Be ne pe E 
posted cae rain, ey a again the thaw is è glandulosa Do. Do. Do ti 
followed by cutting frosts ; the variations of temperature upressus fastigiata .., ...| 5. Europe and Asia Slow \The poi ni froze at —6°R.; is 10° it eave 
often reach in pre course of a few bours to a dif- Bes E iaa Ni 5 So also when covered at — j 
ference of 15 or more (near 34° F.). Glass ice | Cydonia Aapee Parii China Do. “Do, seu 
G e., such as forms on the sing of ab : pred? 16° R wit without protection. At —*t K 
ter rain or a a thaw) i is very comm But t Betti Dee Persia Very good |The young s ey 
‘ > > e aan shoots freeze at — 20° R. 
plants are most affected by lets spring frosts ed Oytisus Adam pe hee Ga Ponip Europe” __Luxuriant |The you shoots suffer a at — 18° R. 
after very warm weather has be — sessilifolius ft Be he rely, 
and reach -- 3° to 4° R. (4 25° to 29°E). Never” laburaum fos: South IE Luzuri me 
in h — 3° | à ever- — [i ibe sas u urope uxuriant At — og 
theless the grate Table shows a large number of ex, ep Rog "Te on 7 flow wers: and oA 
a ek . i mild wint 
exotic bear it well, some with a slight Elæagnus ee 5 8S. TA and Asia ae pranah Beas every ers. aitite ya 
species 
rotection others with t at 5 latifo Ha 
bgi Noria ou Er tall Generally Syed Dai i 
the shrubs require onia glutinosa... 1..| South America West Sg protection: it will only hesr—9? Ri ne 
ameri heltered ie 
cana a North America Vv very s$ positi: 
eis 5 bas French stone-frui ae Cart ery good Bears the winter aa | 
üi Plums, and Cherries, su ps Tona gare ap n Ficas E T ET E ely Leora gst Do. If covered wi it will w the winter. Without 
bear PEART Sn Fraxinus americana North it freezes ati SFR 
r excellent fruits. The Vine Peaches, and ppi moon piper 
ar on, grow well, and their fruits| — eltipdta™ iio S Do. 
any maturity, _ pose oS + Europe 
grow wild in the| — énictern pendula... 
of Kischeer within a circuit of 50| — Z ferrasines R om North AER Luxuriant | All bear the severest winters. 
followin, . South Enrope 
Pyrus malus am, = oxyphylla tauriča “ X —— is Ae 
; ; — ab ae ort! 4 | 
Querens a apace n polemonifolia . |” eai d 
Rhain nus enthartous enista canariensis ...... Canary Isles Slow pe — suffer at — 8° R., and tbe evi 
cotinus Gleditschia caspica s i 
; oe — horrida ai epi AS ‘ke Luxuriant The youn wood suffers at — 20° Re dex 
Seabos froticcses a orientata S S2 adit e Asia pais 
Salix alba ii triacan se ah N Do. Very luxuriant| Bear the winter well and occasionally ripen sot 
» Cinere: orth inai 
HE apana t Glycine ( (Wistaris) chinensis China Good At OW le Seles ioch Ce sa 
ee one pinnata pe to the gro zr und, but covered up it dad 
perdsine soeienaiat wile Canad without injury. 
oiei | pponta rismses “| Caves and Barpo] Bar bears eny dea it 
suberosa Jasm soot pus oftelnas bcs oa oa wth diy Enro al Do. Bears the Geverest winters a aaa perg and seeds: 
Viburnum Lantana prac S agrees Europe Weak Suffers p 12° R. and peris 
a J uglans T hri -| North America Good Suffers at — 15° R per 
Wintec on : eee ve Persia, &c. Very good At— vind a R. bi Rion Baer ihe A a oait 
puiu: wood suffers — 22° t 
Viscum album : 
| Vii winter i <| see [ee faeces 
Vi a ni hs : Do. 
= a ine) is found in woods with phoenicea |S. Europe & Cent. Asia Do. At — 21° R. the points were frozen. 
and minima are not given, but the greatest ane 
mentioned in the table is — 2i? Reaum “ate t Ou another occasion ee eee ———— its young shoots eam a 
+ In the Horticultural Garden at Ekaterinoslay there are some tall specimens of this tree- 
