Winter of 1837-8 at Munich. 



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ground, 1ft. 



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Pinus halepensis 



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Cimbra - 



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Ceidrus Deodara, a very 

























exposed situation.slight- 

























ly covered - 



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Cupressus pendula 



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Tiuscus aculeatus 



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a. laxus 



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racembsus, several 

























very fine plants,some 



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others 



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Yucca gloribsa, several 

























very fine specimens, to 

























the height of 



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In one or two instances 

























the main stems have 

























produced shoots, but 

























since rotted level with 

























the surface of the earthj 

























all have thrown up a 

























profusion of suckers. 

























Trees of Platanus orientalis in the neighbourhood appear to 

 have suffered slightly, there being much dead small wood about 

 them. The same may be said of Salix babylonica ; also of 

 t/'lmus, ^'lnus, &c. ; but, perhaps, they have not suffered more 

 than after our usual winters, though, in ordinary circumstances, 

 we are not apt to give close inspection. 



A great many other names might be added; but the situation 

 of the Oxford Garden being very low and damp, we are liable to 

 lose many after a winter of usual severity ; and probably many 

 of those which were killed during the severe frost would have 

 died under ordinary circumstances. 



The herbaceous ground I cannot attempt to touch upon, as 

 many herbaceous plants fog off every winter. 



On the whole, as far as I can see and learn, the actual loss of 

 plants in this neighbourhood is very much less than was antici- 

 pated even late in the past spring. We have, I think, greater 

 reason to look forward to the forthcoming winter with fear for 

 the safety of such as were killed to the ground, or severely 

 checked (as in the case of Quercus Plex) last winter, and are now 

 remaining only in a young and weak or sickly state, than we had 

 last spring, to look forward with concern for the appearance of 

 our shrubberies, &c, for the then ensuing summer. 



Botanic Garden, Oxford, Oct. 25. 1838. 



Art. IV. The Winter of 1837-8 at Munich, and its Effect on the 

 Plants there. By M. L. C. Seitz, Royal Court and Botanic Gar- 

 dener at Munich, from the " Garten Zeitung " for August, 1838. 



As the past winter has by no means been one of common oc- 

 currence, and as its severity and duration have been felt every 

 where, and even in the south, I thought it would not be unin- 



