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Photinia arbutifolia was killed in the Society's Garden. 



RiBES glutinosum, malvaccum, and spedosiiin in the Society's Garden, were all 



killed to the ground, but sprung up again as if uninjured ; at Sketty R. sj)e- 



ciosum was damaged, but not materially. 

 PiNUs insignis was generally killed, and evidently proved to be too tender for 



this climate. P. Llaveana was unhurt in the Society's Garden. 

 Trigidia Pavonia, covered with leaves and planted in peat, was nearly killed 



at SpofForth for the first time. The bulbs in front of the greenhouse, in 



garden soil, though not touching the wall, were uninjured. 



" CHINA. 



Azalea indica. Of this species there are not many returns. With Mr.Beadon 

 the double purple stood with protection, alba, under the same circumstances, 

 was much cut, while phcenicea and the hybrid Smithii were killed. In the 

 Durham Down nursery, near Bristol, all the varieties were killed except 

 alba, which was unhurt. At Abbotsbury, A. phcenicea was damaged more 

 than alba. At Redleaf, alba, which had been growing in the open ground for 

 many years, was much injured. At Carclew, all the varieties seem hardy, 

 but Azalea indica itself less than the others : at this place they are grown 

 in the shrubberies. At SpofForth A. ind. phcenicea was destroyed under a 

 verandah. A. sinensis was killed at Dropmore, after living out for many 

 years. 



Amygdalus pumila against a north wall escaped at Claremont, but was de- 

 stroyed at Glasgow. 



BiGNONiA grandijlora, at least 30 years planted against a west wall, was killed 

 to the ground at Claremont. This must have been one of the very first 

 specimens of it planted out, as it was introduced only in 1800. It was not 

 injured in the Society' s Garden. 



Bletia hyadnthina has remained uninjured in the open border at Carclew for 

 the last three years ; and although exposed during the severe frost, it was 

 not the least affected by it, the plant having produced several fine spikes of 

 flowers in summer. 



Chinese Chrysantiiemu>is ; the whole collection was killed at Claremont, 

 whether planted at the bottom of the walls, or in pots plunged in rotten tan. 

 At Dropmore they were killed in the borders, but they survived in a south 

 aspect under pales and walls. 



Caprifolium longiflorum was saved at SpofForth in a greenhouse, where 

 calceolarias were killed. 



CuNNiNGHAMiA sinensis was little injured anywhere; at Claremont, where 

 are the largest plants in England, stationed on a sloping rather sheltered 

 hill side, it did not lose a leaf; but at Dropmore, a plant growing in a very 

 exposed situation, was more damaged. 



Clematis chinensis was killed to the ground in the Horticultural Society's 

 Garden, but sprang up again vigorously. 



Cydonia sinensis was damaged in the Horticultural Society's Garden on the 

 open lawn. 



Fraxinus lentiscifolia was uninjured in the Society's Garden. 



Glycine sinensis, although in most places untouched by the frost, had all the 

 spurs killed back to the main branches at Eedleaf, while the plant was other- 

 wise injured. 



Gleditschia chinensis was killed at Sketty, but the other species were unin- 

 jured. 



Hydrangea hortensis. At Sketty several plants, from 20 to upwards of 30 

 feet in circumference, were all uninjured. At Glasgow the species was 

 nearly killed. 



Illicium anisatum, plunged in a pot behind a west wall, escaped at Claremont, 

 while 70 species of Cape and New Holland plants beside it died. 



Juniperus chinensis; a fine specimen at Claremont, perhaps the finest in 



• England, was not in the least hurt ; nor at Belsay. 



