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inland and sea-ward side of it. In dry situations at Ayton* 

 facing the south Ancitba japonica stood the frosts of i860, but 

 it was generally killed both inland and near the sea. Pnmzis 

 lusitanica and^. lauro-cerasiis were very slightly injured at Ay ton, 

 but at many places upon the line they were cut to the ground. 

 The Holly was also cut to the ground upon the Une, but inland 

 Oak, Holly and Ivy were but little injured.' 



We see above that in sheltered places near the sea some of 

 the half-hardy shrubs of the low inland country can be grown 

 successfully. This is the case at Scarborough with Laiinis 

 nobilis and Jasniinu7n revoluhim. The cutting off of winter 

 minima in sheltered places amongst the hills is fully borne out 

 by horticultural data. Of the shrubs cultivated at Keld the 

 only one which was injured in i860 was Cydouia jap07uca. In 

 Cleveland only the Araucaria and the Deodar were killed, and 

 whilst most of the species mentioned in the 'killed' list for the 

 central valley were injured, those mentioned in the 'injured' 

 list were hardly harmed at all. In the lower part of Wensley- 

 dale the damage was comparatively trifling, and the same was 

 the case upon the arenaceous Howardian terrace at Terrington 

 and upon the south side of the dale of the Wharfe at Hare- 

 wood. Upon the magnesian limestone at Knaresborough 

 Cryptoiiieria japonica^ Cedriis Deodara and Garrya elliptica 

 were not injured. If we make the circuit of the eastern range 

 of moorlands we shall find almost always that where there are 

 parks and gardens upon the hill-slope, some of the half-hardy 

 shrubs of the low country are grown successfully. This is the 

 case in Cleveland with Launis ttobilis, Phius exceha and Cedriis 

 Deodara, all of which stood the Christmas of i860 in Kildale 

 and at Ingleby Manor and Busby Hall. Viburmnn Tin us 

 thrives at Oswaldkirk and Laurns nobilis at Castle Howard 

 much better than in the low country. At Mount St. John there 

 is a tree oi Laurus nobilis 15 feet in height and Garrya elliptica 



* Ayton is situated at the foot of the slope towards the south of the basahic ridge, 

 which somewhat protects it from the north. 



July 1888. 



