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anticipate any change in the herbaceous ground, or in the alpine 

 department. 



Birmingham, May 6. 1838. 



Art. V. Notice of the Effects of the past Wi?iter on the Trees and 

 Shrubs in the Grounds of a Parsonage House in Berkshire, half 

 i»ay between Reading and Windsor. By R. Lowndes. 



Laurustinus. All apparently dead, without any exception. — 

 Arbutus. Two dead; one very much injured. The latter is 

 under the shelter of the house, facing the south, where it has 

 stood for many years, and is a large plant. — -Rhamnus /ilaternus. 

 Injured, but not killed. It stands under the same circumstances 

 as the arbutus. — ■ B. A. argentea is killed. — Cytisus nigricans. 

 Many killed; but others may recover, though they must be cut 

 down. — Furze, double-flowering. Killed, I fear. — Privet. All 

 the single plants seem to be killed ; but those in a hedge are 

 not affected. — Zyaurus nobilis, sweet bay. Dead to the ground. — 

 Common laurel. All the young plants, and those that were 

 lately transplanted, are dead : the others are greatly injured, 

 the leaves being turned brown. — Portugal laurel. Does not 

 seem to be hurt. — China Roses. All killed. The east front 

 of this house was covered with them, and, twice a year, was 

 beautiful : they will be a great loss. — iJosa Banksm alba, 

 trained on the south side of the house, is dead. — B. purpurea 

 indica. Quite dead. — /^lex (Quercus /^lex). Very severely 

 handled, but not dead. The trees will probably lose their 

 leaves. — Yew. The young shoots are turned quite white, and 

 will die, if not already dead. The trees not further injui-ed. — ■ 

 Pines of different sorts injured, but not killed. — Myrtle. Quite 

 dead. — Cistus ladaniferus. Killed outright. — Cytisus, com- 

 mon sorts. Probably all killed : many are so. — Larch. Does 

 not appear to be injured. — Elms. In full bloom. — Oak. The 

 leaf-buds swelling. These appear to be all the better for the 

 frost. 



Almost every thing in the kitchen-garden killed. Sea-kale, 

 being well covered, was not killed ; but it is not good to eat, 

 having no flavour. 



It is not intended to grub up any of the shrubs till summer, 

 that we may see whether there is any life left, and where : of 

 which, if I live, I will send you an account. 



There have been some instances of wheat, late sown, being 

 ploughed up, and also of winter tares, in this parish. The 

 wheat looked very sick for a long time, but it has in general re- 

 covered ; and I hope the summer of 1838 may be as fruitful as 

 the summer succeeding the great frost in 1814. 



April 14. 1838. 



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