Ligneous Plants 'wMc/i have stood tlie Winter at Highlands. 633 



nearly to the ground, where exposed ; but, in more sheltered 

 situations, not much injured. — Quercus P\ex. Lost all their 

 leaves, but have grown freely since the spring. — The common 

 laurels have suffered in the two-years-old wood, where exposed ; 

 in sheltered situations, not hurt. — iigustrum lucidum. Killed, 

 in a sheltered situation. — Chinese and Noisette roses. Killed 

 to the ground ; those on standards, quite dead. — Magnolm 

 grandiflora. Lost many leaves, and had some of the young 

 shoots killed, where exposed ; but are now looking healthy. — 

 Pomegranates. Growing against the south wall, were much in- 

 jured, but are now growing freely. — Chimon^nthus fragrans. 

 One plant, growing on an open border, killed ; another, nailed 

 against the wall, growing freely^ — Bay trees. Very much in- 

 jured, but have again broken thickly several feet from the ground; 

 I fully expected all were dead, as they were very late before 

 they broke. — -Erica mediterranea, australis, arborea, and vagans, 

 were killed to the ground, but are now growing freely. 

 Dropmore, Sept. 12. 1838. 



Art. VII. List of Ligneous Plants tvhich have stood the Winter of 

 1837-8 at Highlands, near Chelmsford, Essex, By J. A. Fer- 

 guson, Gardener there. 



According to my promise, I send you a list of plants, some of 

 which have stood the last winter better here than in many other 

 places- 



Photinia serrulata. Wall, east aspect; 12ft. high, 23ft. 

 broad; not the least injured, having flowered this spring unpro- 

 tected. One, planted out in the open garden, nearly dead. — 

 Two plants of Eriobotryajaponica. Wall, south aspect; one 12 ft. 

 high by 18 ft. broad, the other 14 ft. by 23 ft. ; not injured. A 

 slight covering of one mat. These plants have flowered in De- 

 cember for this last four or five years, but have never set fruit. 

 — Magn61m grandiflora. In varieties, on the same wall as the 

 Eriobotrya, with the same protection. In a fine healthy state, 

 having flowered freely, and still flowers appearing. From 12 ft. 

 to 14 ft. in height, and about the same in breadth. — Acacia 

 Julibrissin. Wall, south aspect; 15ft. in height by 14ft. in 

 breadth ; in flower at present. There are two plants, one of 

 which is trained on trelliswork, and both are in a very vigorous 

 state of gi'owth. Not the least injured, though unprotected. — - 

 Chimonanthus fragrans. Wall, south aspect; 13 ft. in height by 

 17ft. in breadth; not the least injured. Ivy covering the top 

 of the wall, and projecting about 1 ft. out, having been all the 

 protection. — Myrtles, pomegranates, escallonias, camellias, &c., 

 stood very well, with a single mat for protection. South aspect. 



