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" ftroyed them ; fo that thofe plants which 

 " ufually flower in Ja?tuary and February, 

 " did not this year appear till the latter end 

 " of March, or the beginning of April-, as 

 " the Crocus's, Hepatica's, Perjian Iris's, 

 u Black Hellebores, Polyanthus's, Mezereons, 

 " and many others. 



Cl The Colliflower- plants which were 

 " planted out during the intervals between 

 the froft, were moft of them deftroyed, 

 or fo much pinched, as to lofe the great- 

 eft part of their leaves ; whereas thofe 

 which had been planted out in Oclober 

 efcaped very well. The early Beans and 

 ? Peas were moft of them deftroyed; and 

 " great quantities of timber and fruit-trees, 

 " which had been lately removed, were quite 

 \\ killed. 



" The lofs was very great in moft cu- 

 rious collections of plants; there being 

 a great deftruction made of many trees, 

 fhrubs, and plants, which had endured 

 the open air many years, without being 

 the leaft hurt by cold ; as the Granadilla 

 or Paffio?i- flower % Arbutus o: Straw- 

 P berry Tree, Cork Tree, with moft of the 

 " Aromatick Plants, as Rofemary, L ->ven- 

 V der> Stcechas, Sage, Maflick, Marum, 



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