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preceding winter ; even with a large paraffin lamp burning beside them, a 

 few inches off. 



My young Californian Conifers have in, I may say. every case come 

 through ; but a valuable Australian Eucalyptus, 9 or 10 feet high, was killed, 

 much to our grief. 



Our Forest Trees have suffered very little, though at Chillingham a num- 

 ber of old trees had died. 



2lst July, 1880. 



List of Trees and Shrubs injured hy Frost last Winter, 1879-80. 

 By Messrs William Eell & Co., Wentworth Nurseries, Hex- 

 ham. 



Araucarias, very severely cut down. 

 , Aucuba Japonica, do., even worse. 



Cedrus Atlantica, cut in the young wood. 



„ Deodara ; a good deal affected, but not so bad as last season. 

 Cryptomeria Japonica suffered severely. 

 Taxus baccata (Com. Yew) severely cut with the frost. 

 Thuja Chinensis suffered in those branches not well ripened, 

 Thujopsis Borealis suffered, but not so bad as last year. 

 Wellingtonia gigantea — very severely, especially large specimen plants. 

 Berberis Darwinii, severely injured. 



,, Stenophylla do. 



,, Jamiesonii, touched, but not so bad as above. 



„ Empetrifolia, do. do. 



Broom (White and iSpanish), badly cut up. 

 Box, partly injured, especially in low situations. 

 Daphne Cneorum, rather severely touched. 

 Hollies, common and variegated, both very severely cut. 

 Jasmine (White) badly cut. 

 Laurus nobilis (Sweet Bay) badly cut. 

 Laurel (Common) do. 



Laurel (Portugal) very badly cut. 



Laurestinus do. 



Privet (oval leaved), very badly injured. 



,, (common or evergreen), touched in wood and stripped of foliage. 

 Poplars (Lombardy), rather severely affected. 

 Oaks (evergreen) cut a little. 

 Whins, the double, affected ; single, not. 

 Apple trees slightly affected. 

 Pears not so bad as Apples. 



Peaches, Nectarines, and Apricots, rather badly injured. 

 Walnuts slightly cut. 

 Rhododendrons slightly affected. 



N.B. — The above nuxeeries cover many acres of ground. 



