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went to 11° below o. This shows that all these trees 

 will stand great cold at the time of year that it is 

 likely to come, but late frosts in spring, when the sap 

 has begun to rise, are detrimental to the young 

 shoots of those that start their growth early in the 

 season. There are at Murthly, besides Coniferae, 

 fine specimens of Yews, Oaks, Beech, Spanish Chest- 

 nut, Horse Chestnut, and Sycamore." 



