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‘Old plants of the Cornish meh e vagans,and of E. cinerea were 
crippled beyond recovery. icta was damaged, but has since 
quite recovered. A large mitis of Azalea indica, raised from seed 
on the whole young plants have stood better than the ex ones, 
New Zealand shrubs have suffered muc n fact Plagianthus 
Lyalli is. perhaps the only one — has entirely esca P. betuli- 
nus, in the open, was t killed, and P. pulchellus, against a wall, 
was aule to the ground. Most of he shrubby Veronicas were badly 
Rubu australis was killed against a wall. rge beds of 
this is sated the only Mexican flowering shrub which can fairly be 
called hardy in the neighbourhood of London. Of Ceanot 
cuneatus is the only one at Kew which is absolutely untouched. The 
following species were completely killed, even against a wall: C. papil- 
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but they broke freely and have flowered abundantly. Some of the 
younger stock were also slightly eut back although they were protected 
by dry leaves and spruce branches. A covering ‘of dry leaves kept from 
being blown away by spruce or cedar branches is the most effective 
winter protection for young or tender shrubs. 
The only _ Escallonia is E. philippiana, which we never attempt 
to sheiter at the other species, in spite of proteetion, were 
y injured ; "ES few were killed outright, olhers have since freely 
broken from the ground level Other South American plants which 
have suffered are the Azaras; the only one imer has escaped in the 
open (where it was cut to the ground) i is A, microphylla. 
Of all the species of Cistus only one can be depended upon near 
London, viz., C. laurifolius, which passed through de winter unscathed, 
all the others being killed in the open. The shrubby Helianthemums, 
such as 4. aly yssoides, H. formosum, &e., have mostly managed to 
survive 
oryTogein himalayana is alive against a wall, but has pd in 
the open; the other species of Corylopsis have not been inju 
way. ne Chinese member of the witch hazel family has pato tiated 
in the open, Loropetalum chinensis ; this makes a pretty cool-house 
bush, but it is useless trying to cultivate it in the outside garden. 
Of Californian shrubs all the young plants of the following have been 
killed in the open :— Carpentaria californica, Fremontia californica, 
and Garrya elliptica, 
Of the holly family there is not much to be Stated. None of the forms 
of Ilex Aquifolium seem to have suffered, but the Chinese e cornuta was 
badly eut m is now, pie rapidly recovering); the Himalayan 
I. dipyrena injured in a less degree, and the South Unite States 
