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low). Laurustinus, 2, 1878-9; 1. Libertia formosa, 1. Lithosper- 

 mum prostratum, 1. Lilies, by wet summer 1879, 2; Japanese, e.g. 

 auratum, japonicum, longiflorum, tigrinum &c, 1 ; American, 

 have stood better ; but mauy will only live a year or two. MahoDia 

 fascicularis, on S. wall, 3 ; M. Fortunei, 2 ; M. nepalensis, 2. Meco- 

 nopsis aculeata, 1 ; M. nepalensis, 1 ; M. Wallichii, 1. Melianthus 

 major, 3. Millas, 1. Mitraria coccinea, 1, 1878-9 ; 1. Narcissi, 

 many small and delicate species, e.g. N. triandrus, 2 ; dead 

 or weak, 1880 ; N. elegans, 1 ; N. juncifolius, 1 ; N. pachybolbus, 

 in frame, 1. Olea fragrans, put out Oct. 1879, cut to near grd., 

 2. Olearia Haastii, 3 ; growing well, 1880. Ourisia coccinea, 1. Para- 

 nephelius uniflorus, 1. Pavia macrostachya, by wet summer, 1. 

 Phormium tenax, 1. Polygonum vaccinifolium, 2. Primula capi- 

 tata, 1. Rhinopetalum Karelini, 1. Romany offia malaschkensis, 

 1 ; R. sitchensis, 1. Schizophragma hydrangeoides, probably by 

 spring, 1. Sparaxis pulcherrima, 1. Stokesia cyanea, 1. Styrax 

 officinale, 1. Solanum jasminoides, 2, 1878-9; 1. Swertia speciosa, 1. 

 Veronica devoniensis, V. pinguifolia, &c, 1. Xiphions, mostly, 1 or 2, 

 (even X. reticulatum) ; X. filifolium, 1 ; X. tingitanum, 1. 



Plants uninjured, 1879-80 — Arissema concinnum, A. curvatum, 

 A. Sieboldi, Aralia spinosa, Asparagus racemosus, Bomarea Salsilla, 

 Calceolaria crenatiflora, Calochorti, (some newly planted), Chryso- 

 bactron Hookeri, Cistus ladaniferus, Eclwardsia grandiflora, Eucomis 

 punctata, Euphorbia myrsinites, self-sown ; Fritillaria Forbesi, Fuchsia 

 coccinea, (under warm wall), Gladiolus Saundersi (young bulbs), 

 Indigofera Roylei, Kniphofia caulescens (half plant kd.), Korolkowia 

 Sewerzowii, Larix sikkimensis, 2 years old, Lilium pardalinum 

 (vara., attacked by a Peronospora (?), July 1879, have come up fairly 

 well, 1880), Mahonia fascicularis, Melianthus major, Richardia albo- 

 maculata, R. melanoleuca, Senecio pulcher, Solaria microscioides, 

 (in frames), Tecophileia cyanocrocus, Tropceolum polyphyllum, 

 Tulips (all quite hardy), Veronica devoniensis, self-sown, V. pingui- 

 folia, V. Traversi, Watsonia coccinea. 



Observations — Herbaceous plants — Many from N. America which 

 will stand the severest frosts were so much weakened by the cold 

 and wet that they rotted in the ground. Many S. European her- 

 baceous plants, usually considered hardy, suffered the same fate. 

 Farm crops — The effect of the year on farm crops was most dis- 

 astrons. Neither grass, corn, roots, or any other crop came to ma- 



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