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Plants uninjured — Berberis macrophylla, B. stenophylla, Camel- 

 lias, Cistus ladaniferus, Ligustrum japonicum. Nearly all the Coni- 

 ferae do well here, and have passed through the late trying seasons 

 unscathed ; out of 50 species, only four seem to have suffered any 

 damage worth mentioning. They are Araucaria imbricata, Cedrus 

 Deodara, Larch and Sequoia gigantea. 



Observations — The effect of the last winter's frost upon some 

 species was somewhat singular ; as some specimens were nearly killed, 

 others of the same species were quite uninjured. We have a large 

 number of Wellingtonias, some of them are very much injured, 

 while others are not in the least hurt. This is even the case with 

 trees growing side by side, and with no difference whatever in 

 situation, soil or growth. The same occurred with the Araucarias, 

 and also with Cedrus Deodara, those which had made the thickest 

 growth having escaped. 



1. Monmouth, Henare Gardens. — Mr. T. Coomber. 



Gen. Char, of Soil — A tenacious loam, resting on marl ; where 

 undrained, wet and very cold. 



Alt. and Exposure — Situation low, near a stream, surrounded by 

 higher ground and sheltered by wood from E. winds. 



Rainfall, 1880— At Rockfield, dist., 1J ms. ; 39-03 ins., on 146 

 days, i 



Min. Temp, and Date — [Llanfrechfa, dist., 16 ms., S.W. ; alt., 

 326 ft.; Jan. 15th, 11°]. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 — 15 (1), 13 (2), 17 (3) — Artichoke, 

 globe, protected with litter, 3. Asparagus, 3. Borecole, 1. Broc- 

 coli, Cattell's eclipse, Early purple sprouting, Knight's protecting, 

 Leamington, Snow's winter white, Veitch's spring white, all, 1. 

 Brussels sprouts, the imported and Scrymger's giant, 1. Cabbages, 

 3. Ceanothus Veitchianus, 1. Cryptomeria elegans, 3. Deutzia 

 scabra, 3. Euonymus radicans, 3. Figs, protected with mats, some, 

 1. Furze, 3; Do. fl. pi., 2. Kale, Asparagus, Cottager's and dwarf 

 curled, 1. Kalmia latifolia, 3. Laurel, common, 2 ; Do. round-leaved, 

 2 ; Do. Portugal, several kd. to grd. and half-killed, 2. Laurustinus, 

 several kd. to grd. and half-killed, 2. Ligustrum lucidum, 1. Roses, 

 many dwfs., 1 ; H. P.'s, 1 ; stands, on briar, 1 ; Teas on Manetti, 1. 

 Sequoia semper virens, 3. Stocks, 1. Yucca aloifolia, 3. 



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