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last seven years at a very low temperature, which I consider of 

 great importance ; what may we not expect from its progeny ? I 

 think we may justly conclude that they will stand the winter 

 without much protection in the southern counties of England and 

 in South Wales. 



Young seedling plants have been sent at his Lordship's request 

 to most of the Botanical and Horticultural Gardens in the country, 

 likewise to many private gardens in those parts of the country, 

 where the climate is much more favourable to half hardy plants 

 than it is in Staffordshire., and I have no doubt but that it will 

 stand the winter in the open air at some of them with very little 

 protection. It well deserves a trial in the neighbourhood of 

 London, in Devonshire, Cornwall, and Pembrokeshire, where 

 many of our greenhouse plants stand the winter without any pro- 

 tection whatever. 



I am Sir, 



your obedient humble servant, 



William Buchan. 



Blithfield, 30th January, 1837. 



Note by the Secretary. 



The seeds alluded to in the preceding letter, were distributed 

 among the Members present at the Meeting at which it was read. 



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