258 Observations upon the effects of Frost, 



Camellia, upon an upper limb of which had been inarched 

 a branch of a double white Spofforth Seedling, stood against 

 the wall, and the result is that not a single leaf, nor a live bud 

 of Middlemist's Camellia remains on the plant ; but the limb 

 of the white seedling is not essentially hurt, having green 

 leaves and fresh looking buds.* At North Stoneham, the 

 Camellia myrtifolia, double red, and Waratah, all out, and 

 standards, stood well with protection. The double white, 

 single red, striped double red, and Pompone, against a south 

 wall, with protection, were in no way injured. 

 Cydonia japonica was uninjured in some gardens near London, 

 but in others it was killed to the ground. At Redleaf, some 

 of the dwarfs, as well as the large standards, were very much 

 cut. 



Chimonanthus fragrans was killed at Rolleston ; I have no such 

 report from any other station. 



Caprifoltum japonicum was killed to the ground at Dropmore, 

 under a south wall, but it broke vigorously from the root 

 after Midsummer. In the Society's Garden, it was killed in 

 the same situation. C flexuosum was also injured, but it 

 broke again well. 



Deutzta scabra appeared quite hardy everywhere, except at 

 Glasgow, where it was almost killed. 



Eriobotry a japonica was killed almost everywhere in the midland 



* There is a great difference in the constitution of different seedling Camellias ; 

 some only will bear forcing, and it appears that some can endure severer cold than 

 others. They should, therefore, be all tried in the open ground, and it should be 

 ascertained which is the hardiest stock to graft upon. In like manner Rh. arbo- 

 reum should not be inarched on ponticum, (which is tenderer than the American 

 species, and will not swell to the bulk of arboreum which overgrows it), but upon 

 the Pennsylvanian arborescens, which grows to a very great diameter in America, 

 where there are trees of it, which might at the lower part be sawed into planks. — 

 W. Herbert. 



