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Erica arborea was slightly damaged at Kew (though the variety alpina 

 was not hurt there in the least), but was unhurt at Killerton, Belvoir 

 Castle, and Monreith (among shrubs); E. australis was killed to the 

 ground at Byfleet and Kew, but unhurt at Killerton and Belsay Castle ; 

 E. stricta and E. mediterranea were unhurt at Belvoir Castle; the 

 last was unhurt at Enfield and at Kew had only the succulent autumn 

 shoots damaged, but w^as killed to the ground at Byfleet; E. stricta 

 suffered no damage whatever at Kew; E. x Veitchii (=^E. hisitanica 

 X E. arhorea) was damaged at Kew more than either of its parents, 

 but it escaped injury at Killerton. 



Erinacea pungens was unhurt on the rock garden at Clapham. 



Euphorbia Characias was killed at Enfield (but yearling seedlings sur- 

 vived) and Camberley, and E. amygdaloides at Thetford ; the latter 

 was badly damaged at Enfield, where E. Wulfenii was killed to the 

 ground; E. biglandnlosa died at Enfield; E. Sibthorpii was unhurt at 

 Horsham. 



Fontanesia Fortiinei was slightly damaged at North Mymms. 



Genista radiata was unhurt at Chelsea, and G. aetlieyisis at Camberley; 



G. aristata (= G. dahnaiica) was damaged at Wimbledon. 

 Halimodendron argenteum did not suffer at Hayling Island. 

 Helianthemums were badly damaged at Thetford, where many rock 



plants suffered severely, but were not as a rule greatly hurt; 

 Helianthemum halimifolium and H. wmhellatuni were, however, 

 killed to the ground at Kew, where H. a.lyssoides , H. formosum, 



H. ocymoides, and H. vineale survived; H. variabile was killed to 

 the ground at Chelmsford and severely damaged at Thetford. 



Helichrysum angustijolium was badly damaged at Thetford. 



Helxine Soleirolii was slightly damaged at Thetford and at Wisley on 



the north side of a stone in the rock garden, but was unhurt at 



Harrow Weald and at Camberley. 

 Hibiscus syriacus was badly damaged at Slough, and in some cases was 



killed to the ground at Wisley, but other plants escaped unhurt, as 



they did at Camberley and Clapham. 

 Hypericum Androsaemum was killed to the ground at Thetford, 



Osterley Park, and Wisley; H. balearicmn and H. cuneatum were 



badly damaged at Thetford; H. calycinum was killed to the ground 



at Slough ; H. Coris was somewhat damaged at Wimbledon and killed 



at Thetford; H. fragile was unhurt in the open at St. Keverne ; 



H. polyphyllum was killed at Thetford, and several shrubby species 



were killed at Sutton Place. 

 Kitabelia x Lindemuthii proved quite hardy at Corstorphine. 

 Lavatera maritima was badly damaged at Abbotsbury. 

 Lavendula Spica was slightly damaged at, W^isley, and more severely 



at Aldenham, Sutton Place, and Hever Castle, while at Waltham 



some of the common lavender was killed, and it was much injured 



at North Mymms. 

 higuslrum vulgare was rendered leafless in many places, and is reported 



to have had its branches badly cut back at Chelmsford and Hayling 



Island. 



