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128 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY Or 
OxYLOBiuM. Of several species, every one was stripped of foliage, but they 
all recovered. 
PoDOLOBiuM also lost all their foliage and recovered. 
Choeozema. Fine large specimen plants were just coming into bloom. The.y 
suffered greatly in the loss of all their flowers, and a large portion of the 
foliage. Their recovery was slow. 
BuETONiA conferta was killed. B. pulchella was greatly injured, but seems 
in a fair way to recover. 
AoTus gracillima lost all its leaves and flowers. It put forth after a consider- 
able interval, and recovered. 
DiLLWYNiA elegans lost its foliage and flowers — recovered. 
EuTAxiA lost both leaves and flower buds — recovered. 
Gasteolobium dropped their foliage entirely, and were slow and feeble in 
recovering. 
PuLTEN-siA shed all their leaves and flower buds — recovered. 
MiEBELiA lost all the leaves and flower buds — recovered gradually. 
HoY^K purpurea longijiora lost every leaf and flower — recovered slowly. 
Bossi-siA were greatly injured. They lost their foliage and the young wood, 
and recovered slowly. 
GooDiA lost all their foliage — recovered. 
Templetok^ia lost all their leaves, and recovered slowly. 
Genista recovered, with the loss of leaves and young wood. 
Cytisus onsspermum was considerably injured. It lost flowers and leaves, and 
was slow in recovering. 
Indigofeea sufi"ered the loss of all the foliage — recovered. 
Clianthus magnijicus and C. puniceus were both killed. They never put 
forth again after losing their leaves. 
SwAmsoNiA lost all their leaves, had to be pruned back, and were slow in 
recovering. 
CoEONiLLA glauca was killed. It showed no vitality after losing its leaves. 
Kennedia were quick to lose all their foliage and flowers. They all recovered. 
ZiCHYA shed all the foliage — recovering slowly. 
Fagelia hituminosa lost its leaves, and recovered. 
PoiNCiANA Gilliesii lost its leaves and recovered. 
Mimosa sensitiva arborea was in flower at the time. It was stripped of all 
verdure, had to be cut back, and was rather slow in recovering. 
Acacia. About forty species were in the green-house, many of them large 
plants. They were covered with flower buds, and just coming into bloom. 
Not a leaf, bud, nor wood-bud remained. As a general thing, the young wood 
was so injured as to render it necessary to cut them back to the main trunk. 
Several very large specimens of A. pubescens had to be entirely topped. In a 
few weeks they showed signs of life, grew with vigor, and at this time seem as 
healthy as before the accident. 
Calliandea brevipes lost its foliage, and recovered. 
Inga were very sensitive. They lost their foliage amongst the first, but with 
commendable vitality were as quick in putting forth again. 
ROSACEA. 
Rosa lost all their flowers and foliage ; owing to close pruning, which was 
necessary, they recovered slowly. 
Spie^a. They were in full flower. Every leaf and blossom dropped ofl : 
after a few weeks they put forth again. 
May, 
