Vegetable Stanch . 7 7 
<Li ftroyedthem* fo that thofe plants which 
“ ufually flower in January and February , 
ic did not this year appear till the latter 
“ end of March , or the beginning of A- 
“ prtl , as the Crocus s, Hepatica's , Ferfian 
“ Iris's, Black Hellebores, Toly ant bus's, 
“ Mezereons , and many others. 
“ The Colliflower-plants which were 
u planted out during the intervals between 
“ the froft, were moft of them deftroyed, 
“ or fo much pinched as to lofe the great- 
“ eft part of their leaves; whereas thofe 
“ which had been planted out in October 
<c efcaped very well. The early Beans and 
“ Peafe were moft of them deftroyed § 
cc and great quantities of Timber and Fruit- 
“ trees, which had been lately removed* 
“ were quite killed. 
“ The lofs was very great in moft cu~ 
“ rious collections of plants 5 there being 
“ a great deftruCtion made of many Trees, 
ec Shrubs, and Plants, which had endured 
“ the open air many years, without being 
<c the leaft hurt by cold , as the Granadilla 
cc or Fajfion- Flower , Arbutus or Straw - 
« fr err y Tree, Cork Free 7 with moft of the 
“ Aromatick Plants, as Rofemary, Laven - 
“ der, Stcechas, Sage , Majlick , Marum , 
“ and 
