40 
were uninjured, whereas on Turkey Oaks they were 
nearly all killed to the heart, only those most 
sheltered escaping. I notice that numerous buds 
are now bursting out (May 30th) under the main 
branches. Ash buds appear to be hurt, even where 
quite unexpanded; young Yew-shoots where 
exposed. Acacia, it is feared will be quite killed. 
Other leaves less injured are limes, especially a late 
dowering species, snow-berry, laburnum, clematis, 
rhododendron, ^yellow barberry, lettuce, various 
lilies, box, clover, even grass in some parts, 
rhubarb, ivy, peony. 
Young Shoots, Cuttings, Seedlings, 8^'c. —Some early 
peas, potatoes, bryony, chiwsanthemums, all ferns, 
garden and wild, (except Adder’s tongue, of which 
only the tip of the fertile frond was touched, and 
C. fragilis), Tropceoluni nasturtium; all transplanted 
annuals. 
Blooms and Flower Buds —Laburnum and ash-buds 
utterly ; fruit bloom, auricula, jonquil, yellow 
barberry, broom, gorse, bluebell, even under a 
hedge, primroses (whole banks of them at Bedale, 
near Scarborough.) Arum maculatum, the sheath 
shut and unhurt, sycamore, marsh marigold, lily 
of the valley. The apple or, at any rate, crab apple, 
is more damaged than at first appeared, as the 
essential whorls are killed in buds less than half¬ 
open ; so, too, with strawberries. Of crabs only the 
petals of the lighter, nearly white, varieties were 
mnch touched. 
Fruits. —Cherry and plum, practically gone ; pear 
and apple said to be less hurt; gooseberries, if much 
exposed. On a Victoria plum in my garden a 
dozen out of ^00 or 300, which were set, survive. 
These were all in actual cojitact with a wall. I had 
thrown thick cloth over the whole. [June 12th, 
more than half of these have now dropped; and 
(Sep.) only one ripened.] 
