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further west, and on more elevated ground, 
they have suffered still less, even the standard 
Roses being uninjured. At Studley, however, 
the standard Roses were nearly all killed, at 
least 85 per cent, of them, but these were 
nearly all in the kitchen garden, which lays 
some 40 feet lower than the shrubbery and 
flower garden, and I am glad to see some 
signs of life even in the Pampas Grass, which 
was tied up and well covered with litter at 
the time of the frost. In the kitchen garden, 
nearly the whole of the Broccoli were killed, 
some three or four dozen only escaping, and 
those appear to be mostly Gilbert's Champion 
Broccoli. Brussels Sprouts were never more 
abundant, and have given us good supplies up 
to the present time (April 13th). 
The frost has, however, done far more mis¬ 
chief in our neighbourhood, as at Newby Hall, 
a few miles south of Ripon, I hear the plea¬ 
sure-grounds are greatly devasted. The grounds 
lie near to the banks of the River Ure, hence 
the cause of their suffering so much, as I be¬ 
lieve the same amount of frost was registered 
as at Studley. Again, on the Marquis of 
Ripon's estate at Nocton, in Lincolnshire, 
nearly all the common Laurels and many other 
shrubs were all but killed. 
And now with respect to our prospects in 
respect to out-door fruit. Of Peaches, there will 
be none; the wood was imperfectly ripened, 
and is much injured by the frost, and there is 
no bloom. Apricots have set an abundant 
crop, and are still in full bloom. Plums are 
showing plenty of bloom, Pears a moderate 
quantity ; Apples appear as though they would 
be very plentiful. Bush-fruits promise fairly 
well. Strawberries are throwing up fine 
trusses of flower, so that I think we may 
look forward hopefully and trustfully. We 
have had some cold east winds lately, but now 
the wind has changed to the north-west. 
We have had a splendid rain, and it is much 
warmer since. It is my impression that we 
shall have both an earlier and better summer. 
It is wonderful how soon things apparently 
dead spring into life. A bountiful Provid¬ 
ence, we may hope, will soon put all things right, 
filling our garners with plenty, and our hearts 
with gratitude.— John Clark, Studley lloyal. 
HOOP-PETTICOAT DAFFODILS. 
(NARCISSUS BULBOCODIUM.) 
« HE old yellow Hoop-Petticoat Daffo¬ 
dil is but seldom seen in modern 
gardens. We have had several batches 
blooming in our greenhouse this spring, and it 
was much admired. Out of doors in the bor¬ 
der this species has a knack of disappearing, 
unless the bulbs are dropped in at the foot of 
a sunny wall, where they get thoroughly well 
ripened. In Spain, I think it is often found in 
wet swampy ground ; and when grown in pots, 
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