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Salsify. — Mammoth StandarJ. 



Spinach. — Large Viroflay, Euund Summer, 



Squash. — Vegetable Marrow, Scalloped, Summer Golden, White Bush. 



Tomatoes. — Dwarf Champion, Perfection, Mikado. 



Turnips. — White Stone, or Nimble Dick, Six Weeks, Ereadstone. 



FLOWERS, 



The impression is general throughout the Province that the cultivation of garden 

 flowers here must necessarily require much time and skill to produce satisfactory 

 results, while the reverse is the case, for it is questionable whethei' the Jiatural soil 

 of any portion of the Dominion is better adapted to the growth of flowers than that 

 of this Province, as is evidenced by the abundance of wild flowers growing every- 

 where. 



A plot of sandy loam soil, 100 feet by 100 feel in size, and with a southei-n ex- 

 jDOSure, was selected foi* a flower garden. This was either sown or planted with the 

 following varieties of flowers, of which the tender sorts only were started in a hot- 

 bed ; these gave an abundant supply of bloom from the middle of July to the end of 

 October: — 



Asters — 6 varieties were sown and produced an abundance of fine flowers. 



Aiiiii rhinum, or Snapdragon — A perennial; several varieties were sown and 

 pi-oved very hardy and attractive. 



Balsams — 3 varieties were sown ; grew and bloomed well; very susceptible to 

 frost. 



Calliopsis — Were a showy mass of bloom all summer. 



Chrysanthemums (Annuals) — 3 varieties; grew very rank ; bloomed freely. 



Dianthus, or Pinks — 8 varieties sown ; some of the hardiest and best of flower- 

 ing plants for this climate; some varieties will withstand our winters. 



Dianthus Barbatus, or Sweet William — Has lived through the winter without 

 protection. 



Linun\ Perenne, or Flowering Flax — Perfectly hardy and flowered from May 

 to October. 



Linai-ia Safferina — Hardy, and bloomed profusely from June to October. 



Pansies — 10 varieties sown ; hardy; all gi-ew and bloomed well. 



Phlox Drummondi — 5 varieties sown ; all bloomed freely until October. 



Petunias — 2 varieties; grew rapidly, and produced a mass of bloom. 



Poppies — 5 varieties; all grew well, and produced some very fine flowers. 



Stocks — 3 varieties ; did not do well. 



Salpiglossis — Grew well, and produced an abundance of very showy and effective__ 

 blcom. 



Verbenas — Grew well, and flowered abundantly until very late in fall. 



Zinnias — Bloomed well and were very showy all summer, but very tender. 



BEES. 



Of the four hives of bees placed in the cellar in November, 1889, three came 

 through the winter in good condition ; the fourth, a late and weak swarm, lost its 

 queen and perished in early spring. From a self-registering thermometer kept in 

 the bee-cellar, tho temperatuie was found to range between 30 and 32 all winter. 



During the past season the three hives inci-eased to ten, but owing to unfivour- 

 able weather and excessive swarming, only 20 lbs, of surplus honey per hive (spring- 

 count) was obtained. All were placed in the cellar early in November. 



BUILDINGS. ' 



Since my last report a comfortable bank barn, 111 feet by 50 feet, has been 

 erected on the farm. The stone basement is 10 feet high, and has accommodation 

 for forty head of cattle and 12 horses. The upper storey will be used for storing 

 grain, hay, &c. 



