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WHERE TREES WERE OBTAINED. 



Four thousand nine hundred and forty-seven were received from the Central 

 Experimental Farm, Ottawa ; 15,450 from Nebraska; 29 from Pi-of. Budd, Iowa; 

 215 from Rev. Mr. Fotheringham, Grenfell, 17,676 transplanted from seed sown on 

 Farm, 1887 and 1888 ; also 3,450 shrubs and cuttings of willow and poplar from 

 Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, and 737 shrubs and cuttings from Prof. Budd. 

 500 cuttings of seven varieties of our native willow were obtained and planted ; a 

 total of 42,998, and if to these were added 705 fruit trees, a grand total of 43,703 

 trees, shrubs, &c., were planted in May last. 



WHERE PLANTED. 



A large number were planted on wind-break on the west side of Farm. This 

 wind-break is 100 feet wide and extends one mile the entire length of Farm. This 

 had been two-thii-ds planted the year before with many varieties of trees, lOfeetapart 

 each way. Last spring every tree, excepting native maple and a few elm, were found 

 to be dead. This necessitated almost the entii-e replanting, which was done, and the 

 unfinished portion was also planted, but instead of being planted 10 feet apart, the 

 rows were made 5 feet, and the greater portion set out with trees 5 feet apart 

 in the rows. 



Our native maple and elm were the principal sorts put out in the plantation, 

 but a number of pine, spruce, ash, elm, Russian olive, etc., were iaterspersed. 



On the southern portion of farm on banks of the coulde. a block of 5 acres was 

 planted with box elder or native maple, trees being put 5 feet apart each way, also 

 two small blocks of 1 acre each on the noi-thern part of Farm. In addition, large 

 numbers were planted along roads, around dams, buildings, &c., and in nurseries. 

 It is computed that at least 22 acres of land were set out in trees in May, last. 



WILLOWS AND POPLARS. 



The following varieties of willow and poplar were planted in 1889 : 



Number 

 Planted . 



Willows Salix Acutifolia 



do Wis. Weeping Willow 



do jSalix Voronezh (lltJ) 



do iWhite Willow 



do Yellow do . . 



do Purple do 



do Norway do 



do Salix Laurifolia 



Poplars Populus Wobstii, Riga (-1 )). 



do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



Virginiana. 



Beno 



Pyramidalis.. 



I'olleana 



Aiu'ea 



Certinensis Sargent. 

 Not named 



State, 1890. 



3 growing from tips. 

 All dead. 



All living to tips. 



do from roots. 

 All dead. 



4 gfrowing from roots. 

 All growing from tips. 



do roots, 



do tips. 



All dead. 



5, iK>or grov/th from roots. 

 All dead. 



do 

 2, growth from tips. 

 All dead, 

 do 



Three varieties of willow, Salix Voronesh, Salix Acutifolia and Norway willow 

 and 2 of poplar stood last winter well, and made a strong giowth this past season. 

 This year 2,910 cuttings of these willows and poplai's were received from Ottawa 

 and from Prof. Budd, Iowa, and set out, but only a small percentage grew. Five 

 hundred cuttings of our native willow were also planted, with no very good results. 



