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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Flowers. 



Being often asked for a list of the most attractive and hardiest varieties of annual 

 and perennial flowering plants, the following list is submitted as embracing the most 

 useful and promising varieties tested here. 



The annuals that do well, sown in the open ground, those that require to be started 

 in the hot bed and transplanted, and the perennials are arranged in separate tables. It 

 is hoped that the information here given will enable the farmers of our rural districts 

 to make suitable selections of these desirable flowers and induce them to pay more 

 attention to the beautifying of their places and making their surroundings more attrac- 

 tive, thereby giving the young people a better chance to study the beauties of nature and 

 at the same time foster a stronger love for their homes. 



The perennials require to be mulched during winter. 



Annual Flowers — Seed sown in the open ground. 



