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EX P EMM EN T A L FA RMS. 



Annuals. 



Name of Variety. 



Acrocinium album 



Adonis aestivalis 



Alyssum Tom Thumb 



Antirrhinum majus nanum. 

 Asters, Truffauts perfection 



" Peony Flowered. . . 



" Victoria 



Balsams, mixed 



Browallia, mixed 



Calandrinia, mixed 



Cheiranthus maritima 



Clarkia, mixed 



Orinthe auriculata 



Calliopsis, mixed 



Chrysanthemum 



Convolvulus minor 



Carthamus tinctoria 



Centaurea cyanus 



Centrosema grandiflora 



Datura, sweet nightingale.. 

 Eschscholtzia Calif ornica. . . 



Gaillardia Lorenziana 



Godetia, mixed 



Gilia tricolor 



Helichrysum monstrosum.. 



Linaria reticulata 



Larkspur, mixed 



Zinnias " 



Linum i - oseum 



Marigold, dwarf French . . . 



El Dorado 



Mignonette, 8 varieties .... 



Marabilis jalapa 



Nasturtiums, mixed. . . , 



Phlox Drummondii 



Poppies, several varieties. . 

 Phlox (Double Yellow). . . . 



Pyre thrum aureum 



Portulaca, mixed 



Ricinus, Queen of " Cam- 

 bodia" 



Sweet Peas 



Stocks, mixed 



Scabiosa, mixed 



Sunflower (new miniature). 



Tall.. 



" Texas Silver Queen 

 Sapiglossis, Finest mixed . . 



Schizanthus, mixed 



Viscaria, mixed 



Verbena " 



Date 

 sown. 



April 17 



" 10 



May 22 



April 17 



' 13 



" 17 

 " lfi 

 " 17 



" I(. 



" lfi 



Selfs'wn 



April 16 



" 19 



" 16 



" 16 



" 17 



" 20 



May 22 



April 14 



" 17 



" 14 



" 16 



Selfs'wn 



How sown. 



Boxes, hot bed 



Outside 



Boxes, hot bed 



Planted 

 out. 



June 



Outside 



Boxes, hot bed 

 Outside. .... 

 Boxes, hot bed 



Outside 



Boxes, hot bed 



Outside. 



Boxes, hot bed 

 Outside .... 

 Boxes, hot bed 



19 



14 

 20 

 lfi 

 19 

 14 

 17 

 lfi 

 13 



Outside 



Boxes, hot bed 



Outside 



Boxes, hot bed 



Outside 



Boxes, hot bed 



Outside. 



Pots, hot bed.. 



Outside 



Boxes, hot bed 



June 

 June 

 June 



June 



June 

 << 



20 



15 



20 

 27 

 20 

 11 

 20 

 13 



June 

 June 



June 



June 

 June 



12 



18 



11 



June 20 



Flowering 

 period. 



June 19 to Sept. 16 

 Sept 1 to 

 July 10 to 

 " 7 to 



16 

 16 

 16 



Aug. 4 to frost . 



Remarks 



July 20 to Sept. 16 



June 27 to " 16 



July 1 to frost .... 



June 3 to Aug. 1 . . 



" 20 to ,v 20 



" 19 to Sept. 14 



" 28 to " lfi 



" 15 to " 16 



" 30 to " 16 



July 10 to July 10 



" 1 to Sept. 15 



Aug. 11 to " 10 



" 7 to " 16 



July 10 to " 10 



" 7 to " 16 



" 12 to " 5 



Aug. lto " 16 



July 28 to " 16 



June 1 to frost . . . 



" 12 to July 28 



July 14 to Sept. 16 



" lto 

 June 15 to 

 July 15 to 

 " 14 to 

 " 25 to 

 Aug. 1 to 

 June 15 to frost 

 July 28 to Sept. 

 June 30 to " 

 Foliage plant.. . , 

 July 15 to frost. 



Foliage 



June 27 



July 7 



" 15 



" 20 



" 20 



Aug. 20 



July 30 



June 20 



" 26 



July 28 



plants . 

 to Sept. 

 to " 

 to " 

 to " 

 to " 

 to " 

 to frost, 

 to Sept. 

 to " 

 to " 



A good everlasting. 

 Rather late for us. 

 Nice for edgings. 

 Very fine. 



One of the finest'annuals. 



An old standard. 

 A pretty dwarf annual. 

 Did fairly well. 

 Should be sown outside. 

 Did not do well. 

 Not of much value. 

 Very useful and showy. 

 A useful annual. 



An insignificant variety. 



Very free flowering. 



Pretty climber. 



Fine for centres. 



A showy annual. 



A grand annual. 



Did not do well. 



Not of much value. 



A fine everlasting. 



Very free flowering. 



Did not do well. 



A showy annual. 



Very showy. 



A showy annual. 



Not of much value. 



Fine for perfume. 



A fine annual. 



An old favourite. 



A brilliant annual. 



A very showy annual . 



Not up to reputation. 



Fine for edgings. 



An old favourite. 



Fine for centres. 



A most useful annual. 



An old favourite. 



A very pretty annual. 



A pretty dwarf sunflower. 



Very effective backgroun d 



A novelty in sunflowers. 



A splendid showy annual. 



A very pretty annual. 



Not very desirable. 



Did not do well. 



Thirty-five varieties of perennials were growing on this farm last spring, many of 

 them very attractive and fine bloomers. 



As the principal object in growing perennials here is to ascertain which are hardy 

 in this climate, mention will be specially made of those found by experience to be hardy 

 in our severe winters. 



All have been protected on approach of winter by covering with strawy manure or 

 corn stalks, this has been removed gradually in early spring. 



