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Mignonette. — Seed of Spiralis, Splendens, Giganteum, Aurea, Victoria and Common 

 Mignonette was sown in garden on May 15th. All varieties did well. Aurea made the 

 largest spikes of bloom, but the old Common is excelled by none in fragrance. One of 

 the best flowers for a North-west garden. 



Matricaria eximia. — Sown in hot-bed April 19th. Transplanted into garden June 

 14th. A very pretty plant for borders; blooms freely and being very hardy is a good 

 plant for the North-west. 



Mallow. — Seed sown in border on May 12th. Did not come up as well as usual 

 owing to dry weather, but plants made a good show most of the summer. One of the 

 best flowers for the North-west Territories. 



Portulaca. — Sown in garden, May 12th. Did not do well early in the season but 

 made a fair show during August. 



Phlox Drummondi. — Nana Compacta, Grandiflora, Double Yellow, White New 

 fringed and Star of Quedlenburgh sown in hot-bed April 19th. Transplanted into gar- 

 den on June 13th. All flowered fairly well all season but did not make as good a show 

 as the same varieties sown in garden on May 12th. 



Double Yellow, New Fringed and Star of Quedlenburgh are novelties, but do not 

 make as good a show as the old varieties. Phlox is one of the best flowers for the 

 North-west and should be in every garden. 



Poppy. — Danebrog, Somniferum, White Swan and seed grown on Experimental 

 Farm, Indian Head, were sown in garden on May 12th. Very few of any of the 

 varieties came up and none of White Swan. The few plants that grew did very well 

 and made a good show. 



It is hard to get the seed of the poppy to germinate in the open ground, or they 

 would be one of our best flowers. Two plants received from the Experimental Farm, 

 Agassiz, B. O, were very fine, having a small yellow flower. 



Salpiglossis. — Sown in hot-bed April 19. Transplanted in garden June 13. The 

 flowers were very fine and made a good show all season. One of the best plants for the 

 North-west Territories. 



Scabiosa. (Tom Thumb). — Sown in hot-bed April 19. Transplanted in garden 

 June 13. Flowered fairly well, but is too small for this country. 



Schizanthus. — Sown in hot-bed April 19. Transplanted into pots in hot-bed May 1. 

 Put out in garden June 13. There were only six plants, but they made one of the 

 best shows in the garden — covered with bloom all summer. Two plants were potted and 

 did well in the house for a long time. A good flower for the North-west Territories. 



Stocks. — Large flowering dwarf German Stocks in six colours were sown in hot-bed 

 on April 11, transplanted in hot-bed in May and out in garden June 13. Two large 

 beds were planted out and were a mass of bloom during the whole season up to hard 

 frost. The seed this year was not as satisfactory as formerly, there being a large propor- 

 tion of single with the double-white. Thirty plants were put out, and there was not 

 a double flower in the lot. Stocks are one of the very best flowers for this countiy. 



Sweet Peas. — Eckford's mixed was sown on May 12 in clusters and did fairly well 

 considering the season. A good flower for the North-west Territories. 



Verbena. — Verbena Grandiflora was sown in box in the house on February 7, and 

 in hot-bed on March 26. The plants started in house were transplanted into hot-bed on 

 April 16, and the seed sown in hot-bed transplanted in hot-bed on May 1. Both 

 sowings did well ; the former came into bloom the sooner, but was not as healthy as 

 the sowing of March 26. 



Two beds were set out in garden on June 14 and made a good show all season up 

 to hard frost. A good flower for this country. 



Nasturtiums. — Tropaeolum Majus and Minus, were sown in hot-bed in pots, but 

 neither did well. The seed sown in gardens, May 12, never came up. 



Zinnias. — Robusta and Pumila were sown in hot-bed on May 1, and transplanted 

 to garden on June 14. Both did well and made a fine show till first frost. 



Wild Cucumber. — Sown around flag-pole on May 12. Did well. One of the best 

 hardy climbers for covering rockery or trellis. 



