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* Perennial Plants. 



Dianthus. — About one-half the plants came through the winter in good shape. The 

 bed was filled up with plants grown in hot-bed from seed sown on April 3, and planted 

 out in garden on June 13. All flowered well during the whole season, and the young 

 plants are strong and healthy. 



Pansies. — Did not come through the winter at all well, except a few young plants 

 that were transplanted late in the fall. Seed of Best English, Yellow, Black Centre, 

 Bright Golden Bronze, Finest Mixed Giant and Snowflake was sown on April 3 in the 

 hot-bed. Transplanted in hot-bed on May 1, and into garden on June 13 and 14. All 

 grew fairly well, but the summer was too dry for Pansies. They made a fine show in 

 October, and, on November 1, the plants were still in bloom. All plants are strong 

 and healthy and should stand the winter well. About 400 plants were grown. 



Sweet William. — The old bed came through the winter well and made a good show 

 for over a month. It has been completely renewed with young plants and another bed 

 planted, both of which are in good shape for the coming winter. 



Forget-me-not. — Two dozen plants received from Central Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa, were set out, but they did not come to anything on account of the dry weather. 



Roses. — The only roses that lived through the winter were two of Marshal P. Wilder, 

 which gave a few very inferior roses. 



Carnation Marguerite. — Sown April 19. Transplanted into pots May 12, and into 

 garden on June 13. Bloomed August 1. All good double flowers. One of the best 

 flowers for the North-west Territories. 



Perennial Phlox. — Eugene Schott, Jules Jouy, Boremiham, Virgo Maria, Molier, 

 Jeanne dArc, George Sand, Hamlet, Athis, Sylphide, grew well and flowered. 



Hibiscus. — Alba and Rubra, 14 planted ; made a growth of two feet, and one plant 

 flowered. 



Helianthus. — Yery showy, growing about 4 feet high. 



Flowering Flax. — Hardy and very showy. One of the best perennials for large borders. 



Yellow Flax. — Yery hardy. Makes a good show of fine colour. 



Scarlet Lychnis. — Hardy and showy. 



Yeronica. — Hardy. Blue spikes of flowers. Fairly showy. 



Primula. — Forty planted in garden, but did not do well. 



Hollyhock. — Fine plants grown last year came through the winter well and flowered 

 freely. Two plants from Experimental Farm, Agassiz, B.C., did extra well ; making 

 a fine show. Grew 20 young plants which are looking very strong and thrifty now. 



Platycodon Grandiflorum. — Very hardy. Good showy flowers. 



Sedum. — Quite hardy. Blooms freely but does not make much show. 



Double Daisy. — Planted 100 in flower-garden. Made very poor growth, and flowers 

 were small. This climate is too dry for growing them successfully. 



Aquilegia. — All the old plants died. Planted this spring, 11 Aquilegia Chrysantha, 

 6 alive, 2 flowered fairly well ; 6 Aquilegia, 3 alive. 



Pseonies. — The old plants all came through winter well, but only one plant flowered. 



Planted this spring four new varieties ; all dead. 



Narcissus. — All the Narcissus planted this spring lived, but very few of them 

 flowered ; all those which were planted last year are dead. 



Tulips. — None of the tulips planted either this spring or last year have done well. 

 Yery few of last year's planting came through the winter. 



Fritillaria. — Four planted ; all flowered fairly well. 



Iris. — A large number of varieties were planted last spring, sent from the Central 

 Farm, and, as far as can be seen, are nearly all alive now. It is expected that some of 

 the hardier forms of Iris will do well in this climate. 



FRUIT TREES. 

 Apples. 

 No success can yet be reported in growing apple trees. 



