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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Trees growing on Farm. 

 The following trees, native and introduced, are growing on the farm at present. 



NATIVE. 



Planted in 



1889 to 1894. 



1890 



1890 



1892 



1890 



1890 



1890 



1890 



1892 



1890 



1890 



1890 



1890 



1893 



1893 



Name of Variety. 



Maple, Box Elder. (Negundo aceroides) 



Ash. (Fraxinus Americana) 



Elm. (Ulmus Americana) 



Oak. (Quercus macrocarpa) 



Birch. (Betula papyrifera) 



Poplar. (Populus alba) 



Balsam poplar. (Populus balsamifera) 



Willow. (Salix 3 varieties) 



Buffalo-berry. (Shepherdia argentea) 



Choke Cherry. (Primus Virginiana) 



Wild Red Cherry. (Prunus Pennsylvanica). . . . 



Cranberry. (Viburnum Opulus) 



Saskatoon. (Amelanchier alnifolia) 



Spruce. (Picea alba) from Prince Albert, Sask. 

 Spruce. (Picea alba) from Manitoba 



Condition . 



Doing well. 



Growing slowly. 

 it 



Very slow growth. 



Slow growth. 



Fair growth. 

 it 



Slow growth. 

 Growing well. 



Very slow growth. 



INTRODUCED. 



1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 189o 

 1891 

 1891 

 1892 

 1892 

 1892 

 1890 

 1889 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 

 1890 



Russian Poplar. (Populus Bereolensis) 



Russian Poplar. .(Populus Wobstii Riga) . . . 



Russian Willow. (Salix Voronesh) 



Willow. (Salix aurea) 



Willow. (Salix acutifolia) 



Willow. Norway . . 



Willow. (Salix laurifolia) 



Elm Nebraska. (Ulmus Americana) 



Asiatic Maple. (Acer Ginnala) 



Oak. (Quercus alba) 



Common Alder. (Alnus glutinosa) 



Butternut. ( Juglans cinerea) 



American Cottonwood. (Populus monilif era) 

 Cedar. Arbor Vitae. (Thuya occidentalis). . 



Red Cedar. (Juniferus Virginiana) 



American Mountain Ash. (Pyrus Americana 

 European Mountain Ash. (Pyrus aucuparia) 



Norway Spruce. (Picea excelsa) 



White 'Birch. (Betula alba) 



Yellow Birch. (Betula lutea) 



Scotch Pine. (Pinus sylvestris) 



Riga Pine 



Mountain Pine. (Pinus Mughus) 



Yellow or Bull Pine. (Pinus ponderosa) 



Douglas Fir. (Pseudotsuga Douglasi) 



Poplar. (Populus aurea) 



Good. 



Kills back, hardening 



Doing well. 



Very slow growth. 



Cuts back. 



Very slow growth. 



Rapid growth. 



Very slow growth. 

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Kills back badly. 

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Very slow growth. 

 Not very healthy. 



Some doing extra well 

 Very slow growth. 

 Doing well. 



Doing fairly well. 

 Good. 



Additions were make to wind-breaks on farm last year, both by transplanting and 

 sowing seed. Those already planted were of very great service during the whole of last 



