REPORT OF MR. G. H. BUTTON 



359 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



FLOWER GAEDEN. 



A number of the annual flowers were tried in the hot-bed, but greater success 

 resulted from sowing in the open. Bloom was somewhat late, and, owing to the early- 

 frosts, rather short-lived, but was for a time very fine. 



Variety. 



Abronia Umbellata. 



Ageratum 



Alyssum , 



Amarantus 



Antirrhinum 



Asters 



Brachycome Iberidifolia 



Balsam 



Candytuft 



Calendula 



Celosia 



Clarkia 



Chrysanthemum Coronarium . 



Coreopsis 



Dianthus 



Eschscholtzia California 



Gaillardia 



Godetia . 



Helichrysum lucidum 



Lobelia 



Larkspur , 



Mignonette 



Nasturtium 



Nicotiana . ; 



Phacelia 



Phlox Drummondii 



Poppy 



Portulaca Grandiflora 



Salpiglossis 



Scabiosa 



Stocks 



Sweet Peas 



Verbena 



Tagetus 



Zinnia 



Remarks. 



Medium. 



Fine. 

 Medium. 



II 

 Fine. 

 Medium. 



II 

 Fine. 



Medium. 



Fine. 

 ! Medium. 



Fine. 

 Poor. 

 Medium. 



II 

 Fine. 



Medium. 



Fine. 



Medium. 



Very Fine. 



Medium. 



Fine. 



Medium. 



PERENNIALS. 



Pansies sown in the hot-beds or, later, in the open produced fine bloom. Carnations 

 also did well. 



CANNAS AND DAHLIAS. 



On account of the short season neither the Cannas nor Dahlias bloomed. 



BULBS. 



In October, 1907, a large collection 'of bulbs was received from the Central 

 Experimental Farm, Ottawa, and were set out before the ground froze. They were 

 protected during the winter by a covering of coarse barn-yard manure, about 6 inches 

 deep. Tulips, Crocuses and Snow Drops succeeded in order mentioned, the first 

 making a splendid showing. 



