308 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



Percentage 

 struck. 



Salix laurifolia 90 per cent. 



" Nicholsonii purpurascens 25 



" pentandra 20 



Populus bereolinensis 55 



argentea . 



Vitis quinquefolia 85 



PROPAGATION OF TREES AND SHRUBS FOR DISTRIBUTION. 



An increased number of trees and shrubs have been gi'own for free distribution. 

 In most cases the seed or cuttings have been grown on the Experimental Farm. The 

 seed of the larger trees and shrubs was sown in the open field, in drills three feet apart. 

 The smaller shrubs were grown in seed beds and the drills made one foot apart. The follow- 

 ing list includes most of the varieties grown : Native Ash-Leaf Maple, Caragana, Bush 

 Honeysuckle, Sand Cherries, Lilacs. 



PROPAGATION OF TREES FOR THE FORESTRY BRANCH OF THE 

 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. 



The 110,000 trees grown here for the above department were distributed last spring, 

 and I understand have given very general satisfaction. This year a much larger area was 

 sown with various tree seeds, and the following list gives the number of trees raised from 

 seed. These are nearly all large enough for distribution next spring. 



Ash Leaf Maple (native) 512,000 



Green Ash 310,000 



White Elm 50,000 



876,000 



HEDGES. 



The large maple hedges surrounding the shelter blocks, made good growth during 

 the past season and show no signs of deterioration. This also applies to the large 

 hedges of Native Spruce (Ficea alba) and Caragana arhorecsens (Siberian Pea Tree). The 

 Lilac hedge surrounding the Pyrus orchard south of the barn flowered heavily last 

 spring, and was a source of admiration to all passers by. The following varieties have 

 proven unsuitable for hedge purposes and they have been destroyed : — 



Rosa Rugosa, Ligustrum am.urense (Amur Privet), Spiraea Douglasii (Douglas' 

 Splrea), Lonicera Alhertii (Albert's Honeysuckle), Populus deltoida (Cottonivood), Salix 

 laurifolia (French Laurel-leaved Willow), Rosa rubri/olia (Red Leaved Rose). 



From the results obtained since planting the sample hedges in 1898, the following 

 appear to be the most satisfactory as ornamental hedges : — • 



Pyrus baccata auranliaca (Siberian Ci'ab), Shepherdia argentea (Bufficdo Berry), 

 Syringa Josikea (Josika's Lilac), Crataegus coccinea var. Sidlivantii (Native lliorn), 

 Acer (jrinnala (Asiatic Maple). Rhamnus frangula (Breaking Buckthorn), Salix Brit- 



