REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MAC KAY 



287 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Prince "Albert, poor. 



Royal Albert, good. 



Salt's Perfection, good. 



Prince of Wales, very good. 



Royal Linnaeus, very good. 



Magnum Bonum, very good. 



Strawberry, very good, rather small stalks. 



Ear'y Crimson, very good. 



Early Scarlet, very fair. 



Seed of the following varieties was sown on May 6: — 



Myatt's Linnaeus. 

 Pottler's Improved. 

 Scarlet Nonpareil. 

 Prince Albert. 

 Victoria. 

 Royal Linnseus. 

 Strawberry. 



Salt's Perfection. 

 Early Oi'imson. 

 Monarch. 

 Magnum Bonum. 

 Early Prince. 

 Brabant's Colossal. 



THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



The flower garden was again very good; most of the varieties grown flowered 

 profusely, and proved a great attraction to visitors during the summer months. 



Annuals. — Propagated in hot-house. Sown April 1 and 3. 



Variety. 



Set out. 



Asters, 10 varieties 



Antirrhinum niajns nanum .... 



Abronia umbellata 



Ageratum, dwarf 



Balsam, Camellia-flowered 



Brachycome iberidifolia 



Bartonia aurea 



Chrysanthemum coronarium 



Clarkia 



Coreopsis, 3 varieties 



Dianthus, 4 varieties 



Caillardia picta . . . 



Godetia splendens 



Helichrysum, dnid ,e nii.xed. ... 



Iberis Gibraltarica , 



Lavatera rosea splendens , 



Lobelia, Crystal Palace 



Marigold, Double Royal 



Mignonette 



Nicotiana affinis 



Nasturtium 



Poppy, 6 varieties 



May 

 June 



23. 



2 

 12. 

 12. 



1. 



1. 



•Tune 2. 



May 26. 



M 25. 



•June 2. 



June 2 . 



Bloom. 



July 



II 

 Aug. 

 July 



From 



16 . 

 16.. 

 24.. 

 24.. 

 18.. 

 8., 



July 2.. 



July 9. 

 9 

 „ 12. 



June 12. 



•Tune 



May 



2. 



2. 

 3 



27. 



27. 



Portulaca . June 5 . 



Phacelia . 



Phlox Drnmmondii, 4 varieties . INIay 



Petunia, 3 varieties i n 



Pansios, many varieties June 



Scabio.sa, 2 varieties 



Sweet William 



Salpiglossis 



Stocks 



Tagetes, mixed 



Zinnia elegans... . 



26. 

 26. 



4. 

 2. 

 4, 



May 

 .June 



23. 

 2 

 2 



July 20. 

 July 14! 



July 20. 

 1. 



6. 



June 20. 



„ 21. 



July 12. 



June 

 July 

 June 



July 



21. 

 1. 



1.5. 



2^1. 



Biennial. 



June 22. . 



M 23.. 



July 8 . 



To 



Sept. 30. 



M 26. 



.. 26. 



., 26. 



M 14. 



„ 26. 



Oct. 10 

 Oct. ' " " 



5. 



10. 



5. 



Sept. 26 

 Oct". "5! 



Oct. 10 

 „ 10. 

 ., 10. 



Sept. 1 . 

 1. 



„ 26 



Oct. 10 , 



II 10. 



., 26 



M 12. 



Oct. 



12. 

 .'5. 



Remarks. 



Some very fine blooms. 



Fine. 



Fair. 



Fine border. 



Very good. 



Attractive. 



Did not germinate. 



Very fine. 



Did not germinate. 



Quantity of bloom. 



Very fair show. 



Very good. 



Did not germinate. 



Fair. 



Did not germinate. 



Pink blooms, very pretty. 



Did not germinate. 



Bloomed very freely. 



Very fine and sweet. 



Very fine indeed. 



Grand .show. 



Did splendidly, but sown rather 



too earlv in hot-house. 

 Very fine. 

 Did not germinate. 

 Very good. 

 Made a grand bed. 

 Very fine, some double. 

 Very good. 

 Made good growth. 

 Did not germinate. 

 .Some fine, but many single. 

 Bloomed well. 



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