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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



Annuals — Sown in open. May 10. 



Variety. 



Antirrhinum 



Salpiglossis 



Gaillardia 



Nasturtium 



Phacelia 



Clarkia 



Tagetes 



Godetia 



Poppy 



Dianthus 



Eschscholtzia 



Bartonia aurea 



Marigold . . 



Maize, Striped-leaved 



II Japonica gigantea. 



Scabiosa 



Celosia , 



Nemophila 



Ageratum 



Bloom. 



From 



Aug. 



July 



Aug. 

 July 

 Aug. 

 July 



4.. 



8., 



8., 

 20.. 

 20. 

 2G. 

 18. 



8. 

 27. 



8. 

 12. 

 10. 

 16. 



Aug. 



II 

 June 

 July 



20. 

 16. 

 12. 

 20. 



To 



Oct. 15. 



,1 10. 



I. 10. 



Sept. 26. 



I, 26. 



,. 26. 



Oct. 10. 



Sept. 20. 



Oct. 10. 



M 10. 



>, 10. 



Sept. 26. 



Oct. 1. 



Oct. 12. 



Sept. 14. 



4. 



„ 26. 



Remarks. 



Fair. 



Very handsome. 



Very good. 



Did well. 



Small blue flower. 



Very fair. 



Very fine show. 



It 

 Good show. 

 Did well. 



Bloomed very freely. 

 Did well. 



II 



Pretty leaf, 5 ft. high. 



II 

 Very fine. 

 Poor. 



Bloomed freely. 

 Very pretty. 



Sweet Pease. — 32 varieties, sown April 22 and 27. 



Earliest of All, in bloom July 4; fine blooms. 



Earliest Sunbeams, in bloom, July 5; cream, very pretty. 



McKenzie's Selection, in bloom, July 10, fair. 



Laura Belle, in bloom, July 10 ; very good, mixed. 



Eckford's Hybrid, in bloom, July 12; fair, mixed. 



Tom Thumb, in bloom, July 18; fine for borders. 



Blushing Beauty, in bloom, July 12: delicate pink; small, free bloomer. 



New Bush, in bloom, July 15, 2^ feet high. 



Double Flowering, in bloom, July 12; nice mixture. 



Mrs. Walter Wright, in bloom, July 14; lavender, fine bloom. 



King Edward VII., in bloom, July 14; scarlet, very fine. 



Marchioness of Cholmondeley, in bloom, July 14; primrose, pink edge, good. 



Mrs. Sydenham, in bloom, July 16; pink and flesh colour. 



Orchid Flowering, in bloom, July 12; very fine, mixed. 



Blanche Burpee, in bloom, July 12, pure white, rather small. 



Navy Blue, in bloom, July 12, fine. 



Burpee's Latest Special, in bloom, July 14, very fine indeed. 



Hon. Mrs. Kenyon, in bloom, July 12; primrose, large free bloomer. 



Dorothy Eckf ord, in bloom July 12 ; pure white, grand blooms. 



Othello, in bloom, July 20; very dark, shy bloomer. 



Sunproof, in bloom, July 14; scarlet, very fine. 



Aurora, in bloom, July 12; striped pink and white. 



Burpee's Dainty, in bloom, July 12, white, pink edge, very pretty. 



Florence Spencer, in bloom, July 14; pink, large and half-double. 



Scarlet Gem, in bloom, July 12; free bloomer, sunbui-ns badly. 



Jessie Cuthbertson, in bloom, July 14 ; good. 



Lady Grisel Hamilton, in bloom, July 12 ; very handsome. 



Agnes Johnston, in bloom, July 14; cream, pink and flesh colour. 



Golden Rose, in bloom, July 12 ; cream. 



Coccinea, in bloom, July 12 ; peculiar red. 



