390 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



imml3er of- bulbs, roots, &c., of all tbe above species were sent up from the Central 

 Experimental Farm, in the fall of 1904, or last spring. They nearly all did very well, 

 and made a very fine show all the season. 



A very fine collection of Lily bulbs sent also, including the following varieties : — 

 Lilium elegans, L. Krameri, L. concolor, L. speciosum rubrum, L. auratum, L. Browiiii 

 and L. elegans flora ple^io, L. gigantcum, L. longiflorum and L. multiflorum. Nearly 

 all these flowered profusely, and were greatly admired. 



This fall another collection of bulbs of the following sorts has been sent up from 

 the Central Farm, and set out in the gardens and grounds : — Tulips, single and double ; 

 Narcissus; Iris; Squills; Crocus; Snowdrops. There are several hundred bulbs in 

 all, and it is hoped they will make a fine show next year. 



TEEES AND SHRUBS. 



Trees and shrubs made a most vigorous growth during the past season, with the 

 exception of the maples (native). These were attacked by aphis, and in some cases 

 greatly injured. 



Several long hedges of maple were dug up in the spring on account of doing injury 

 to fruit and other bushes by shading them too much from the sunlight and air. Others 

 will be removed next spring for the same cause. 



Among the most attractive of the shrubs during the flowering period were a fine 

 group of Lilacs, set out in 1901, which bloomed for the first time this year. The 

 varieties named in the following list were covered with blossom : — 



Syringa vulg. Maxime Cornu. 



La Tour d'Auvergne. 



de Marly. 



Pres. Grevy. 



Mathieu de Dombasle. 



Lemoinii fl. pi., (White). 



Mdme. Casimir Perier (White). 



Chas. Joly. 



Franeisque Morel. 



Virginite. 



Madame Lemoine (Wliite). 



Rubella Plena. 



Michael Buchner. 



Condorcet. 



Marie Legraye (Wliite). 



Several other varieties made good growth, but did not bloom. 



Other conspicuous flowering treas and shrubs were — Prunus Maackii, Prunus 

 Grayana maxima, Caragana, Tartarian Honeysuckle, Hawthorn and Siberian Crab. 



A large bundle of tree and shrub seedlings was sent from the Experimental Farm 

 Ottawa, last spring. Some of these were planted in the Arboretum, and the rest in a 

 part of the grounds where it is proposed to establish a collection of some of the most 

 attractive and best growing sorts. A list of the varieties is appended : — 



Euonymus linearis, Retinospora ericoides. 



Viburnum lentago. Thuya occid. globosa, 

 Philadelphus nepaulonsis, " pyramidalis, 



" grandiflorum, " Wareana lutescens, 



Ceanothus americanus, Picea Englemanni, 



Cornus sibirica variegata, Pinus sylvestris globosa, 

 Populus angustifolia, " Beauvonensis, 



Japan Tree Lilac, Picea excelsa pygmaea, 



