REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACKAY 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



THS FLOWER GAEDEN. 



441 



The flower garden was never better than the past season. While nearly all the 

 flowers were good, Stocks, Asters and Pansies were extra fine. In the perennials, 

 Paeonics and Irises were very good. Tulips were fine, but bloom was cut short by 

 dry weather. 



Annuals — Propagated in hot-house. Sown April 2. 



Variety. 



Set out. 



Asters, 10 varieties 



Antirrhinuiri, 3 varieties 



Abronia Uinbellata 



Atceratum, Dwarf Imperial. . . 



Alyssum uiaritimum 



Acionis 



Aionsoa 



Anpgallis ... 



Balsam, Camellia-flowerecl . . . . 



Braoliycome Iberidifolia 



Cartonia Aurea 



Chrysanthemum, 3 varieties . 



Calliopsis . . 



Calendula, Royal Marigold. . . 



Candytuft, Empress 



Clarkia 



Celosia, 2 varieties . 



Coreopsis, 3 varieties 



Dianthus, 8 varieties 



CJaillardia picta Lorenziana 



CJodetia, 4 varieties . . 



Heliarthus nanus 



Ileliehrysum, 2*varieiies 



Holly 111 ick, double 



Iberis Gibraltarica 



Kaulfussia, mixed 



I.inum gr. fl. roseum 



Lobelia erinuF, Crystal Palace. 



Lupiiius, mixed 



Mi»,'iionette. . 



.Mathiola bicornis. 



Nicotiana, 7 varieties 



Xemoi)hila Maculata. 



Nurembergia Gracilis. 



Poppy, 5 varieties. 



Phacelia campanularia 



,t grand i flora 



Portulaca 



Phlox Drummimdii, 3 varietie.s 



Petunia, 4 varieties 



Piinsies, 8 varieties 



Scabiosa, 3 varieties . 



Sweet William 



Salpiglossis variabilis 



Sciiizanthu.s 2 varieties 



Sanvitalia procumbeus 



Stocks, 10 weeks . . _. 



Tropaeolum, 5 varieties 



Tagetes, 2 varieties 



Verbena hyb. auriculseflora. . 



Whitlavia gr. fl 



Wahlenbergia 



Zinnia elegans, 2 varieties 



Bloom. 



From 



July 20.. 



.. 20.. 



., 10.. 

 June 23 . 



.. 23.. 

 July 25.. 



II ft . 



II 2<>. . 

 June 20.. 



II 2.5.. 



I. 2G.. 

 July 18.. 



-I 20.. 

 June 21)., 



I. 29.. 



.1 23. . 



Jidv 



18.. 

 10.. 

 18., 

 10 . 



irj.. 



15,. 

 10 , 



July 20. 



,1 10. 



M 20 



I, 15. 



Mnne 28. 



Aug. 15 



July 1 . 



Aug. 5 . 

 1. 



July 25. 



.1 25. 



June 25. 



11 23. 



July 10. 



June 20. 



Aug. 1 

 Biennial . 



June 10. 



I, 23. 



July 15. 



June 28. 



July 12. 



Tune 23 



July 10. 



July 10. 



Oct. 



15 



20. 



10. 



1. 



Frost.. . . 



Oct. 20 



Sept. 25 



.. 25. 



I, IG. 



II IG. 



I, 19. 



Oct. 20. 



Sept. 20. 



Nov. 10. 



Sept. 10. 



Biennial. 



Oct. 1 . 



1. 



Sept. 10 



Oct. 20. 



5. 



„ 10. 



„ 20. 



1. 



Oct.""l! 



Eeniarks. 



Orand show. 

 Fair thow. 

 Very good. 

 Fine bordir. 

 Very fine. 

 Small red flower. 

 Fair show. 

 Very Mne flowers. 

 Very good. 

 Good 1 (order. 

 Fair sliow. 

 'i-"air blooms. 

 IVery line. 

 iGood blooms, 

 i tl 



Very good. 

 Did not bloom. 

 Fair blooms. 

 Very fine 

 Gocd show. 



II 

 Verj' fine. 

 Fair show. 

 Very good. 

 Did not bloom. 



II 

 Some fine bloonjs. 

 ^'e^y fii;e, gord border. 



Very good. 

 Fail' show. 

 Fine bh s-on:s. 

 Gt;od border. 

 Fair. 



Very good. 



II 

 Fine blooms. 

 Giand show. 

 Extra fine. 



M 



Fine show. 

 Did not bloom. 

 Fine blooms. 



II 

 Not very good. 

 Fine large blooms. 

 Eair show. 

 Good border. 

 Very fine show. 

 Bloomed well. 

 Did not bloom. 

 Fine show. 



