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EXPEBl MENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



AEBORETUM. 



Three specimens of Populus Augustifolia were sent up from Ottawa last spring, 

 and some cuttings of Basket Willow, which were planted out in the Arboretum. The 

 Poplors took root readily and made strong growth, but the Willows were very slow 

 in making a start, and had only made a weak growth at the close of the season. 



All the other varieties of trees and shrubs under observation in the Arboretum, 

 numbering about 300, a list of which was given in my report for 1903, made a better 

 growth than usual. Many of the tender and half-hardy species were injured to 

 a larger extent by the severe winter than they generally are, but the eifects of this 

 were soon overcome when the spring growth started. 



The following trees and shrubs have done the best on the Indian Head Farm, and 

 can be recommended for cultivation throughout the Territories: — 



Botanical Name — 



Acer Negundo. 

 Acer Tataricum Ginnala, 

 Alnus glutinosa. 

 Betula populifolia. 

 Caragana arborcsceiis. 

 Cornus stolonifera. 

 Cotoneaster integerrima. 

 Crataegus chlorosarca. 

 " coccinea. 



" Crus galli. 



Fraxinus americana. 



" pennsylvanica lanceolata. 

 Lonicera Alberti. 



" tatarica. 

 Populus balsamifera. 



" deltoidea. 

 Rhamnus cathartica. 



" frangula. 



Ribes aureum. 

 " Sibirica. 

 Salix pentandra. 



" purpurea pendula. 

 " Voronesh. 

 Syringa chinensis. 

 " Josikea. 



" vulgaris. 



TJlmus americanus. 

 Viburnum opulus. 



CGmmon Name — 



Box Elder. 

 Ginnalian Maple. 

 Common Alder. 

 Wiiite Birch. 

 Siberian Pea Tree. 

 Red Osier Dogwood. 

 Common Cotoneaster. 



Scarlet Haw. 

 Cockspur Thorn. 

 White Ash. 

 Green Ash. 



Albert Regel's Honeysuckle. 

 Tartarian Honeysuckle. 

 Balsam Poplar. 

 Cottonwood. 

 Common Buckthorn. 

 Breaking Buckthorn. 

 Missouri Currant. 

 Siberian Currant. 

 Laurel-leaved Willow. 

 Pendulous Purple Willow, 

 Voronesh Willow. 

 Rouen Lilac. 

 Josika's Lilac. 

 Common Lilac. 

 American Elm. 

 Highbush Cranberry. 



ARBORETUM. 



The Arboretum was very attractive during the past season, and proved of interest; 

 to visitors at all times from the early spring till late in the fall. On account of the 

 abundant rains, everything made extra strong growth. 



FRUIT TREES. 



Crab apples (Pyrus Baccata), Currants Red, White and Black, Raspberries Red 

 and Black, and Gooseberries, gave fair crops of fruit this year. Plums were a poor 

 crop, and none of the fruit ripened before frost came. Native fruit was destroyed 

 by spring frosts. 



