REPORT OF MR. AXGUS MACKA7. 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Annuals — Propagated in Hot-houso. 



Variety. 



Antirrhinum major . . . 



Abronia umbellata 



Amranthus rubra 



Arabis nana compacta . 



ASTERS. 



Trufifaut's Pseony Flowered 



Pyramidal n n 



Globe M II 



Betteridge's Prize 



Quilled 



Imbricated Ponipone 



Pteony-flowered Globe 



Balsam 



Brachycome 



Bachelor's Button 



Calliopsis, 2 varieties 



Candytuft 



Coreopsis lanceolata ._ 



Chrysanthemum, 5 varieties. . , 



Convolvulus major 



Dianthus, 11 varieties 



Dahlia 



Zinnia, 2 varieties. . . ._ 



Everlastings, 2 varieties 



Gladiolus _. 



Gaillardia, 3 varieties 



Lobelia, 2 varieties _. . ._ 



Marigold, French, 2 varieties. . 

 Petunia, 5 varieties 



NASTURTIUM. 



Tom Thumb 



Dark Purple 



La Beaute 



Dark Scarlet , 



Mixed •; • . 



Phlox Drummondii, 12 varieties Mar. 



Sown. 



Mar. 28. 



I, 29. 



I. 29. 



.. 29. 



Mar. 



2G. 



26. 

 2(). 

 2(i. 

 2G. 

 26. 

 26. 

 26. 

 28. 

 29. 

 27. 

 27. 

 27. 

 27. 

 28. 

 27. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 28. 

 27. 

 27. 

 27. 

 26. 



April 10. 

 M 10. 



Portulaca, 2 varieties. . . 



Pyrethrum 



Salpiglossis, 3 varieties. 

 Stocks, 3-1 colours 



Sunflowers, 2 varieties . . , 

 Verbenas, 2 varieties 



Ice Plant . 



10. 

 10. 

 10. 

 26. 



27. 

 29. 



28. 

 26. 



April 25. 

 Mar. 26. 



28. 



Trans- 

 planted 



to 

 Garden. 



May 25. 



,1 25. 



II 25. 



II 25. 



May 25. 



I, 25. 



.1 25. 



M 25. 



1. 25. 



.1 25. 



■■ 25. 



,1 23. 



,1 23. 



,1 25. 



„ 22. 



II 25. 



M 25. 



„ 23. 



II 25. 



,. 21. 



II 21. 



.1 25. 



.. 21. 



1. 25. 



,1 25. 



June 22. 



May 21. 



II 21. 



May 2. 

 2. 

 2. 

 2. 

 2. 

 t, 21. 



April 16. 

 May 21. 

 April 16. 

 May 21. 



Tune 15 . 

 May 21. 



,1 25. 



In Bloom. 



July 26.. 



.1 15.. 



June 5.. 



July 15 



n 15 



M 15 



I, 20 



II 20 



„ 20 



., 20 



June 10 



July 



]0. 

 6. 



•June 16. 

 •I 

 II 



Remarks. 



12 

 25 



.1 28 

 July 1 

 June 20 



June 5 . 



July 8. 



Aug. 1. 



July 4. 



M 21. 



June 6 . 



II 12. 



June 16. 



.1 16. 



II 16. 



II 16. 



,1 16. 



II 12. 



II 12. 



July 20. 



Aug. 10. 



June 10. 



Tilly 27. 

 Juu« 12. 



Did not do well. 



II i< 



Very fine show. 

 Did not flower. 



Came in bloom very early on account of 

 drj'- weather and were very inferior, but 

 when rains came the second growth 

 made a fine continuation of bloom, last- 

 ing till Sept. 15. 



Very fine. 



II 

 Did not do well. 

 Very fine. 

 Did well. 

 Flowered well. 

 A good display of bloom. 

 The few plants which grew were very fina. 

 Did fairly well. 

 Did not flower. 

 Bloomed freely. 

 Did weU. Color fine. 

 Too late. 

 Did well. 



II 

 Very fine display. 



Bloom very large and fine, but few plants 

 were double. 



Very fine ; foliage large and dark ; flowers 

 large and abundant. 



Early flowers were very inferior, but 

 second growth made fine show. 



Very fine. 



Did fairly well. 



Very few plants grew. 



.First flowers small and inferior ; bloom 

 on second growth very fine, lasting till 

 Sept. 1. 



Very fine. 



First flowers very inferior ; second growth 

 did well and produced good show, last- 

 ing till Sept. 15. 



Growth very strong ; foliage fine. 



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