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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 190t 



SPIRAEA. 



The following varieties of herbaceous spiraeas have been received from the Central 

 Farm and are doing well : — 



Spircea aruncus. 



" digitata fflahra. 

 " fiUpendula. 



n. pi. 



" l-amschatica. 

 " valmata. 



Spircea palmata elegans. 

 " pubescens. 

 " ulmaria. 



n. pi. 



" venusta. 



pallida. 



SUNDRY PERENNIALS. 



Increasing interest is felt from year to year in hardy perennial plants. In the 

 following list are many old favourits and a number of newer sorts hitherto untried 

 here. A large proportion of these were sent to Indian Head for test from the Central 

 Tarm this year. Most of them are now fairly well established, and if they prova 

 hardy in this climate may be expected to bloom next year. 



Anthemis tinctoria Kelicayi. 



Achillea millefolium riibrum. 



" Sibirica Blush. 



" Sibirica white. 



" Ptarmica fl. pi. 



Acorus spurius. 



Asarum Canadense. 



Ajuga reptans atropurpurea. 



" Genevensis. 

 Aethionema coridifolium. 

 Aster Novae Anffliae roseus. 



" " Newry seedling. 



" " Top Sawyer. 



" " W. Bowman, f 



" " White Que«n. 



Asclepias tuberosa. 

 Aconitum pyrenaicum. 



" Euzma'lowii. 

 Anemone Narcissiflora. 

 Artemisia stellerianum. 

 Boltonia latisquama. 



" asteroides. 

 Cotoneaster vertici'Uata. 

 Chclone Lyoni. 



" barbata. 

 Clematis recta. 

 Coreopsis delphinifolia. 

 Ccntaurea montana alba. 



" macrocephala. 

 Campanula turhinata. 



" Rainerii. 



" G'lomcrata Dahurico. 



" Amrricana. 



" Asiatica. 



" persiecefolia grandiflora. 



Doronicum Olusii. 



" Cnncasicum. 



" plantagineum excelsum. 



Erigeron macranlhus. 

 Epimedium muscheanum rubrum. 



" rubrum. 



Funkia unirittnta. 

 " 'lancifolia. 

 " f^iehaUUana. 

 Qcranium maculatum. 



Geranium Wilfordi. 

 " sanguineum. 



" platypetalum. 

 Oeum triflorum. 

 Eelenium grande striatum. 

 Heuchera sanginea. 

 Eemerocallis Dumortieri. 

 " fulva. 



" Kwanso fl. pi. 



" varicguta fl. pi. 



" Middendorfii. 



" distieha fl. pi. 



" graminifoUa. 



Eelianthus Maximiliana. 

 " giganteus. 



" antumnale. 



Lupinus polyphyllus. 

 Liflium superbum. 

 Lysimaehia nummular if olia, 

 " punctata. 



" clethroides. 



Monarda dtdyma. 

 Poterium offlcinale. • 



Pyrethrum uliginosum. 

 Phlomis fruticosum. 

 Potentilla hybrida versicolor. 

 Phalaris arundinacea fol. var. 

 Physostegia Virginica alba. 

 Rudbcclcia laciniafa. 

 Sempervivum Montanum. 



" Boulicianum, 



Symphytum asprrrimum. 

 Sidaleea Candida. 

 Senecio alba balsamitae. 

 Solidago Missoiiriensis. 

 " gigantca. 

 " rigida. 

 Thermopsis fabacea. 



" Caroliniana. 



Tradescantia Virginica alba. 



" Virginica coerulea. 



Valeriana offlcinalis. 

 Veronica spicafa. 

 " Virginica. 

 " elegans cornea. 



CANNAS. 



Dry weather injured the plants and not many of them flowered. A few, however, 

 produced some very good blooms. The following varieties are under test : — 



Austria. 



Allemanla. 



Aphrodite. 



Asia. 



Burbank. 



Baron de Poilly. 

 C. Bernardin. 

 Comte de Bouchard. 

 Explorateur C-ampbell. 

 Florence Vaughan 



