REPORT OF AIR. ANGUS MACEAY. 421 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Furst Bismark. M. Crozy. 



Graf Oswald de Kerchove. Paul Lorenz. 



Horteose Barbereau. President Cleveland. 



J. D. Eisle. Roi des Rouges. 

 Madagascar. 



DAHLIAS. 



These were in bloom July 1, but dry weather injured the plants and spoiled the 

 •bloom, A second growth made after the rains came was just coming into bloom when 

 the plants were frozen September 13. The following varieties were tested : — 



Bird of Passage. Lady Antrobus. 



Cochineal. Liliputian. 



Chairman. Little Pigmy. 



Crimson Beauty. Mantas la Villa. 



Cactus Queen. Mrs. Peart. 



Constance. Mrs. Langtry. 



Clifford W. Bruton. Nemesis. 



Fairy Queen. Perfect Vallose. 



Gem. Sambo. 



Hector. Snow-clad. 



Herbert Turner. Victory. 



Herbert. Woman-in-white. 



John Sladden. Wm. Agnew. 

 Lyndhurst. 



TREES AXD SHRUBS. 



On the whole, trees and shrubs made satisfactory progress during the past season. 



An unusually early start was made in the spring, and the chance for a large 

 growth was a good one. In June, however, dry weather and terribly hot winds checked 

 the progress and threatened to cause serious loss, but the heavy rains in the early part 

 of July effected a wonderful change and before the end of the season about one-half 

 the usual growth had been attained. 



Frost in September caught everything in full leaf, with wood far from matured 

 and in bad condition to stand a hard winter. 



The winter of 1899 was very favourable for trees and shrubs, and all well 

 established varieties came through safely. 



NEW PLANTATIONS. 



In May about one-third of a mile on the east side of the farm was planted with 

 Box-elder (Acer Negundo) for a hedge. Hardly a single tree stood the dry weather 

 following, and tlie whole row will have to be re-planted. 



FOREST PLANTATION. 



The Box-elder (Acer Negundo), Elm (Ulmus Americana), Ash (Fraxinus ' 

 Yiridis), and Sand-cherry, in forest plantation, described in last report, made satis- 

 factory progress. The trees are now shading the ground, and in future very little 

 work will be required to keep down the weeds. 



ARBORETUM. 



The arboretum now contains 358 species and varieties of trees and shrubs, which 

 have been planted as follows : — 



In 1895, 41 varieties ; in 1896, 62 varieties, of which 6 replaced deaths in 1893 ; 

 in 1897, 75 varieties, of which 2 replaced deaths in 1896 ; in 1898, 62 varieties, of 

 which 5 replaced deaths of 1897 ; in 1899, 163 varieties, of which 22 replaced deaths 

 of 1898 ; in 1900, 37 varieties, all of which replaced deaths of 1899. 



