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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1£C8 



Annuals — Sown in open. 



The following annuals were sown in the open on the dates shown. In most cases 

 they did as well as those started in hot-house, but were somewhat later in commencing 

 to bloom. Dianthus (Pinks) and Eschscholtzia, were better sown in open than in 

 hot-house. 



Variety. 



Ageratura 



Alyssuin 



Amaranthus 



Antirrhinum 



Brachycome iberidifolia. 



Candytuft 



Celosia 



Centaurea alba 



Chrysanthemum . 



Clarkia 



Dianthus 



Esch.scholtzia 



Gaillardia 



Godetia 



Sown. 



April 22 

 May 11. 

 M 11. 

 ,. 11. 



11. 



23. 



11. 



11. 



11. 



11. 



11. 



23. 



11. 



11. 



A pri] 

 J.lay 



Ai)ril 

 May 



Variety. 



Ice plant 



Lobelia 



Mignonette 



Nasturtium 



J'hacelia 



Phlox Drummondii 



Poppy.... 



Salpiglossis 



Scabiosa 



Scarlet Flax 



Sweet Pea.se, 28 varieties. . 

 Sweet Pease, dwarf Cu[)id 

 Tagete^, Patula dwarf. . . . 

 Zea, Japonica variety 



Sown. 



May 



It 

 April 

 May 



April 22 



„ 22 



May 11 



June 5 



Perennials. 



Carnations were sown in hot-house April 2; set out May 25; bloomed from 

 August 17 to October 1. 



Hollyhocks— sown in hot-house April 3; set out May 25; bloomed from August 

 12 to September 29. Did very well. 



Pansies, 10 varieties — sown in hot-house April 2 ; came up rather poorly. Set out 

 May 25; bloomed from June 19 till November. 



Violets (English White and Blue), were sown in hot-house April 3, but did not 

 germinate. 



Cannas. 



The following Canna roots were sent from the Central Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa, and planted in hot-house May 8. They were set out in garden June 18; in 

 bloom August 6. 



E. Pearson, Eubin, 



Queen Charlotte, America, 



Pennsylvania, Allemania. 



Dahlias. 



Planted in hot-house May 12 ; set out June 16 ; in bloom July 18. Following are 

 the varieties : — mj 



Cochineal, Nymphaea, 



Snowflake, Prince of Orange, 



Kynerith, Ernest Glasse, 



Mrs. Chas. Turner, Prince Imperial, 



Cannell's Gem, Wm. Agnew, 



Wm. Pearce, Empress of Iiidia, 



Lady H. Grosvenor, Capstan, . 



Cactus Queen, Clifford Bruton. 



