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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 



PERENNIALS. 



Three hundrod and eighty varieties were grown. These, also, made good growth 

 and there was a profusion of bloom which lasted throughout the flowering season. 

 The following are some of the varieties and their time of blooming : — 



No. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



1.5 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



Name. 



When in Bloom. 



To 



Achillea sibirica ' June 1 



Bleeding Heart " 18 



Campanula Raineri Aug. 2 



Delphinium " 12 



Echinacea -. " 10 



Funkia .- 



Gaillardia June 15 



Helianthus Aug. 1 



Iris .J. .June 15 



Kniphofia -. . . Aug. 30 



Lilium " 15 



Mentha " 6 



Narcissus < May 15 



Ononis July 15 



Paeonies June 1 



Phio.x July 5 



Rudbeckia June 1 



Salvia : Aug. 29 



Spiraea July 25 



Trollius I June 1 



Verbena Aug. 26 



June 20 

 July 20 

 Sept. 29 

 " 30 

 Oct. 20 



" 15 



" 2 

 July 20 

 Oct. 15 

 Sept. 6 

 " 6 

 June 10 

 Aug. 10 

 June 30 

 Sept.20 

 Oct. 1 

 Sept.22 

 Aug. 20 

 July 3 

 Oct. 1 



DAHLIAS. 



Fifty-two varieties were planted in uniform soil, all of which gave a very strong 

 growth and a profusion of bloom. 



The following are twenty of the best varieties and their colours : — 



No. 



Name. 



Shape. 



3 

 4 

 6 

 9 

 12 

 19 

 27 

 32 

 33 

 37 

 41 

 44 

 45 

 46 

 49 

 50 

 51 

 59 

 53 

 36 



Excelsior Crimson Cactua. 



Ethel Yeatman Yellowish pink " 



Comedy " Vjrown 



Great Western fight scarlet 



Crescent Salmon 



Success Yellow 



New Sarum < )range " 



Vedette Red 



The Bride White 



Canadian Pink " 



Primrose ' Dark crimson " 



Glory of Wilts Yellow , 



Manifesto iWhite \ " 



Mrs. A. Dver Yellow i " 



Freyda...: " ' " 



Dr. Kendal Pink | " 



Auburn Beauty Yellow ! " 



Mrs. Pearce White Common 



Chas. Turner Scarlet iCactus. 



Electric White I 



Nappan. 



