DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



PARSNIPS. 



FLOWERS. 



The tJowers MliicJi were grown produced a profusion of bloom which was much 

 admired by visitors. Dianthus superbissimus, salpiglossis and verbena, were excep- 

 tioiuilly iiiio. 



Sown in hotbed on April 22. 



Variety. 



In Bloom. 



To 



Akmsoa Warsccivic^ii com pacta 



Dianthus superbissimus 



Asters, ten varieties 



Gaillardia 



Lobelia 



Marigold, African 



French 



Salpiglossis grandi flora, six varieties 



Scabious, six varieties 



Sweet Sultan, three varieties 



Verbena hi/brida grandiflora 



Zinnia, six varieties 



Sown in the open on May 12. 



Variety. 



From 



In Bloom 



To 



Candytuft, two varieties 

 Ciodetia, two varieties... 



Linaria 



Lupinus 



Malopc. two varieties... . 



I'oppy, four vuriotics 



Porlulacii 



.luno 27 



Julv 13 



S 



Auk. 9 



Julv 16 



" 27 



" 21 



Sept. 13 

 28 

 24 

 28 

 28 

 " '^8 

 " 28 



TAXNAS. 



Fourteen varieties were started in liotbed on 10th May, and transphinted to flower- 

 iui; quarters on UJtli June. The jjorg-eous colouring- of the blooms and the handsome 

 foliage gave a sub-tro])ical effect to the bed. 



The following varieties were grown: J)i'. liobiTt Funcke, Richard Wallace, Jlof. 

 Gacrtner TFoppe, Feuermeer, Souve))ir dn President Carnot, Harry Laiug, President 



If! — 40 .J FltKDERICTON. 



