DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



DAHLIAS. 



About thirty varieties of dahlia were received from OttaAva this season. All were 

 planted, but owing to a dry period ensuing immediately after planting, the growth was 

 not as strong as usual. The flowers were much smaller than in 1912. The following 

 ate a few of the best bloomers, with time of flowering. 



Variety. 



Tine of 

 Flowering. 



M. D. Hallock. 



Gabriel 



Sylvia 



Capstan 



July 28. 



Aug. 6. 



Aug. 7. 



Aug. 25. 



Later in the season the Cactus Queen, Bon Ton, and King Fisher. 



ANNUALS. 



The season for flowers has, on the whole, been fairly satisfactory, thougli somewhat 

 dry in the early part. The method of sowing the seed in boxes in the hotbed early in 

 April, and transplanting in June to the flower beds, has again been successfully fol- 

 lowed. The sweet peas, nasturtiums, etc., were sown in the outdoor beds. Thirty-two 

 varieties of asters were grown. These made a splendid showing. The blight which 

 usually attacks the asters here was largely combatted by moving them to a difl'erent 

 part of the grounds. Only a very small percentage of loss was noted in the new loca- 

 tion, while a few varieties planted on the usual beds were badly injured. 



SWEET PEAS. 



About 100 varieties of sweet peas were under test this season. With the exception 

 of about one dozen varieties, which failed to germinate, they did very well, giving a 

 wealth of bloom, even late in the season. 



The soil for the sweet peas was dug up deeply the previous fall. All seed was sown 

 on April 22, and the plants were in bloom by the second week in July. The following 

 are selected for size of flowers, and distinctness of colouring: — 



Variety. 



Colour. 



King Edward VII 'Rich crimson. 



Black Knight Maroon. 



Lord Nelson Deep navy blue. 



Paradise Ivory White. 



Countess Spencer i Pink. 



Stirling Stent .: Salmon orange. 



Helen Pierce Marbled or marbl6d blue. 



Senator Spencer Claret flaked on heliotrope ground. 



Aurora Blushed pink 



Brandon. 



