676 EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 

 DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLES. 



Each spring a free distribution of samples of the products of the HorticultuKil 

 Department is made to residents of southern Saskatchewan. These samples comprise 

 trees, shrubs, small fruit cuttings, tree and shrub seeds, flower seeds, and rhubarb 

 roots. Below is given a list of these sent out during the past season : 



Trees, 682 packages containing 75 seedlings. 



Shi-ubs, 565 packages containing 50 assorted shrubs. 



Tree seeds and shrub seed, 115 packets containing 1 pound of maple, ash, and 

 caragana seed. 



Flower seeds, 184 packages containing 3,312 packets of hardy annual and peren- 

 nial flower seeds. 



Ehubarb roots, 208 packages containing 6 roots each of the most suitable varie- 

 ties. 



I desire to express my appreciation and thanks to my gardener, B. Goldsmith, who 

 is a painstaking workman, and to my bookkeeper, Geo. Lang, who has done much to 

 make the work of this branch successful. While the office work of necessity takes t3ie 

 greater part of his working hours, he spends considerable time in the horticultural 

 grounds collecting data and studying the growth of different plants. 



