DIVISIOIS^ OF HORTICULTURE 745 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Garden Peas. — Alaska, Thomas Laxton, Sutton'? Excelsior. Very good crop of 

 excellent peas, the first variety named being ready for the table on the 1st of July. 



Txirni'ps for the TaUe. — Extra Early Milan, Early Stone. Both good and early 

 varieties. 



Lettuce. — ^Large Boston, May King, Nonpareil. Did very well. 



Onions. — ^Large Red Wethersfield, Yellow Globe Danvers, Early Elat Red, Bar- 

 letta. On account of the season being too wet, none ripened and every variety was 

 attacked by onion worms. 



Table Corn. — Early MalakoflF, Golden Bantam. The first variety only ripened. 



Radish. — A good crop. 



Bhuharh. — Victoria. Good crop. 



Flowers. 



During the first week of April were sown in hotbed: Asters, 8 varieties; stock, 

 4 varieties; godetia, 4 varieties; Gueules de Lion, mixed; alyssum and verbena; 

 dianthus, 2 varieties; Dianthus sinensis. All were planted in the garden during the 

 first week of June and kept well in flower up to the 13th of October. More than fifty 

 varieties of flowers were tried and gave satisfaction; also, a dozen of perennials. 



Ornamental Shrubs. 



Common lilacs and Syringa villosa- gave profusion of flowers from the 15th of 

 June to the 20th of July, as did the Tartarian honeysuckle. 



Currants and large strawberries gave a good crop. 



On account of the season being exceptionally wet and cold, some plants suiiered 

 to a certain extent, but the results of these si)ecies and varieties, on the whole, were 

 aatisfactory. 



GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALTA. 



Some experiments with varieties were made on the farm of Mr. S. J. Webb, 

 Beaver Lodge, Grande Prairie, Alta., who reports as follows: — 



The spring opened early. Seeding started April 12, On the 20th there was a 

 fall of snow which delayed the seeding somewhat, but taking it altogether it was a 

 favourable spring with plenty of moisture for germination of seeds. It was a wet 

 season all through. Potatoes and all kinds of vegetables were an excellent crop. 



Vegetables. 



Garden Peas. — Thomas Laxton, sown April 25; in use July 10; ripe September 

 1. Sutton's Excelsior, sewn April 25; in use July 20; ripe September 1. 



Beets. — Crosby's Early Egyptian, sown April 25; in use July 15. Egyptian 

 Turnip, sown April 25; in use July 15; Witham Fireball, sown April 25; in use July 

 15; good yield. 



Carrots. — Early Scarlet Horn, sown April 25. Improved Half Long Danvers, 

 sown April 25 ; very large yield. 



Lettuce. — Sown in open, April 25: May King, fit for use May 20. Big Boston, 

 fit for use May 20. 



Grande Prairie. 



