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Lilac Alba, 

 do Siberian, white, 

 do de Marley. 

 do vulgaris, 

 do Lemoinei, fl. pi. 

 do purpurea, 

 do Princess Alexandra, 

 do Josikca. 

 do Prince of Wales, 

 do Albert the Good, 

 do Alba grandiflora. 

 do Jaques Cabot. 

 Olive Eussian. 



Philadelphus coronarius. Sweet Syringa. 

 do Gordonianus. Gordon's syringa. 



do primulseflorus. Primula flowered syringa. 



do Yokohama. Japanese syringa. 



Eose, native, Manitoba. 

 Spirsea Douglasi. 

 do semperflorens. 

 do superba. 

 do opulifolia. 

 do van Houttei. 

 do Biliardi. 

 do Californica. 

 do floribunda. 

 Saskatoon, native, Amelanchier alnifolius. 

 Viburnum Lantana. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH TREES AS WINDBREAKS. 



The windbreaks surrounding the 12 plots mentioned in my last report, have 

 continued healthy, and none of them have been injured by insect enemies. 



The gaps among the cotton woods caused by cuttings not striking, have been 

 filled with layered plants, these have all rooted and have made considerable growth. 



The Eussian Poplar (Populus bereolensis) and Salix acutifolia are decidedly the 

 most promising for this pui-pose. Ash Leaf Maple and Elm are also thickening up 

 well, but the Native Green Ash is growing very slowly. 



These plots are in the most exposed situation on the farm, and before the wind- 

 breaks were planted, the crops sown in this field sufiered severely from wind storms. 

 This year all the plots were sown with rye or barley, and none were injured by 

 wind, and all produced a very heavy crop. 



To maintain an even growth, the tallest trees among the Willows, Maples, and 

 Elms have been cut back. This is done quickly with a sickle, this encourages side 

 growth, and thickens up the hedge. 



In the following table particulars are given of the growth of each of the plots 

 enclosed, the distance between the young trees in each wind break, and the growth 

 made by each. 



