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so that, if one is broken off, the other is almost sure to be found. Each label bears a 

 number which corresponds to a number and name in the record book. 



While there are, no doubt, some plants which are incorrectly named, the great 

 majority are, we believe, true to name. In most cases, the plant has been labelled with 

 the name under which it was received, awaiting the time when more critical examin- 

 ation was possible. 



Every year during the past fifteen years the trees., shrubs and herbaceous plants 

 have been examined and notes taken on each individual specimen. These notes have 

 been mainly horticultural in character and relate to the hardiness, height and growth 

 of the plants. Popular descriptions of many of the flowers of herbaceous plants have 

 been made and published. 



In 1899, a ' Catalogue of the Trees and Shrubs in the Arboretum and Botanic 

 Garden ' was prepared and published jointly by Dr. Wm. Saunders, Director, and the 

 writer, in which is a list of 3,071 species and varieties, with notes on their relative 

 hardiness. In 1908, there was prepared and published by the writer, as Bulletin No. 5, 

 Second Series, a ' List of Herbaceous Perennials tested in the Arboretum and Botanic 

 Garden ' with popular descriptions of the flowers, blooming season and height to which 

 the plants grow. 



The collection was also used from time to time as a basis for various lists of 

 plants recommended for ornamental purposes. 



In 1910, the work done in the Botanic Garden was much as usual, notes of the 

 hardiness and growth of the plants were taken, labels were written for plants which 

 needed them and the whole herbaceous border was re-labelled with a larger zinc label 

 than had been used before. The total number of species and varieties of trees and 

 shrubs added in 1910 was 100, represented by 154 specimens. There was an average 

 amount of injury from the winter of 1909-10. 



SEEDLING FRUITS RECEIVED FOR EXAMINATION, 1910-11. 



Each year a number of seedling fruits are sent to the Horticultural Division for 

 examination and for a report as to their merits. In order that a record may be kept, 

 a full or partial description is made of most of those received. In the past, partial 

 descriptions of the poorer ones have been published in the Annual Beport and full 

 descriptions of the most promising, but this year descriptions are published of the 

 better ones only. Following is a list of seedlings sent in, with names of the senders 

 and record number. Of these, those received from Mr. Tappan Adney, Upper Wood- 

 stock, N.B., are of special interest, being, most or all of them, varieties originated or 

 brought together by the late E. P. Sharp, Woodstock, N.B., who did much in his 

 day for the advancement of horticulture in his province. 



501 — Wiley from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. (Se? full descriptios.) 



502 — 'Mark No. 6', 'Bittersweet', from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. 

 (See full description.) 



503 — Peabody Greening, from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. (See full descrip- 

 tion.) 



504 — Munro Sweet (Sharp's), from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. (See full 

 description.) 



505 — 'Mark No. 19', from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. 



506— 'Mark No. 31', from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, KB. 



507— 'Mark No. 24', from Tappan Adney, Upper Wood.stock, N.B. 



508— 'Mark No. 21', from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. 



509— 'Mark No. 28', from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. 



510 — 'Mark No. SO', from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. 



511— 'Mark No. 20', from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. 



512 — 'Mark No. 5', from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. 



513— 'Mark No. 26', from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. 



514 — 'Mark No. 20', from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. 



515— 'Mark No. 33', from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. 



516— 'Mark No. 27', from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. 



517— 'Raymond Red', Crab, from Tappan Adney, Upper Woodstock, N.B. 



