DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 379 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Name. Date first fruit ripened. 



Trophy September 11. 



Florida Special " 11. 



Chalk's Early Jewel " 8. 



Matchless " 11. 



Bonny Best " 8. 



Rennies' XXX Earliest " 11. 



Livingston's Globe '* 11. 



Sparks Earliana (Sunny-brook strain) " 8. 



Sparks Earliana (C.E.F. 12/18) " 11. 



Sparks Earliana (C.E.F. 12/2.3) " 8. 



Sparks Earliana (C.E.E. most productive and uniform) None ripened before frost 



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Tl'RXIP. 



Early White Flat Strap Loaf was planted April 9, and was ready for use June 24. 



FLOWERS. 



The bulbs, the first of all flowers, .did extremely well. The crocus, scilla and 

 chiancdoxa started to bloom from April 20 to 22, and were in full bloom by the 25th 

 to the 27th. The earlier varieties of tulips started to bloom May 7. All the varieties 

 of tulips tested, some nineteen in all, wintered well, # and produced large, well-shaped 

 flowers. Where the beds were sheltered somewhat from the strong west winds, the 

 stems were much longer and the blooms were more nearly perfect. 



The annuals did not do as well as usual. But few of the varieties produced 

 blooms when the seed was planted in the open. This was due to the fact of the 

 slow germination caused by the dry weather. The plants grown in the hotbeds, and 

 transplanted bloomed, but the relatively cool weather during the latter part of July 

 and August was not conducive to a very luxuriant growth. 



The perennials, such as the pseonies, irises, phlox, etc., as usual, made the most 

 satisfactory display of all. 



A number of roses were successfully flowered. 



