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Fraxi7ius pennyslvanica lanceolata (Native Green Ash). — Not a promising hedge ; 

 thin and rather susceptible to spring frosts. 



Primus Americana (Native Plum). — Promising ; a fairly compact hedge. 



Acer ginnala (Asiatic Maple). — A most ornamental dwarf hedge ; very compact. 



Rhamnus frangula (Breaking Buckthorn). — Makes a compact hedge. 



Caragana grandiflora (Large Flowering Pea Tree). — A good medium hedge ; 

 badly bent down by snowstorm. 



Salix Britzensis (Willow). — A promising looking hedge. 



Thuya occidentalis (Western Arbor-vita?). — Makes a small and slow growing hedge. 

 Artemisia Abrotanum tobolskianum (Rusian Southernwood) . — Not a desirable 

 hedge. 



Populus deltoidea (Cottonwood). — This free growing hedge has died from a severe 

 attack of the yellow poplar rust which causes the leaves to wither and drop. 



Larix pendula (American Larch). — Gives promise of making a good deciduous 

 hedge. 



Salix Laurifolia (Laurel-leaved Willow). — One-half killed out. 



Salix Voronesh (Voronesh Willow). — Not healthy, killed back somewhat. 



Rosa rubrifolia (Red-leaved Rose). — Killed back one-half ; not a desirable shrub 

 here for hedge purposes. 



Cotoneaster vulgaris (Common Cctoneaster). — Apparently of rather too spreading 

 a habit to make a satisfactory hedge. 



Lonicerea Tatarica elegans (Elegant Tartarian Honeysuckle). — Symmetrical and 

 ornamental. 



Salix laurifolia (true) True Laurel-leaved Willow). — Not healthy. 

 Ribes aureum (Yellow Flowering Currant). — A very pretty hedge. 

 Neillia opulifolia aurea (Golden-leaved Ninebark). — A very ornamental dwarf 

 hedge. 



Neillia opulifolia (Ninebark). — Very handsome and compact. 



Populus tremuloides (Tremulous Poplar or Aspen). — A somewhat thin hedge. 



Prunus pennsylvanica (Native Pin Cherry). — A symmetrical and compact hedge. 



Corylus americana (Native Hazel Nut). — Not a promising hedge. 



Amelanchier alnifolia (Native Saskatoon). — Ornamental but thin. 



Rosa Sayi (Native Wild Rose). — -An ornamental hedge, but its propensity to 

 sucker makes it? value questionable. 



Spiraea •.Aicifolia (Native Meadow Sweet). — A fine dwarf ornamental hedge, 

 Symphoricarpus occidentalis (Native Snow-Berry). — A very symmetrical hedge, 

 but was badly bent down by snowstorm. 



Eltfagnus argentca (Wolf Willow). — Ornamental but somewhat thin. 

 Cornus stolonifera (Native Dogwood). — A compact and symmetrical hedge. 

 Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac). — A good ornamental hedge. 



AVENUES. 



On account of the storm previously referred to, a vigorous pruning was neces- 

 sitated -on the Maple Avenue (Acer negundo) during the summer, and at the close 

 of the season very few traces of damage were discernible. 



The avenue composed of Native spruce (Picea alba) alternated with Native Maple, 

 is a very attractive feature on the Farm. Many of the Spruce trees are now twenty 

 feet high, and a considerable amount of seed was gathered from them during the 

 autumn. 



