REPORT OF MR. AXGUS MACKA7 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



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Olive-Shaped. 



Scarlet White Tipped, Half-long Deep Scarlet. 



All good varieties, but on account of the dry weather early in the season, none 

 of the Radishes germinated properly. 



Winter. 

 Russian white, large, good ; Black Spanish, large, good ; China Scarlet, small. 



PARSLEY. 



Sown May 2 ; in use, July 1. Did well. 



SAGE. 



Sown May 2 ; in use, July 1. Made good growth. 



TOBACCO. 



Sown in hot-house, March 29 ; transplanted April 22 ; set out, May 22 ; frozen 

 September 17. Xot mature. 



RHUBARB. 



Victoria, in use from May 26 to September 15. Did well, good crop, fine stalks. 

 Linnaeus, in use from May 26 to September 15. Did well. 



NEW SEEDING. 



Giant and Linnaeus, sown May 1 ; transplanted July 25. Made good growth. 



THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



The flower garden was never more beautiful or so long in bloom as during the 

 past season. Commencing on May 5 with Tulips, Crocuses and Pansies, a succession 

 was kept up with Annuals and Perennials until November 2, when heavy frosts during 

 several nights killed a large bed of Pansies, which never looked better than during 

 the 'last week of October. 



The Tulips did not make as good a showing as in former springs. Hot, dry 

 weather set in just as they were coming in flower and a few days, from 14th to 19th 

 May with temperature ranging from 85 to 95 degrees in the shade, killed the bloom. 



All other Perennials, especially the Iris and Paeonies, did particularly well. 



Annuals. — Propagated in hot-house. Sown in hot-house, March 27. 



Variety. 



Set Out. 



In Bloom. 



F 



Agrostemma May 22 



Ainaranthus Superbns 



n Tricolour 



,, Willow-leaved 



Ageratum, Mexican Dwarf 



Adonis Vernalis 



Abronia Umbellata 



Aquilegia Chrysautha Nana n 



June 29 

 July 20. 



„ 20. 



.. 20. 



8. 



22. 

 22. 

 22. 



22. 



22. 



30.. July 1G. 



30 



Remarks. 



Did well. Small pink. 

 Some fine plants. 



Fine border plant. 

 Did not grow. 

 Very fine flowers. 

 Did not grow. 



