REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACKAY 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Annuals — Sown in tpie open. 



491 



Variety . 



Jlelianthus 



Nasturtium 



Sweet Pease 



Poppy 



Ageratum 



Alyssum 



Aster 



Antirrhinum 



Candytuft 



California Poppy 



Chrysanthemum 



Coreopsis 



Calliopsis 



Centaurea 



Helichrysum 



Dianthus 



Linum Grandiflorum. 

 Swan River Daisy. . . . 



Gaillardia 



White Swan Poppy. . . 

 Gysophila Elegans . . . 



Mignonette 



Phlox Drummondii. . . 



Zinnia 



Marigold 



Salpiglossis 



Sown. 



In Bloom . 



May 



Remarks. 



Good growth, large blossoms. 

 Good show, fine blossoms. 

 Did well after rains came. 

 Did not do well. 

 Seed did not germinate. 

 Good show. 

 Some fine blooms. 

 Very fine. 



Good show. 

 Did not do well. 

 Fine show. 

 Large blossoms . 

 ! Good show. 

 Very fine blooma. 

 Good show. 



Small pink flower. 

 Did well. 



ii 

 Fine large bloom. 

 Made fine show. 

 Some very fine bloom. 



PERENNIALS (OLD BEDS). 



Beds of Pansies, Sweet William, Larkspur, Columbine, Lychnis and Everlasting 

 Pea, came through the winter in good condition and flowered freely during the season.' 



The Pansies and Sweet William were particularly fine, the former continuing to 

 bloom until frozen solid in November. 



BULBS 



Tulips. 



In bloom on May 5. On account of hot dry weather, when Tulips came in bloom, 

 the flowering was irregular ; the flowers were small, and some dried up before opening. 



Gladioli. 



Transplanted May 29 ; in bloom July 21. Were in full bloom about the end of 

 July, and the bed was one of the most attractive in the garden. 



Carinas. 



The following varieties were set out on May 20 and came in bloom July 15. Some 

 of the specimens were magnificent in bloom. The following were tested :— 



Austria, Allemania, Aphrodite, Asia, Burbank, Baron de Poily, C. Bernardin, 

 Comte de Bouchard, Explorateur Campbell and Florence Vaughan. 



