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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



Dahlias. 



In bloom on July 1. Twenty-two varieties were tested and some very large and 

 beautiful iiowers were grown. Among the finest, were : 



Liliputian, Little Pigmy, Snow-clad, Woman-in-white and Cactus Queen. 



The latter was very like a Chrysanthemum, and had not the stiff appearance gener- 

 ally noticed in Dahlias. 



The following were also tested : — 



Bird of Passage. 



Cochineal. 



Chairman. 



Chimson Beauty. 



Constance. 



Clifford W. Burton. 



Fairy Queen. 



Gem. 



Hector. 



Herbert Turner. 



Herbert. 



John Sladd 

 Lyndhurst. 

 Lady Antrobus. 

 Manias la Villa. 

 Mrs. Peart. 

 Mrs. Langtry. 

 Nemesis. 

 Perfect Vallose. 

 Sambo. 



Victory- 

 Wm. Agnew. 



Iris. 



Of the Iris received from the Central Experimental Farm, and planted in 1900, 

 the following died during the winter of 1900-01 : 



Iris Gcrmanica, 



" Asiatica, 



" goldenstadtiana cocruJcsccns, 



Iris plicata Lord Seymour, 



Reine des Beiges, 

 Swertii, 



The following maintained a very fine succession of bloom from Hay 24 to July 20, 

 and on account of the deep green of the foliage, the bed was attractive during the 

 whole season : 



Iris amte w, Crebillon, 



,i Mrs. H. Darwin. 



,i Julia Grisi. 



i, Maria Theresa. 



ii Victor Lemoine. 

 n;/r. a. 

 Balkqna. 

 hi flora. 

 big! amis. 

 Mondavi, 

 cristata. 

 chamaeiris. 

 ensata. 

 Aavescens. 

 florentina. 

 furcata. 



German tea. Verschuur. 

 gigantea. 

 Hungarica. 

 neglect j, Agathe. 



n Arlequin Milar.ais. 



ii Hexicartiana. 



ii Sappho. 

 nudicaulis. 

 oricntalis. 

 orypetala. 

 pallida, 

 prisrimiica. 

 pumila. 



Irispumila cincrca. 



ii ii gracilis. 



ii n lutca. 



n ruthcnici. 



ii sibirica. 



ii ii alba. 



H ii haematophylla. 



ii ii violacea. 



ii squalens. 



M ii Bronze StofTels. 



ii M Dina. 



ii ii Hector. 



ii ii La Marmora. 



ii H La Tristesse. 



M ii Minerve. 



M ii Tarcpiin. 



ii varicgata. 



■i ii Arquinto. 



H ii Coquette, 



n ii Darius. 



H ii Gracchus. 



ii ii Henry Havard. 



H ii Honorabile. 



M ii Innoeenza. 



H ii Pancrace. 



i, it Samson. 



ii M Souvenir, 



ti H Minos, 



n virescens. 



PERENNIAL PHLOX. 



In May, 1900, 23 varieties were received from the Central Experimental Farm, 

 and planted. The following lived through the winter but made very little progress 

 this year : 



Phlox decussata Sorpillutn. 



Phlox decussata, New Dwarf 'White. 



Phlox rcptans. 



