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red acid fruit, useful for jellies. Shrubs nine years old are now ten feet high and five 

 feet in spread of branches ; flowers early in May. 



Albert Honeysuckle (Lonicera Alberti). — This beautiful floriferous shrub is 

 worthy of all praise, but is not well enough known. Its pendulous branches, with its 

 striped-leaved foliage and clusters of showy violet flowers of pleasing perfume, raake it 

 unique and very desirable. Height, 2 feet 6 inches ; in full bloom on 4th June ; readily 

 propagated by layers or cuttings. 



Common Barberry (Berberis vulgaris). — This is not thoroughly hardy, but is 

 apparently becoming more so each year. Seed was gathered from, it in 1896 arud sown 

 last spring, and many vigorous young seedlings are the result. It is expected that this 

 second generation will withstand our winters. In bloom 7th June ; pretty wax-like 

 yellow flowers, succeeded by bright red berries in drooping clusters. They are acid and 

 are Said to be useful for jelly. One bush, nine years planted, is now five feet high ; may 

 be increased either by cuttings or seed. 



Russian Southernwood (Artemisia ahrotanum Tobohkianum) is an importation 

 from Siberia. Its maximum height is about seven feet, and serves a very useful purpase 

 where a rapid growing wind-break and snow collector is wanted on the open and often 

 bleak prairies as a shelter for more valuable and less hardy trees. Cuttings seldom fail 

 to strike. Too much stress cannot be placed on the necessity of clipping at least twice 

 in the growing season ; for, if allowed to ripen, their seed (which are produced on a 

 terminal spike) they will scatter and grow and may become a nuisance. This shrub is 

 recommended for hedges on high bleak plains. 



Old Man (Artemisia abrotanum.) is an English form of the above ; has a much 

 sweeter scent; it only attains the height of 1^ to 2 feet; useful for a lawn or flower 

 garden. 



Purple Cytisus {Cytisus purpurea). — A delicate free blooming little shrub, which, 

 with slight winter protection, has proved hardy. In bloom 5th June ; produces pretty 

 pea-shaped purple flowers ; grows readily from seed. 



Native Honeysuckle {Lonicera glauca var. Sulivanti) is in flower on 25th June ; 

 a pretty, trumpet flowered, woody twiner, with rich, red, sweet-scented blossoms ; they 

 are found native in the shady ravines and bluffs of the country ; should be grown in 

 shade of a wall. 



Virginian Creeper [Am,pdopsis qtiinquefolia). — This is indigenous to Manitoba, 

 and is an ornamental climber of much merit, which thrives well and is perfectly hardy. 

 This, when well rooted, soon covers a house with its rich foliage; is propagated quickly 

 by cuttings. The flowers are inconspicuous. 



White Virgin's Bower {Clematis fiammula). — Another pretty climber, which is 

 very showy when in bloom, and is a desirable acquisition for the verandah or trellis. In 

 full bloom in August. The roots of this clematis are hardy, but the stem dies back each 

 year to the ground. It makes a rapid growth during the summer. 



NEW P0KE8T TREES AND ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



The consignment of trees received from the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, 

 in 1896, have now been tested for one winter and two summers. 



Many of them have proven hardy and will increase the collection of hardy varieties 

 materially. The more tender ones wiU be useful as specimens, the roots in many cases 

 being perennial and the shoots making each season a good growth. 



The Elders and Clematis coming under this category, after they have had the test 

 of another winter, fuller particulars will be given regarding their hardiness and useful 

 ness for this climate. 



