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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



As we now have growing on the farm many sample hedges of 50 feet each or more 

 in length and several miles of hedge inclosures of various kinds planted in different 

 ways we are able to give from experience some information on this question. 



Test hedges to afford shelter for large inclosures were planted in 1890 at different 

 distances apart in double and single rows to gain information as to the best method. So 

 far our experience leads us to prefer the single rows, planted 18 inches apart. 



Two year old trees should be used, those if kept clipped back for a year or two to 

 encourage a good bottom growth make a very dense and attractive hedge. 



The white spruce, cottonwood, ash-leaved maple, bereolensis poplar and sharp- 

 leaved willow hedges planted in 1890 have made very fine growth and are much admired 

 by the visiting public. 



Appended is a list of hedges with date of planting and other particulars. 



Name of Variety. 



Green Ash (Fraxinus viridis) 



Hawthorn (Cratsegus coccinea var Sullivanti). 



White Spruce (Picea alba) 



Yellow ^'lowering Currant (Ribes aureum) . . 

 Ash-leaved Maple (Acer negundo) 



Spirsea Opulifolia 



II II aurea 



Native Aspen (Populus tremuloides) 



Choke Cherry ( Prunus pennsly vanica) 



Hazel Nut (Cory] us Americana).. 



Saskatoon ( Amelanchier ainifolia) 



Native Rose (Rosa Blanda) 



Native Meadow Sweet (SpirEea salicifolia) . . 



Snowberry (Symphoricarpus racemosus) , . 



Bush Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) 



Cotoneaster vulgaris 



Siberian Pea Tree (Caragana arborescens) . 



Red-leaved Rose (Rosa rubrifolia) 



Yellow Willow (Salix aurea) 



Wild Plum (Prunus Americana) 



French Laurel Willow (Salix) 



European h (Salix laurifolia) ... . 



Cottonwood (Populus monilifera) 



Siberian Southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum 

 var Tobolskianum) 



Rosemary-leaved Willow (Salix rosmarinifolia) 



Salix Britzensis , . 



Caragana Mollis glabra 



Breaking buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula) 



Asiatic Slaple (Acer ginnala) 



American White Elm (Ulmus Americanus). 

 Wolf Willow (Eleagnus argentea) 



Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) . 



Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) 



Old Man (Artemisia abrotanum) 



Populus Bereolensis. 



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Remarks. 



A slow growing hedge ; coming into leaf late in 



season. 

 Very slow growing. 



One of the best hedge trees for this province. 

 Ornamental ; not dense. 

 A splendid wind-break ; loses its leaves early in the 



fall ; readily grown. 

 Ornamental ; a good collector of snow, 



II II n 



Fair wind-break; difficult to transplant. 

 Ornamental ; a good shelter hedge. 

 Not a good hedge, too open. 

 So far not promising. 



A pretty low dense hedge for ornamental purposes. 

 A lieautiful little two-foot hedge useful for flower 



garden. 

 A low ornamental hedge ; suckers badly. 

 A good wmd-break and ornamental. 

 Hardy and ornamental. 

 A most useful and ornamental wind-break. 

 A quick grower ; suitable for lawn. 

 Ornamental in winter ; a fine snow collector and 



wind-break. 

 A promising hedge. 

 Liable to sun-scald. 

 Much admired ; a useful wind-break. 

 An attractive, fast-growing hedge. 



The quickest growing hedge ; if kept clipped is 



almost evergreen. 

 Not sufficiently tested. 

 Makes a fair wind-break. 

 A low hedge ; useful for lawn. 

 Ornamental. 

 A low hedge ; very pretty in fall, turning to a deep 



crimson. 



A good wind-break ; dense hedge. 

 A low hedgf, with pretty silvery foliage ; suckers 



badly. 

 A native ; makes a useful and ornamental hedge. 

 A good hedge plant for ornament or shelter. 

 A low, sweet-scented, ornamental hedge easily 



propagated. 

 A very fine hedge ; suitable for high ground ; 



retains its leaves late in the season. 



