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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



TOBACCO. 



Sown in hot-bed, 20th April ; planted out, 4th June . Suckers and flower-buds 

 were trimmed off. Cut 9th September, and seemed fairly well matured. 



FLOWER GARDEN, 



As in preceding years as many varieties as possible were tested. On the whole the 

 season was not favourable for the culture of flowers and many varieties did not do as 

 well as formerly. 



ANNUALS. 



Grown in hot-bed and transplanted. 



Name of Variety. 



Asters, 10 varieties . . 

 Carnation Marguerite 

 Dianthus, 10 varieties 

 Stocks, 4 II 

 Pansies, 12 n 



Antirrhinum 



Petunia, Double 



Verbena 



Brachycome 



Amaranthus 



Linum Scarlet 



Calliopsis . 



Zinnia Elegans. . ... . 



Phlox Drummondi . . . 

 Sunflower, Double . . . 

 Marigold, Eldorado. . 

 Nicotiana Affinis . ... 



Sown 



in 



Hot-bed. 



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Trans- 

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 to Garden. 



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In bloom. 



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TUl 



Sept. 9 

 Frozen 



Nov'r 

 Frozen 



Remarks. 



Very poor this year. 



Good show. 



Extra fine. 



Flowers fair. 



Did well. 



Good show. 



Very few double. 



Good. 



Showy. 



Only one plant. Fine. 



Good show. 



Very poor. 



Extra fine. 



Good show. 



Very fine. 

 It 



Very fine, morning and 

 evening but does not 

 look well during the 

 day. 



ANNUALS SOWN IN THE OPEN GROUND. 



Siceet Pea — Eckford's finest, sown 17th April ; came up and grew well until heavy 

 rains in June, when more than one-half the plants died ; the remainder flowered well 

 until frozen. Eight varieties were sown oa 20th April, and all did well. 



Dwarf Nasturtium — Sown 17th May. Made a good border and flowered freely 

 until frozen. 



Sxveet Alyssum — Sown 17th May. Flowered freely all season. 



Escholtzia — Sown 17th May. Did well ; in flower all season. One of the best hardy 

 annuals. 



Phlox Drummondii — Sown 17th May ; in bloom 1st July. Made a good show all 

 season. 



Candytuft — Sown 1st May. Did not do as well as in former years. 



Mignonette — Four kinds were sown on 17th May. All did extra well. 



Popjiy — Sown 1 7th May. Made a good show. 



