REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MAC KAY. 387 



Godetia — Sown 25th May. Made a good show all season. 

 Salpiglossis — Sown 25th May. Late in flowering, but flowers were very fine. 

 Convolvulus Minor — Sown 17th May. Made good bed. 



Japanese Morning Glory — Sown 17th May. Made good growth of vine, but did not 

 flower. 



Larksjmr — Sown 17th May. Flowers very fine, but late. 



PERENNIALS. 



Pceony — In bloom 20th June ; ver}- fine. 

 Scarlet Lychnis — In bloom 5th June ; made a good show, 

 Veronica — Did not blossom. 



Yellow Flax — Very fine ; one of the best perennials. 



Platycodon grandijiora — White and blue. In bloom 1st July ; very fine. 

 Eudbeckia — Golden Glow — Very strong grower ; made a good show. 

 Sweet William — In bloom 5th June ; one of the best. 

 Columbine — In bloom 1st June ; very fine. 

 Delphinium grandiflor am — In bloom 1st June ; very fine. 

 Garden Pink — Did not do well. 

 • " Everlasting Pea — Did not do well. 



Iceland Poppy — In bloom 24th May ; very showy. 



Perennial Flax — Did not do as well as usual. 



Spircea Ulmaria, Filipendula and Palmata Elegans — All very fine. 



BULBS. 



Tulips — A large collection planted last fall did well this year. They were in bloom 

 from 20th May to 20th June. Thirty-two varieties, 16 bulbs each, were planted this 

 autumn. 



Crocuses — A number were planted last fall but did not bloom this year. More 

 were planted this season. 



Hyacinths — Planted in garden last fall ; all died. Potted in house ; did well. 



Narcissus — Four varieties planted last fall. Did not flower this year. Three 

 varieties were planted this autumn for further test. 



Scilla sibirica — Planted fall 1896 ; did well ; in bloom 1st May. Forty more were 

 planted this season. 



Scilla bifolia — Planted fall 1896; did not do well. Twenty more were planted 

 this autumn. 



Lilies — Four Lilium Candidissima were planted last fall and lived through the 

 winter, but did not flower. 



Jris — A large number of different varieties of Iris planted last fall lived through 

 the winter and did well this season. A further supply was received and planted this 

 autumn. 



Hemerocallis — Three varieties were planted last fall, and again this spring, but the 

 plants have not done well. 



FRUIT TREES AND BUSHES. 



The past season was very unfavourable for any kind of .small fruit with the excep- 

 tion of currants. 



Native fruits were almost an entire failure in many districts, while in others a fair 

 crop was produced. 



Lists are submitted giving details of the growth and fruiting of all varieties of 

 large and small fruits growing on the Indian Head Experimental Farm. 



8a— 25| 



