DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 70 



D. M. Ferry & Co. 



Planted. C'amotip 



Beet 50 2S 



CaiTOt 50 S 



Cucumber 15 8 



Cabbage 30 4 



Lettuce 50 



Onion 50 17 



Parsni p 50 14 



Radish 30 19 



Squasli S 4 



Peter Henderson. 



Beet 50 25 



Carrot 50 5 



Cucumber 15 10 



Cauliflower 30 15 



Cabbage 30 19 



Lettuce 50 21 



Onion 50 7 



Parsnip 50 4 



Radish 30 22 



Salsify. _ 50 21 



Squash S 6 



Tomato. 30 S 



J. JI. Thorburn & Co. 



Beet 50 17 



Carrot 50 17 



Cucumber.. 15 4 



Cauliflower 30 20 



Cabbage 30 25 



Lettuce 50 9 



Onion 50 14 



Parsn i p 50 12 



Radi sh 30 19 



Salsify 50 20 



Squash S 4 



Tomato 30 19 



Seeds from Bliss averaged in germinatiou 53 per cent. ; Ferry, 34 per cent. ; 

 Gregory, 48; Briggs, 31; Vick, 51; Henderson, 43; Thorburn, 44. 



ARBORETUM AND XURSERY. 



This piece of ground of two or three acres contains a great variety of phmts. 

 At present there are about five hundred species. First there are a few rows of 

 each of our best forest trees which we are growing for timber, an account of 

 which was given in my last report. The number has been considerably in- 

 creased the past year. They liave generally done well, though the spring 

 growth was cut off by a severe frost. 



My plan is ue.xt spring to remove most of the sample trees and shrubs to the 

 place assigned by the Board for that purpose. Some of the most interesting 

 species will be used about the buildings and in groups on the lawn. The pe- 

 rennial herbs will be transferred to a wild garden near the greenhouse ; the 

 seedling fruits, etc., to the garden north of the farm house. 



On this piece of land is a screen which serves an excellent purpose. It is 

 made of posts extending about six feet above the ground. On these are placed 

 poles which support brusli enough to partially shade the ground below. Under 

 this screen men can work at sowing, weeding, etc., etc. Here we start our 

 seedling evergreens, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, currants, grapes, and 



