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Enhance: June 1, in bloom. August 1, no berries set, plants growing 

 nicely. September llj, vig(;r()us new plants. 



Michigan: June 1, growing nicely; plants blooming. August 1, no fruit; 

 plants making vigorous growth. September 'i^, strong new plants; promising. 



Saunder : June 1, in bloom. August 1, fruit ripening; poor. September 

 15, many new plants. 



Native: June 1, vigorous growth; in bloom; perfect flowers. August 1, no 

 fruit ; Vigorous growth. September la, new plants in abundance. 



ORNAMENTALS. 



Caragana arhorestceus: June 1, doing well. August 1, growing slowly. Sep- 

 tember !.">. plants look well; very short growth. 



Canif/aiia viicmpln/Ua: June 1, not thrifty. August 1. growing slowly. Sep- 

 tember 1.5, few plants growing. 



Eglantine, nine plants : June 1, doing well. August 1, making vigorous 

 growth. September 15, 18 inches growth; very strong. 



Lilac (common), six plants: June 1. growing nicely. August 1, very short 

 new growth. September 15, new growth very short ; plants look strong. 



Lonkera alba rosea, four plants: June 1, growing nicely. August 1, 6 inches 

 growth. September 15, 8 inches growth ; good color. 



Loniccra hclla alhkla: June 1, starting nicely. August 1, 4 inches growth. 

 September 15, vigorous strong plants; 10 inches growth. October 1, leaves 

 yet hanging. 



Lonicera tatarica rosea: June 1, started well. August 1. 5 inches growth. 

 September 15, plants strong and vigorous ; 15 inches growth. 



Lonicera tatarica si)le)Hleiif<: June 1. thrifty growth. August 1, C, inches 

 growth. September 15, strong vigorous plants, 15 inches growth. October 1, 

 yet holding the leaves. 



Loniccra tatarica, twelve plants: June 1, not thrifty. August 1, making 

 slow growth. September 15, growth very short; not doing well. 



Loniccra tatarica grand iflora : June 1, growing nicely. August 1, 3 inches 

 of new growth. September 1.5, pUmts strong; 15 inches growth. 



Mountain Ash; June 1, thrifty. August 1, 3 inches growth. September 15, 

 very little additional growth. 



Niobe Willow: June 1, doing nicely. August 1. 15 inches growth. September 

 15, 3 feet of growth. October 1, wood too soft for hard freezing weather. 



Rosa riigosa: June 1, doing nicely. August 1. growing slowly. September 

 15, 8 inches growth ; ^doing very well. 



Siberian Sandthorn : June 1, not vigorous. August 1, very little growth. 

 September 15, very backward. 



Speer Elderberry, four plants: June 1, just starting growth. August 1. 8 

 inches growth. September 15, 1 foot of growth. October 1, wood too soft to 

 stand hard freezing weather. 



Ural Willow, si.\ plants: June 1, growing vigorously. August 1, inches 

 growth. September 15, 10 inches growth. Cuttings of this have made a strong 

 growth this season. 



VEGETABLES. 



The season was on the whole quite favorable to the growth of vegetables 

 and the commoner sox'ts — potatoes, turnips, radishes, lettuce, etc. — did very 

 well. (PI. VII, fig. 1.) Excellent reports have been received from various parts 

 of the Territory. These are noted under reports from the seed distribution. 



At the Sitka Station the soil continues to be so uneven in quality that the 



