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EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



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beautiful flowers for special mentiou, the pseoriies would come first both ou account 

 of the wonderful size and number of blooms and for the deep green foliage that 

 remains an ornament through the* summer. The Kentucky water-lilies have spread 

 over quite an area of the natural pond near the Station buildings and would make a 

 close second to the paeonies. Both these were greatly admired by visitors. 



A number of the outstanding perennials with brief notes are mentioned in the 

 following table : — 



No. of 

 varieties. 



8 

 19 

 15 



2 

 29 



5 

 50 



4 



6 

 38 



4 



5 



Name. 



Aquilegia (Columbine) 



Campanula (Bell Flower). 

 Delphinium (Larkspur) . . . 



Dianthus 



Gladioli 



Hollyhock 



Iris 



Lupinus 



Phlox 



Pffiony .' 



Sweet William 



Water-lilies 



Height. 



Inche, 

 20 to 

 12 to 

 18 to 

 6 to 

 28 to 

 48 to 

 11 to 



23 to 

 15 to 

 22 to 

 18 to 



24 to 



In Bloom. 



From 



To 



Aug. 18. 



Sept. 1. 



Sept. 7. 



Aug. 28. 



Sept. 29. 



Sept. 7. 



July 16. 



July 15. 



Nov. 2. 



Aug. 17. 



Sept. 1. 



Sept. 10. 



Remarks. 



Good. 

 Extra good. 

 Extra good. 

 Good. 

 Good. 

 Fair. 

 Medium . 

 Good. 

 Extra good. 

 Extra good. 

 Good. 

 Excellent. 



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