DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



ground on May 4, in 1914, and on May 11 in 1915, on the same dates that the seed of 

 those grown entirely outside was sown. The date of planting and date of bloom is 

 given in the following table: — 



Variety, 

 1914. 



Beatrice Spencer 



King Edward Spencer 



Countess Spencer 



Tcnnant Spencer 



Beatrice Spencer 



King Edward Spencer 



Countess Spencer 



Tennant Spencer 



Beatrice Spencer 



King Edward Spencer 



Countess Spencer 



Tennant Spencer 



1915 



King White 



King Edward Spencer 



Countess Spencer 



Tennant Spencer 



King White 



King Edward Spencer 



Countess Spencer 



Tennant Spencer 



King White 



King Edward Spencer 



Countess Spencer 



Tennant Spencer 



When started in 

 pots. 



March 18. 



" 18. 



" 18. 



" 18. 



April 1 . . . . 



" 1.... 



Planted in the 

 open ground. 

 May 4 



When planted in 

 pots. 



March 27 



" 27 



April 



27 



27 



13 



13 



" 13... 



" 13 



Planted in the 

 open ground. 



Mayll 



" 11 



" 11 



" 11 



Set to the open 

 ground. 



May 4 . 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 

 4. 



May 11. 

 11. 

 11. 

 11. 

 11. 

 11. 

 11. 

 11. 



Date of first 

 Bloom. 



In addition to the five varieties of sweet peas named above the following twelve 

 sorts were considered the best out of sixty -five varieties tested: King Manoel, rich 

 maroon; Mrs. Townsend, white-edged blue; Mrs. C. W. Breadmore, buff edged rose; 

 Captain of the Blues, blue; Mrs. Hugh Dickson, cream salmon pink; Helen Lewis, 

 orange salmon pink; Elfrida Pearson, pale pink; Clara Curtis, primrose; Senator, 

 clit)colate stripes; Asta Ohn, lavender overlaid with rose; Thomas Stevenson, orange 

 scarlet; and Maud Holmes, crimson. 



SHEUBS. 



The various shrubs planted in the spring of- 1913 and 1914 have become well 

 established and have made sufficient growth to add much to the attractiveness of the 

 ground. The growth is not very rapid on the poor light sandy soil on which these 

 are growing, but after they become established there is no advantage in forcing the 

 growth provided they remain healthy and vigorous, . for a small healthy shrub is as 

 attractive as a large one. The following list includes varieties which we can recom- 

 mend as suitable for home planting, owing to their hardiness, and attractiveness of 

 foliage, bloom, or fruit: — 



Japanese Barberry {Berheris Thunbergii) . Yellow-flowering Currant (Ribes aureum). 



Siberian Pea Tree (Caragana arborescens) . Japanese Rose (Rosa rugosa). 

 Red-stemmed Dogwood {Comus alba Sibirica). Golden Elder (Sambucus aurea) . 



Japanese Quince (Cydonia japonica). 

 Weeping Golden Bell (Forsythia suspensa). 

 Golden Bell (Forsythia Fortunei). 

 Japanese Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 

 grandiflora) . 



Cut-leaved Elder (Sambucus nigra laciniata). 

 Bridal Wreath Spiraea (Spiraea Van Houttei). 

 Dwarf Bridal Wreath Spiraea (Spiraea argiUa). 

 Spiraea Anthony Waterer (Spiraea Bnmalda 

 Anthony Waterer). 



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