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EXPEKIMENTAL FARMS 



ORNAMENTAL GARDENING. 



KURSERY STOCK. 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



The ornamental shrubs planted out in the nursery during the years 1913-14 have 

 made very satisfactory growth and will be used for beautifying the grounds next 



season. 



HEDGES. 



Twenty-seven varieties of hedges were planted in the fall comprising the follow- 

 ing varieties, viz. : — 



Conifers — 



Juniperus cupressifoliu foemina. 

 " " mascula. 



" cojnmunis suecica. 



Larix leptolepis. 

 Picea Engelmanni. . 

 " excelsn. 



" pungens Kosteriana glaiic^ 

 Retinospora pisifenfl. 

 Thuya occidentalis. 



" occidentalis Wareana. 

 Deciduous Shrubs — 

 Berberis Thunbergii. 

 Caragana arborcsccns. 

 " frutescens. 



Caragana pygmaea. 

 Cytisus hirsHtus. 

 Hydrangea arhoresccns. 



" paniculata. 



Ligustrum arnnrense. 

 Philadelphus Satsumi. 

 Rliainnus cathartica. 



" Frangula. 



Rosa rugosa. 

 Spiraea arg.uta. 



" japonica (callosa) rubra. 



" Margaritae. 



" van Houttei. 

 Syringa Josikaea. 



ROSES. 



Fifty-three varieties of roses were grown and all did well, the following dozen 

 proving satisfactory in every way : — 



Caroline Testout 



Charles Lef ebvre 



Frau Karl Druschki.. . 

 General Jacqueminot . . . 



Hugh Dickson , 



J. B. Clark 



Jonkheer J. L. Mock. . 



Killarney 



Mme. Abel Chatenay. . 

 Mme. Melanie Soupert. 



Mrs. John Laing 



"White Killarney 



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-Clear pink. 



-Crimson. 



-Pure white, very large blooms. 



-Bright crimson, beautiful in the bud. 



-Brilliant crimson, shaded scarlet. 



-Deep scarlet. 



-Beautiful pink shaded carmine. 



-Brilliant pink, a beautiful rose. 



-Bright salmon pink, flushed carmine. 



-Salmon yellow, suffused carmine. 



-Soft pink, free blooming and reliable. 



-Pure waxy white. 



BULBS. 



Five thousand eight hundred bulbs were planted in the fall of 1914 for spring 

 flowering and bloomed in the following order: Snowdrops, crocuses, scillas, chionodoxa, 

 early-flowering tulips, narcissi, late flowering tulips, anemones, 7ns Jiispanica and 

 Iris anglica. The bulbs were arranged in groups at ^regular intervals, having regard to 

 colour effects and time of blooming, so that the border was bright with flowers during 

 the earlier weeks of spring. The Darwin tulips were especially fine. 



Fredericton. 



