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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



Annuals sown in Hot-bkd. — Continued. 



Name. 



Sown. 



Height. 



Began to 

 Bloom. 



Bloom over. 



Linum grandiflorum rubrum 



Lobelia grandiflora, (Cobalt blue) 



Lobelia ramosa (tenuior) 



Marigold, French double 



Marigold, French single 



Mignonette 



Mimulus 



Myosoiis argentina 



Myosotis Ruth Fischer 



Nemesia (6 varieties) 



Nicotiana affinis 



Pansy (7 varieties) 



Pentstemon 



Petunia (3 varieties 



Phlox Drummondii ( 7 varieties) 



Portulaca (2 varieties) 



Ricinus communis major 



Ricinus, mixed 



Salpiglossis, mixed 



Salvia (2 varieties) 



Scabious 



Schizanthus, Veitch Grandiflorus Hybrids.. 



Stocks 



Sunflowers, Henderson Red 



Swan River Daisy 



Sweet Sultan 



Tagetes signata pum.ila 



VerV:iena, mixed 



Viscaria cardinalis 



Zinnia, Sutton Giant mixed 



May 



June 

 May 



20. 



20. 



20. 



20. 



20. 



20. 



20 



20. 



20 



20. 



20 



20. 



20 

 20. 

 17. 

 19. 

 19. 

 14. 

 13 

 2. 

 13 

 13 

 18. 



1 



1. 

 13. 

 13. 

 13. 



Ft. Inches. 



9 

 4 

 4 

 1 

 1 

 Seed failed... 



4 

 Failed 



Failed. 



7 

 6 



3 

 3 

 2 

 1 

 1 



1 

 7 

 Failed. 

 1 

 1 



6 

 6 

 3 

 3 

 6 

 10 



6 

 8 

 3 



15. 

 21. 

 23. 

 18. 

 18. 



" 22. 

 " 19. 

 Aug. 20 



July 21 



" 13 



" 30 



Foliage plant., 



Aug. 11. 



" 19. 



" 15. 



" 11. 



July 28. 



" 20 



" 30 



" 24. 



Aug. 4. 



" 10. 



" 20. 



" 5 



" 5 



" 5 



Sept. 28 



" 28 



" 28 



" 28 

 " 2 

 Nov. 15 



Sept. 28 

 " 11 

 " 11 



11 

 11 

 28 

 11 

 11 

 11 



11 

 11 

 28 

 11 

 11 



SWEET PEAS. 



The ground for sweet peas was deeply trenched in the fall and a liberal quantity 

 of manure dug in and fertilizer composed of 5 pounds acid phosphate, 2i pounds mur- 

 iate of potash, applied at the rate of half an ounce per square yard, and lightly hoed 

 in. The seeds were sown in flats one inch apart and the young plants pinched out 

 after making the second pair of leaves. This pinching out causes strong laterals to 

 start from the base; as soon as these reach 3 inches high they are gradually hardened 

 ofi^ and then planted out 9 inches apart. The ground on either side of the row was 

 thickly sprinkled with air-slaked lime, care being taken not to get too much on the 

 plants. Nearly all varieties produced four blossoms on the stem, many of them measur- 

 ing li inches across the standard. Very little stripe occurred and practically no rail- 

 dew. The following list gives a selection of the best dozen varieties from the 105 

 varieties grown at this Station: — 



Asta Ohn — Lavender, large bloom, mostly fours, inclined to stripe at end of season. 



King Manoel — The best maroon, very large blooms, threes and fours, nicely waved. 



King White — The best white, large blooms, mostly fours, nicely waved. 



Maud Holmes — A fine crimson, large blooms, mostly fours, nicely waved, practically sunproof. 



Orange Perfection — Rich colour, large blooms, threes and fours. 



Elfrida Pearson — Lovely shade 'of pink, large blooms, mostly fours, well waved. 



Lady Evelyn Eyre — Pale shell pink, large blooms, mostly fours, exquisite form. 



j^ilian Best of its colour, very large blooms, mostly fours, well waved. 



Mi-s. A. Ireland — Cream and rose bicolour, large blooms, threes and fours, nicely waved. 



Mrs. C. W. Breadmore — Primrose buff, edged rose, large blooms. 



Edith Taylor — Pleasing shade of rosy salmon. 



Mrs. W. J. Unwin — Orange scarlet flake, large blooms, nicely waved. 



FUEDKRTCTON. 



