DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 839 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 ^ 



BULBS (outside). 



Nineteen varieties of tulips •were planted outside in the fall of 1914 and mulched 

 for the winter. These made an excellent showing for three weeks succeeding May 5. 

 They were removed to make room for the annuals about the beginning of June. 



BULBS (inside). 



A number of bulbs were potted in the fall for winter use. They gave very satis- 

 factory results and by the use of diflFerent kinds a succession of bloom waa possible 

 from Christmas until spring. The following kinds are recommended for use in order 

 to give length of season. They are given in the order in which they should be used : — 



Roman Hyacinths. 

 Dutch Hyacinths. 



Golden Spur DaffodiL 



•Sir Watkin Daffodil. 



Van Si on Double DaffodiL 



Prince of Austria Tulip. 



Victoria , , DaffodiL 



Emperor Da.ffodil. 



Murillo Tulip. 



There are very many other good kinds but these give a good selection and have 

 given excellent results here. 



PERENXL'^LS. 



The perennials in the old border made a good showing, the chief being: varieties 

 of iris, paeonies, day lilies, heliotrope, campanula and gypsophila. A consid- 

 erable number of plants were added to the new border, but many of these died owing 

 to unfavourable spring conditions. The perennials may be grouped according to the 

 dates on which they flower, thus : — 



May-flowerixg : — Anemone sylvesiris, S cilia sib irica. Phlox suhulata, Viola pedata, 

 TroUius caucasicus. 



JuNE-FLOWERiNG : — AquUegia, Dicentra spectdbilis (Bleeding heart), Eesperis mat- 

 ronalis, Clematis recta. Snowball Daisy. _ 



JuLY-FLOWERiNG : — Delphinium, Gaillardia, Coreopsis, Spircea Aruncus, Dianthus 

 chinensis, (pinks), Platycodon grandiflorum, Paeonies, Hemerocallis, Veronica spicata. 

 Lychnis chalcedonica, Heliotropium peruvianum, Solidago (Golden rod), Sedum (Stone 

 crop), Centaurea, Campanula tridentata, Gypsophila, Monarda (Horse mint), Dianthus 

 harhatus (Sweet William), Cactus (Opuntia). 



August-flowering: — Spircea Ulmaria, RudbecTcia, Helianthus (Sunflower), Althwa 

 (Hollyhocks), Perennial Phlox. 



September-flowering: — Chrysanthemum, uliginosum and Lupinus polyphyllus. 

 Many of these flower quite late in the season, especially chrysanthemum, gaillardia, 

 rudbeckia, hollyhocks, veronica, solidago, phlox, helianthus and snowball daisy. 



dahlias. 



None of the dahlias did well on account of the frosts late in August. Very few had 

 bloomed at that time, as they were not set out until July. 



annuals. 



The table given below shows the flowering periods of some of the best annuals. As 

 will be seen from the graphic representation given, the best display was on from early 

 July to late August. A few hardy desirable types lasted until the middle of October. 



IQ 57 Brandon. 



