886 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



Isabella (rosy pink), La Candeur (white), La Merveille (orange red), Gesueriaiia 

 Spathulata (briglit scarlet). Darwin Tulips — Clara Butt (apple blossom), Europe 

 (carmine red), Farncomibe Sanders (scarlet). Pride of Haarlem (carmine pink). 

 Madam Krelage (bright pink light edge). 



Daffodils. — Princeps, Golden Spur, Van Sion, Emperor, Empress, Poeticvis 

 (white), Poetieus Glory (white), and Victoria. 



HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



In planting perennials it must be borne in mind that the plants are to stay in 

 the ground for several years. This means that they will require very rich soil to 

 maintain their standard of perfection. The ground shotdd be prepared the year before, 

 being heavily manured and dug or ploughed as deeply as possible. A good collection 

 of varieties has now been established on the Station from seed sown in 1912, most of 

 the plants having made strong and healthy growth. A well-selected collection of per- 

 ennials is perhaps the easiest and cheapest way to have a continuous supply of flowers. 

 The following kinds can be recommended : Paeonies, irises, delphiniums, aquilegias. 

 coreopsis, gypsophila, phalaris, aconitum, spiraea, papaver, polemonlum, veronica, 

 thalictrum, dianthus, lupinus, campanulas, hollyhocks, troUius, rudbeckia, and phlox. 

 All of the above varieties can be had in variety. \ 



ROSES. 



There are now twenty-five varieties of roses grown at the Station. Of these, 

 fifteen are Hybrid Perpetuals and ten Hybrid Teas which are the first to bloom and 

 continue to bloom until spoiled by frost in the fall. Very little attention is required 

 in growing roses after the plants have become established, although they are often 

 attacked by aphis during the summer. For this trouble, spraying continuously with 

 water is a good preventive when the plants are slightly attacked. When severely 

 attacked kerosene emulsion may be used but care should be taken to see that it is 

 not too strong when applied. In the fall the plants should be cut back to about 9 or 

 12 inches when the growth is not very vigorous, or a few inches longer if the plant 

 has made strong growth. They should be tied together with a piece of twine and 

 covered with moist soil. In the spring this covering may be removed when the buds 

 begin to swell. 



Among the varieties to be recommended are the following: Hybrid Perpetuals; 

 Frau Karl Druschki (white). Magna Charta (pink), Ulrich Brunner (red cerise). 

 Baroness Eothsehild (light rose, shaded white), Mrs. E. G. Sharman Crawford (rosy 

 pink), Charles Lefebvre (velvet shaded crimson), Paul Neyron (dark rose), Hugh 

 Dickson (crimson), Mrs. J. Laing (soft pink), and Senateur Vaisse (salmon). 



Hybrid teas: Le Progres (nankin yellow), Hadame Eavary (golden yellow), 

 Gruss an Teplitz (semi-double crimson), Caroline Testout (salmon pink), Etoile de 

 France (velvety crimson), Ecarlate (brilliant scarlet), Lady Ashtown (rose, shaded 

 to yellow), and Killarney (flesh, shaded white suffused with pink). 



ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



Fifty kinds of shrubs are being tried out for hardiness. There are 170 varieties 

 in all. A number of kinds have died out entirely, others are only half hardy, while 

 quite a number have proved to be quite hardy and well suited to our conditions. A 

 large number flowered very freely this year, making a splendid show. Among those to 



Letmbridge. 



