DiriSIOy OF EORTICULTLRE - 919 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTAL FAEM, AGASSIZ, B.C. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, P. H. MOORE, B.S.A. 



The horticultural work at this Farm has beeu subject to many changes of men 

 and the past year has not been an exception. J. D. Brydon, who had charge for a 

 year, enlisted for overseas service in May and at this date it was rather difficult for 

 a new man to pick up the work. However, a great deal of variety test work was done 

 and some few experiments. 



The spring was a very early one and all planting was done correspondingly early. 

 The show of early bloom was good, and this show was kept up until the dry weather 

 in Jub' checked it. August and September were exceptionally hot and dry causing 

 much damage in the vegetable as well as the flower garden. The autumn was wet 

 but not severe and many of the shrubs and perennial plants went into winter in a 

 very soft condition. The winter was the worst on record for both cold and duration 

 of cold. Many types of plants were badly damaged by the cold winds. Douglas fir, 

 Thuya, Yew, Catalpa, Holly. Boxwood, Rhododendron, and Laburnum were among 

 the trees and shrubs showing the most damage. The spring is very wet and late and 

 by March 31 there is very little bloom showing and very little planting done. 



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