936 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



early part of the winter in which their growth was unchecked no doubt made them 

 more susceptible to the wind and the frost. The tender Hydrangeas, however, had 

 been carefully protected with straw and sacking and came through the severe weather 

 unscathed. The hemlock hedge was badly damaged by the storms and weight of 

 snow which drifted into it. A few of the ornamental trees lost a few brauches during 

 the storm and one white pine was badly damaged, losing most of its top. Most of 

 the trees lost a great number of twigs and small shoots due to the storms. All of 

 the roses seem to have weathered the severe winter successfully ai)d promise well 

 for next season. 



FLOWER SEED. 



Flower seed saved on the Experimental Farm in 1914 and sown in 1915: — 



Leptosiphon hybrids, — Did very well and proved to be equal to Suttons. 



Candytuft, mixed, — There were no other varieties for comparison but they did 

 very well. 



Mignonette, — Seemed to be rather small in bloom. 



Eschscholtzia (Californian). — Grew well but had few blooms. 



Godetia, Apple Blossom, Double Rose, Scarlet Queen, — All did exceedingly well. 

 Apple Blossom and Scarlet Queen were slightly mixed. 



Bartonia, aurea, — Failure. 



Clarhia., mixed, — Were equal to Sutton's Brilliant. 



During the fall of 1914 seed from several of the flowers was saved and was 

 sown this season with, on the whole, satisfactory results. Many of the varieties 

 compared very favourably with those grown from the imported seed and there were 

 only two, Lychnis (Viscaria) cardinalis and Bartonia which were a failure. Pro- 

 vided the harvesting season is favourable there seems to be no reason why home- 

 grown seeds should not be as good producers as those obtained elsewhere. 



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