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had seen at home. Two varieties that we thought especially beau- 

 tiful were the Lonicera elcgans and the Lonicera splendens, the one 

 having brilliant red fruit as large as a large currant or high-bush 

 cranberry, and the other a fruit of pinkish hue. 



The measure of success in apple growth at this station under 

 what seemed to us comparatively unfavorable circumstances gives 



Ornamental hedges and glimpse of Supt, S. A. Bedford's residence at 

 Brandon, Man., Experiment Station. 



promise that the farmer in that region, with a reasonable degree 

 of protection from shelter belts, may succeed in growing many 

 different varieties of crab apples and possibly some of the hardier 

 sorts of the common apple. Mr. Bedford had some beautifully 

 trimmed hedges of the same varieties that we found at Indian Head, 

 also many very handsome specimens of evergreen and many varie- 

 ties of shade and ornamental trees. As at Indian Head, the shelter 

 belts are mainly box elder, and the trees were trimmed up with 

 the usual trunk rather than pruned into hedge form, protection 

 from the north being not so necessary on account of the environ- 

 ment. 



We reached Winnipeg on our return trip on the evening of the 

 same day that we visited the Brandon station. The following morn- 

 ing, again under the escort of Mr. Scott, whose guests we con- 



