WEST CONCORD TRIAL STATION, ANNUAL RliPORT, I906. I07 



the Cottonwood is being sawed into lumber wherever it is possible. 

 One man saved $700.00 on a barn that he built the past season 

 by using the cottonwood taken out of his yard. If every one would 

 plant a few hundred Carolina poplars and some golden willow, in 

 a few years they would have plenty of sawlogs and fuel. 



Beautify our hom'es by planting a few hardy ornamentals. Those 

 that have done well with us are the hydrangea, spirae Van Houttii, 

 spirae Anthony Waterer, the bush honeysuckle, trumpet honeysuckle, 

 perennial phlox, pseonies, rosa rugosa — all these are hardy with- 

 out winter protection. Many other hardy and half-hardy plants 

 could be added to this" list that are satisfactory. But each one must 

 choose as his individual taste dictates. 



WRENSHALLTRIAL STATION, ANNUAL REPORT, 1906. 



F. B. MC LERAN, SUPT. 



All stock at this station has done well so far. Nearly all trees 

 set two years ago are still alive and thrifty. Duchess and Hibernal 

 bore this year. Plant blossoms were killed by late frost. Out of 

 forty-three varieties of strazvberries grown last year, I would recom- 

 mend for general planting in this section : Warfield, Sen. Dunlap, 

 Sample and Dorman. 



Of Currants : Long Bunch Holland and North Star. 



Gooseberry : Pearl. 



Raspberries: I do not recommend any as yet, as I have not 

 given them a sufficient trial. 



All ornamental stock has done well. 



As this is a new station, all stock is yet under trial, and I do not 

 care to do much recommending as yet. 



Flowers around Fire Engine Houses. — A somewhat unique plan of 

 improvement is under execution in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Martha Shute, 

 secretary of the state board of horticulture, has arranged to furnish the fire 

 fighters of Denver with seeds so that flowers can be planted around the fire 

 stations. 



Anent Government Seeds.— Farmers' Organizations in all parts of the 

 country are taking active and decisive steps to express their disapproval of 

 this farce of pretending to favor the agricultural class by distributing com- 

 mon varieties of garden seeds. Farmers would welcome the introduction of 

 new and rare seeds, that they might improve their own productions, but they 

 look upon this attempt of Congress to palm oflf on them varieties that have 

 been discarded for a score or more years as new, as an insult to their intelli- 

 gence. 



