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spring. Our shrubberies are in excellent condition, and the same is 

 true of the herbaceous plants. 



A large portion of our nursery is so very wet that it has been 

 out of the question to keep the weed§ down, as we could not cul- 

 tivate it. We have, for a number of years, praised the Virginia 

 crab, which has been especially promising here and elsewhere, but 

 this spring we find a number of small, vigorous trees are bUghted on 

 the trunk, so that it has been necessary to remove them. 



The show of tulips, I think, has never been better here than this 

 year. Lawns are in fine condition and are growing altogether too 

 fast for the comfort of those who have to mow them. 



There are few injurious insects that are in unusual abundance. 

 The worst of these I think is plant lice, which are quite abundant 

 on plums and some other trees. The apple seed which we have 

 sown is coming very well, and the outlook is that we shall have a 

 nice lot of seedlings to spare in the autumn. 



The sand cherry, which has in some previous year been some- 

 what atfected by blight, is this year very seriously injured, some of 

 our best plants being nearly destroyed by it. 



MONTEVIDEO TRIAL STATION. 



LYCURGUS R. MOVER, SUPT. 



Spri>tg Flozi'ering Bulbs. The earliest spring flower to appear 

 at Montevideo was the little blue Siberian Squill (Scilla Siberica). 

 It has been growing on our grounds for many years and seems to 

 be perfectly hardy. The closely related Chinodoxas soon followed 

 and seemed to be equally hardy. Tulips came through the winter 

 in good shape and gave an abundance of bloom. The old yellow 

 Daffodil wintered in good shape and bloomed freely. 



The Hardy Border. The German Iris do well on the prairies 

 and should be generally planted. Paeonias are very successful with 

 us, and one cannot well have too many of them. They demand some 

 room and plenty of fertilizer. They do not do well when crowded 

 in with rank growing shrubs. The tall blue perennial Larkspur 

 is a plant that we should be sorry to do without. It is a first class 

 border plant but should be planted well back as the plants grow 

 very tall. Polygonum Sieboldi grows to a height of about two 

 feet and produces a mass of tropical looking leaves. It forms large 

 clumps and is valuable for massing. It is of the easiest culture. 



For late summer cut flowers the Gladiolus serves us better than 

 anything else. A large bed of them within reach of the garden 

 hose is a continual delight during August and September. We 

 take up the bulbs in October and store them in grape baskets in 

 the cellar. For cut flowers in early summer the old fashioned blue 

 Bachelor's Button is not to be despised. A few clumps may be left 

 while hoeing the garden, and it will live from year to year. 



