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Red Willow, a good looking hedge. 



Arbor Vitae, too tender. 



Siberian Old Man (Artemesia), a quick growing windbreak. 



American Larch, very promising. 



French Laurel-Leaved Willow, not promising. 



Red Leaved Rose, suckers badly. 



Siberian Pea Tree (Caragana), one of the best medium hedges. 



Common Cotoneaster, promising". 



Native White Spruce, small as yet. 



Laurel-Leaved Willow, a fine hedge. 



Flowering Currant, a dwarf compact hedge. 



Native Maple, a useful quick growing hedge. 



The Indian Head Experiment Station, Indian Head, Assiniboia, 

 is located on the rather flat prairie that seems to be typical of a large 

 section of country adjoining, about one mile from the railroad sta- 

 tion. An important feature of this place is the forest garden and 

 the use of hedges about the buildings and grounds. They are very 

 liable to have severe winds here, which occasionally blow out the 

 grain. They have found, from actual tests, that hedges protect 

 to the leeward to from fifty to eighty feet for each foot in height, and 

 that they protect well for fifty feet for each foot in height. Their 

 best crops are raised near the hedges, since here there is much 

 moisture owing to the snow collecting near them. The chief feature 

 of the place is variety testing of grains, but there is a good collection 

 of stock of various kinds. The grain plots are arranged much as at 

 Brandon. 



Here also a special feature is made of the growing of sample 

 hedges, perhaps fifteen kinds being grown. The Siberian Artemisia 

 (Artemisia abrotanum) is considered of some value for starting new 

 plantations but is not regarded with much favor for permanent 

 use. The common Wolfberry (Symhoricarpus racemosus) was 

 here used for a low hedge in much the same way that box plant is 

 used in the south. I was surprised to see how nicely it submitted to 

 pruning and what a very neat hedge it made. Among the plants 

 doing well here were the Hydrangea, Cotoneaster vulgaris, Eleag- 

 nus Angustifolia, Golden Spirea, Japanese Rose, Black Berried El- 

 der, American Mountain Ash (fruiting), European Mountain Ash, 

 Spirea arguta, and Spirea Van Houtii. 



Currants and gooseberries do well here, the latter requiring 

 some protection but giving good results. Red Dutch and Raby Cas- 

 tle are regarded as the best varieties. The soil is generally too dry 

 for best success with raspberries. A raspberry named Dr. Reider 

 seemed to be doing best this year. 



The Manitoba wild plum is raised licrc in considerable quanti- 

 ties, some being set with the idea of gxtting new varieties of value, 



