une, 1914 



THE CANADIAN HOETICULTUEIST 



159 



E^xperiments at the Central Experimental Farm 



rHE report of the director of Experi- 

 mental Farms for 1913, contains the 

 following: description of the work of 

 the Horticultural Division : 



The area of land/ in the Horticultural 

 )ivision at the Central Experimental Farm, 

 )ttawa, is ninety-nine acres, divided as 

 allows — 



Fruits and vegetables, 46 acres ; Forest 

 ■elts, 21 acres ; Ornamental grounds, 30 

 cres ; Nursery and rose garden, 2 acres ; 

 otal, 99 acres. 



On this land are grown tree fruits, small 

 ruits, vegetables, forest trees, and oma- 

 aental trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants 

 n more or less permanent plantations and 

 n nursery rows. The lawns are extensive 

 nd require much care to keep them in good 

 omdition. Owing to the large number of 

 xperiments in progress, the work involv- 

 d in giving the necessary attention to 

 hem on this ninety-nine acres is very 

 eavy compared with what it would be on 

 he same area under icommercial crops, 

 /here the labor involved could be reduced 

 D a minimum. 



I SUB-DIVISION OF THE WORK 



I The Horticultural Division may at pre- 

 sent be divided imto five parts or heads 

 'nder which most of the work falls. These 

 jre as follows : Pomology, Vegetable gar- 

 JRning, Ornamental gardening. Plant breed- 

 lig. Correspondence and office work. 

 . In addition to these, or rather included 

 ii them, is the work in connection with the 

 jranch farms, the forest belts planted both 

 iir ornamental purposes and to test the 

 lite of tree growth ; meetings attended : 

 ihlications; and visits to the horticultural 

 ts for the purpose of studying con- 

 - in different parts of Canada. 



Under pomology is included the study of 

 varieties of fruits for the purpose of learn- 

 ing their relative merits in regard to yield, 

 season, quality and profit. It also includes 

 the identification, classification, and des- 

 cription as well as the propagation, 

 planting, and care of fruits, with experi- 

 ments in cultural methods, including spray- 

 ing. The exhibition and judging of fruits 

 may also be grouped under pomology. 



During the past year, this part of the 

 work has received much attention. Many 

 varieties have been described in detail on 

 cards, which are filed for future reference 

 and compilation. Varieties sent in for 

 identification have been named, and: 

 the information sent to the correspondents. 

 Many new varieties were propagated for 

 test on the Central and Branch Farms and 

 for trial in other places, and a number of 

 new ones have been planted out at 

 Ottawa. 



Fruit was exhibited at the Provincial 

 Exhibition, Quebec ; the Central Canada 

 Exhibition, Ottawa; and the annual meet- 

 ing of the Society for Horticultural Science, 

 at Cleveland, Ohio. Fruit was also judg- 

 ed at several places by Officers of the 

 Horticultural Division. The general care 

 of the orchards at the Central Experimental 

 Farm also involved much work. 



VEGETA4)LE G.VKDENINO 



This includes the testing of varieties of 

 ve.getables for comparison of their relative 

 merits as regards season, yield, quality, 

 etc. ; the comparison of different strains of 

 the same variety ; cultural methods, and 

 isprayjng; and the study of commercial 

 methods, both in the field and under glass. 

 In 1912 especial attention was paid to pota- 



Douglas Gardens 



OAKVILLE, ONT. 



Bedding Plants 



China Asters — Queen of the market, 

 white. Queen of the market, pimk ; 

 Lavender Gem, Royal Purple. Upright 

 white, and Crego pink. Grown in 

 pots in fine form. Price, 10 for 25c ; 

 100 for $1.25. Not less than 25 of the 

 one sort at the rate per 100. 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) includ- 

 ing silver pink and Scabiosa. Prices 

 10c each ; 10 for 60c. 



Salvia, "Bonfire" 

 each 10c ; 10 for 75c. 



Caraniums (only a 

 and 12c each. 



Dahlias, choice sorts and 

 plants, each 15c; 10 for $1.25. 



Stocks, fine plants in two varieties, 

 10 for 25c. 



Arabis Alpina, 10 for $1.25, 100 for 

 $10.00. 



Gladioli, light colored, unnamed, 25 

 for 75c. 



Red and Scarlet, unnamed, 25 

 for 60c. 



Above prices include carriage prepaid. 



and "Zurich," 

 few left) at 10c 

 fine 



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