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PLANTS IN NURSERY PROPAGATED FOR STOCK AND SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION. 



Abutilon..... 1,500 



Ageratum 800 



Alternanthera 6,000 



Begonia 600 



Carnation 4,000 



Chrysanthemum 2, 500 



Coleus..-- 6,500 



Cuphea. — 700 



Dahlia - 250 



Geranium..... 3,000 



Geranium (scented) _ _ 500 



Iresine 4, 000 



Rose. ... 4,000 



Salvia _ 1,500 



Butternut - 230 



Black walnut.. 335 



English walnut 150 



Olive _ 2,200 



! Pecan 375 



Pecan (Miller seedlings) 120 



■ Pecan seedlings, improved sorts 7, 000 



I Apple seedlings 100 



Grape _ 30,000 



Calycanthus floridus 25 



Catalpa 200 



Chionanthus virginica 30 



Elm (American) 175 



Ginkgo biloba ._ _ 59 



Ginkgo biloba (seedlings) 7,500 



Linden (American) 65 



Maple (black) _ 85 



Maple (silver) 60 



Maple (Norway) _ 110 



Oak (pin) 65 



Oak (willow) 5 



Tulip _ 13 



Willow 2,000 



Yellow wood 225 



Total 86,977 



SPECIAL CROPS. 



The two special crops which are now under study are roses and 

 carnations. The object of the work with these plants is to develop 

 improvement in cultural methods which will render the cultivation of 

 these crops more remunerative to commercial growers. This work 

 involves a study of soil conditions and light and heat requirements, 

 as well as the structure best suited to secure these conditions. 



PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK. 



The aim in the management of the grounds will be to maintain typ- 

 ical specimens of each of the various hardy trees and shrubs adapted 

 to lawn planting in this climate. This collection is already one of the 

 best in the country, but additions are needed from time to time to 

 make it complete. As an addition to the collection of ornamental 

 plants, it is proposed to devote considerable area to introduced hardy 

 herbaceous annuals and perennials, and to arrange them for landscape 

 effect, rather than according to their botanical affinities. It is believed 

 that such a collection will demonstrate the value of our native, and at 

 present neglected, plants, and enable many flower lovers, whose income 



