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varieties are under test at Ottawa, and nearly all are doing well. 

 Charles the Tenth is one of the best ; it is very rich in color, 

 a wonderfully free bloomer, and the clusters of flowers are large. 

 Alba grandiflora is also a good variety ; its large white flower 

 clusters contrasting with the rich deep green foliage make it very 

 attractive. 



A group of Scotch Pines, Finns sijlvestrls, is a prominent 

 feature in one part of the grounds ; this was planted eight years 

 ago. The trees were then eighteen inches high ; now thej' 

 measure from thirteen to fourteen feet. The rich green color of 

 this species, which is well preserved throughout the winter, makes 

 this tree an attractive object at all seasons of the year. 



The Rocky Mountain Blue Spruce, Picea j^ungens, is one of 

 the most valuable introductions of late years, and ranks among 

 the most beautiful of hardy evergreens. The foliage in some 

 specimens assumes a rich shade of steely blue, most striking in 

 the early part of the summer. Many of these trees have been 

 planted in different exposures on the central farm, during the 

 past seven years, and all have proved perfectly hardy. 



The European Mountain Ash, or Rowan Tree, Pyrus Aticuparia, 

 is a fine object on the lawn when well-grown and clothed with 

 branches to near the ground. Its beautiful foliage and abundant 

 clusters of white blossoms in the spring, succeeded by bunches of 

 scarlet berries in the autumn, make it attractive all through the 

 season. 



The Katsura Tree, Cercidiphyllum Japonlcnm, from northern 

 Japan, is an interesting tree, which is quite hardy at Ottawa. 

 The unique character of its foliage as Avell as its handsome form 

 render it most desirable. 



The Sweet Chestnut, Castanea sativa var. Americana, is a native 

 of the western part of Ontario and is grown with some difficulty 

 in the climate of Ottawa. After several failures, two or three 

 trees have now become established and are doing well. One of 

 these blossomed last spring. 



The variegated Dogwood, Cornus mas var. variegata, is one of the 

 most beautiful shrubs at all seasons of the year. The foliage is 

 richly variegated with white and the variegation is well main- 

 tained throughout the season. 



When speaking of the divisions made of the land at the 

 ■central farm and the purposes to which the several i)ortions 



