38 BULLETIN 1301, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
ANNUAL FLOWERS 
Included under annuals are a number of flowering plants, grown 
from seed either sown indoors and later transplanted to the open, or 
sown outdoors where grown. All were generally successful, blooming 
profusely during their season. The following annual flowers have 
been grown: 
Common name Scientific name Common name Scientific name 
ANOREVEAU OS se ee we Ageratum. Sweeb pea =. 22 aee2 Lathyrus. 
A SOUT wena ek Se Alyssum. Lobelige >.> 2 5 4e Lobelia. 
Snapdragone= = = Antirrhinum. Stocks. 29 Matthiola. 
INS Pen Suu eas Aster. Flowering tobacco__ Nicotiana. 
Rotimarigolds== = 2 Calendula. Li EOO IO Vie) = ee, Se cael Papaver. 
Cockscombs ss tank Celosia. a OX see aA ae ee Phlox. 
Dusty antler ase Centaurea. Petunia’ css «ae Petunia. 
DORs Vere aes. Cineraria. ROSe MOss= 222s. a Portulaca. 
French marguerite__ Chrysanthemum. | Mignonette_______- Reseda. 
Cosmos: =a ae ea COsInos, Castor beans =s5..— Ricinus. 
Afrieam daisy22===—= Dimorphotheca. Painted tongue____-_ Salpiglossis. 
Ip rai eos 25 oie yeah 5" Dianthus. Mourning bride____ Scabiosa. 
California poppy___ Eschscholtzia. Niaricoldias a ee Tagetes. 
Annual blanket Gaillardia. Nasturtium S235 252" Tropaeolum. 
flower. Pansy = 25) sae eae Viola. 
Balsanie Sete ae es Impatiens. Vierbenad £22 ee Verbena. 
Everlasting _____-_- Helichrysum. FANTINI Ee en aes Zinnia. 
Mehotimope= aa. eases Heliotropium. 
HARDY AND TENDER BULBS 
The tulip, narcissus, gladiolus, and dahlia were included in this 
class. Tulips have been. tested quite extensively and have proved 
very successful and dependable, almost 100 per cent coming through 
the winter alive and blooming profusely during early summer. 
Both Holland bulbs and bulbs from the gardens of the Office of 
Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction at Bellingham, Wash., were 
tested, and all proved equally good. The most desirable class for 
‘this locality were the Darwin and Cottage varieties. These bloom 
so late in spring that they were seldom injured by frost. ‘The 
narcissus varieties were planted only one year and were an absolute 
failure. The varieties of gladiolus were very successful, blooming 
well under ordinary field culture. Dahlia varieties tried out, bloomed 
so late that most of the flower crop was caught by early frost and 
the roots did not mature suffi.iently to keep over winter in storage. 
LANDSCAPE GARDENING 
A systematic effort has been made to develop the grounds of the 
field station. In 1915 a considerable number of trees, shrubs, 
perennials, and semiformal flower beds were planted, for the double 
purpose of beautifying the station grounds and ascertaining the 
value of the various plant species for this section of the country. 
Numerous notes and observations have been made each year. 
The plant material that has been tested in this manner may be 
divided into the following groups: (1) Ornamental trees, both 
deciduous and coniferous: (2) ornamental shrubbery ; (3) hardy 
perennials ; and (4) bedding plants. Figure 4 gives a view of a 
section of the grounds showing the results of ornamental plantings. 
