English: Bed of Paeonies at C.E.F., Ottawa.

Title: Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1903
Identifier: annualreportoffr1903frui
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario
Subjects: Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture; Fruit-culture
Publisher: Ontario Dept. of Agriculture, (Warcick Bros.
Contributing Library: Brock University
Digitizing Sponsor: Brock University - University of Toronto Libraries

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L82 THE REPORT OF THE N». 16 winter, and even where protection is afforded during the severe weather, the tender shoots sometimes sutler injury from spring frosts. Where the tree paeony can be successfully grown it is a very desirable shrub ; it blooms earlier than the herbaceous species and the individual flowers are wonderfully large and fine. About 20 varieties of the tree paeony have been tested at the Central Experimental Farm, but none ot them have b^en found Entirely hardy.
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When the snow comes early and covers the ground well during the winter they pa3s through this trying period without much injury, but in seasons where the snow covering is insufficient \hey are usually killed back nearly to the ground and not unfrequentlyjulled^outright.

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