translate English to French: In 1886 the Experimental Farms Act of the federal Department of Agriculture was passed and, one year later, an arboretum and botanical garden was initiated at the former Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa.
En 1886, on adoptait la Loi sur les stations agronomiques du ministère fédéral de l'Agriculture et, un an plus tard, on inaugure un arboretum et un jardin botanique à l'ancienne Ferme expérimentale centrale, à Ottawa.