REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD. 



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Below will be found a list of cherries which were received last spring from the 

 Central Experimental Farm, and were planted in the valley in the shelter of maple 

 hedges, many of these were very small and did not survive the drought of the summer, 

 but°all the varieties are still represented in the plantation. 



Brusseler Braun, 



Bessarabian, on Mazzard stock, 



do seedlings, 



Orel 23 on Mazzard stock, 

 Orel 24, 

 Lutovka, 

 Shadow Amarelle 



Griotte du Nord, 

 Ostheim seedlings, 

 Minnesota Ostheim seedlings, 



Common English do 



LithaurWeichsel do 



Vladimir do 



Carnation do 



Wild Crab of Siberia. 



After four years' trial, the Siberian crab (Pyrus baccata) has proven hardy here, 

 trees both in the open and in the shelter of forest tree belt have never been cut back by 

 frost, and this year we have the pleasure of reporting that some of the trees fruited the 

 seed of these was carefully saved and planted. The fruit of this crab is too small to be 

 of commercial value, but if it continues hardy, the tree will be useful as a propagatms 

 stock, and the fruit for jelly. Twenty more of these trees and five other varieties ot 

 Pyrus, viz, Pyrus baccata sanguinea, Pyrus b. genuma, Pyrus b. cerasiformis, Pyrug 

 b. prunifolia, and Pyrus b. macrocarpa, were planted this season, and will be 

 reported on later. 



Summary op Five Years' Experience with large Fruits : 



Wea.— None of the 300 varieties tested on this farm have proved hardy, the most 

 promising is the Anis apple, and it kills back badly each winter. 



Crab Apples.— None of the varieties of crab apples have proved hardy with us, the 

 most promising is the Transcendent. 



Cherries — All the imported cultivated varieties of cherries tested have proved too 

 tender for this climate. The native sand cherry, Prunus pumila, is promising as a start 



mg V °Plums.— The DeSoto is the most promising imported plum ; the native Manitoba 

 plums are full of promise, and are worthy of more general cultivation. 



Currants. 



There are 32 varieties of currants growing on this farm, of these 20 are named the 

 remaining 12 are seedlings originated at the Central Experimental Farm, these bore 

 fruit here for the first time this season. 



Of the named black varieties, Lee's Prolific still heads the list as a useful berry for 

 general cultivation, closely followed by Black Naples and Black Champion, the latter 

 is a vigorous grower, but a shy bearer, fruit has a decided woody flavour 



Of the red currants, Fay's Prolific, Raby Castle, Red Cherry and Victoria are listed 

 in their order of merit and fruited well considering the season. 



The White Grape also gave a fair yield of fine fruit. 



The following new varieties fruited the past season for the first time :— 



Ogden's Black.— Yield small ; size large ; very acid. 



Prince of Wales, Black.— Yield small; flavour poor ; size small; growth of wood 



' Baldwin Black.— Yield fair j size medium to large ; ripens late. 



