312 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



New Red Currants. 



La Conde. — Yield fair ; size large ; flavour fair. 



La Native. — Size small ; quality poor. 



La Fertile. — Size large ; yield large : flavour good ; ripened evenly. 



Bed Dutch. — Heavy crop of fine fruit ; flavour good ; ripened evenly. 



Knight's Red. — Yield fair ; flavour poor ; very early. 



New Red Dutch. — Small and sour. 



White Transparent. — Size medium to large ; yield fair ; flavour good. 



The unnamed seedling currants are as follows : — 



Record number £, Black. — Flavour acid, poor ; size medium ; yield fair ; very early ; 



vigorous growth, 

 do i, Black. — Flavour good ; ripening evenly ; earlier than Lee's Prolific, 



do ^j-, Black. — Flavour woody ; size small ; yield good ; early, 



do -£$, Black. — Size small ; yield very poor ; generally poor, 



do ^, Black. — Size medium to small ; flavour good ; yield fair, 



do gig, Black. — Size small ; flavour good ; yield poor ; growth small, 



do 5*4, Black. — Flavour very acid ; yield poor ; growth small. 



do -^j, Black. — Yield fair ; flavour good ; size medium to large ; growth 



vigorous. 

 d° ?V> T2> iV> tV have not yet borne fruit. 



Gooseberries. 



Nineteen varieties were received from the Central Farm, imported from England in 

 the spring of 1893, and planted in shelter plots on the hillside. These consisted of two 

 each of the following varieties : Whenham's Industry, Lancashire Lad, "Warrington, 

 Bonnie Lass, Leader, Pitmaston Green Gage, Green Overall, White Champagne, Red 

 Champagne, Companion, Improved Early Hedghog, Crown Bob, Early Sulphur, Dublin, 

 Bobby, Leveller, Whitesmith, Queen Victoria and Governess. In the fall of that year 

 they were found to be healthy and to have become thoroughly established, but the 

 following spring all had succumbed to the severity of our winter. 



The Houghton and Smith's Improved still continue hardy and are recommended 

 for general culture in this province, the Houghton is the most prolific, bearing a crop 

 nearly every year, the fruit is small but excellent both raw and preserved. Smith's 

 Improved is larger in size but the bush is a shy bearer here. 



The native gooseberry is found to improve greatly under cultivation, with careful 

 pruning large quantities of small but fair flavoured fruit may be produced. 



Raspberries. 



The yield of all kinds of raspberries was very small this year owing to excessive 

 dry hot weather just as the fruit was forming. 



There are fifteen varieties of this fruit at present under test here ; they are as 

 follows : — 



Red, — Turner, Philadelphia, Cuthbert, Dr. Reeder, Marlboro, Taylors's Prolific, 

 Saunders seedlings, Sarah, 7 \ and ^. 



Caroline and Golden Queen, — Yellow, Hilborn, — Blackcap, Nevada, Gainor and 

 Wachusetts Thornless — Blackberries. 



All tender varieties were laid down and covered with earth before winter set in, 

 and were found to be in excellent condition when uncovered in the spring. The Turner 

 having withstood previous winters was not protected and was only slightly killed back. 



The Philadelphia was also left unprotected and proved to be the hardiest variety 

 under cultivation here. 



