REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD. 



327 



Rhubarb. 



Owing to the scarcity of fruit in Manitoba, large quantities of rhubarb are consumed. 

 For this reason considerable attention has been paid to this useful plant, and a collection 

 of 22 varieties have been under test. 



These plants have received very little attention, except to keep them clean from 

 weeds during the growing season and manure well each fall. 



From the accompanying table it will be seen that the yields under the same con- 

 ditions vary greatly. 



Tottle's Improved, a variety which originated in this province, still takes the lead, 

 it is a large, tender, productive variety, very vigorous and seldom goes to seed. 



t Variety. 



Tottle's Improved 



Johnston's St. Martin (seedling 



Early Crimson 



Prince Albert. 



Victoria Seedling , 



Early Prince 



Strawberry 



Brabant's Colossal 



Giant 



Royal Albert . . . 



Scarlet Nonpareil 



Myatt's Linnaeus (seedling of). . 



Magnum Bonum 



Tobolsk 



Scott's Mammoth (seedling of) . 

 Marshall's Royal Linnaeus 



Sangster's Prince of Wales 



Paragon 



Early Scarlet , 



Golden Syrup 



Salt's Perfection 



General Taylor 



of). 



When 

 planted. 



1892 



it 



1893 



it 



1892 

 1893 



1892 

 1893 



(t 



1892 

 1893 



Eit 

 for use. 



May 20 



24 

 27 

 30 

 24 

 29 

 26 

 28 

 27 

 30 

 31 

 24 

 29 

 30 

 24 

 29 

 29 

 30 

 29 

 30 

 July 2 

 " 2 



Colour. 



Light red 



Red 



Light red 



Red 



Dark red 

 Light red 

 Green . . . 



Light red 

 Light green 

 Spotted . . 

 Light red 



Green.. . . 

 Spotted. . 

 Dark red 

 Green . . . 

 Dark red 



Light red 

 Green 



Quality . 



Tender 



n 



tt 



tt 



a 



Very tender 



Fair 



Tender 



Very tender 



Fair 



Tender 



it 

 If 



Very tender 



Poor 



Tender 



Ex. tender.. 



Fair 



Very tender 

 a 



Tender 



Hard 



Yield 

 per plant. 



lbs. 



35 

 15 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 12 

 11 

 10 

 10 

 10 



9 



9 



9 



S 



7 



7 



6 



6 



4 



3 



3 



1 



5 

 7 

 14 

 14 

 6 

 11 

 12 

 14 

 11 

 10 

 14 

 10 



13 

 11 



7 

 4 

 4 



8 

 4 



12 



FLOWERS. 



Owing to the very dry season, the flower garden on the farm was not as good as 

 usual, still it was surprising how well some of the varieties bloomed, even in the hottest 

 weather. 



