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It will be seen from the foregoing reports that a larger percentage lived in the 

 maple plantation than on the plot protected by hedges. 



Crabs. 

 Transcendent. Ten planted in spring of 1893. All dead on Nov. 1st, 1894. 



Huckleberry. 

 Six planted in spring of 1893. Two living, fall of 1894. 



Plums. 



Plums, like apples, have heretofore been almost entire failures, but it is expected 

 that native fruit, growing along banks of Red River and in other parts of Manitoba, 

 may succeed here. Although trees of this variety have been growing for several years 

 on the farm, no fruit has resulted, but it is hoped that some of the trees may produce 

 next season. 



One hundred seedlings of the wild plum were planted in 1893, and all are doing 

 well. For 1895 planting, 42 varieties of this plum have been obtained from Mr. Frank- 

 land's nursery, at Stonewall, Manitoba. 



Six Orleans Blue, 6 Montmorency and 4 Imperial Blue plum trees were planted in 

 1893 obtained from the nursery of A. Dupuis, Village des Aulnaies, Quebec. Of these 

 the 4 Imperial Blues are the only ones living at this date. A small plantation was set 

 out last spring with 81 seedlings of the Weaver Plum, and 20 seedlings of Hungarian 

 Plum. 



Cherries. 



Except with one variety, no success has been achieved in cherry culture. This sort, 

 Black Hill, an improved variety of the sand cherry [Prunus pumila) has now borne 

 fruit for two seasons and promises to be suitable for the country. 



The varieties planted in the spring of 1893, Old French and Montmorency, obtained 

 from A. Dupuis, are all dead except one tree of the latter. The ordinary sand cherries 

 {Prunus pumila) planted at the same time are doing well. 



In May last, the following cherries were planted in a plot well protected from 

 winds : — 15 Ostheim Seedlings, 20 Lithaur Weichsel, 20 Minnesota Ostheim, 5 Carn- 

 ation, 13 Rocky Mountain and 3 Sand Hill Cherries from Dakota. A plantation of 

 180 sand cherries was also set out ; the trees 7 feet apart each way. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



Gooseberries. 



Twenty-two varieties (58 bushes), mostly English varieties, of this fruit were 

 planted in spring of 1893. Several of the sorts died before winter set in, and all but 

 30 bushes of 10 varieties have died since. 



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