REPORT OF MR. G. H. BUTTON 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Potatoes — Test of Varieties. 



FEUIT TREES. 



The orcliard of Russian, American and cross-bred apple trees planted in the 

 spring of 1907, numbering in all about 350 trees, has shown a fair degree of hardiness, 

 a large proportion of them having survived the winter of 1907-8 and made a fair 

 growth during the season. 



The writer last season saw matured Duchess apples grown on the farm of the late 

 Thos. Daly, of Clover Bar, near Edmonton, Alta., and Martha crab apples which were 

 produced by W. J. Barclay, of Lacombe. At the time of writing, March 29, 1909, most 

 of the trees in the orchard now are living, many have successfully passed two winters, 

 and it is hoped that many of these will come on and produce fruit in due time. 



PLUMS. 



Following are the varieties of plums set in 1907: — 



1. Aitken. 



2. Cheney. 



3. De Soto. 



4. Compass Cherry Plum. 



5. Seedlings of Carsterson Plum. 



6. Fifteen native plums from Brookings, South Dakota, Nos. 7 to 21, inclusive. 



CHERRY. 



South Dakota No. 3 Imp. Sand Cherry. 

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