358 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



SMALL FRUITS. 



As sufficient time has not elapsed since this farm was started to bring bush fruits 

 to fruiting age, it will perhaps be sufficient for this report to say that no difficulty 

 has so far been experienced in growing and fruiting red, white and black currant 

 bushes in Central Alberta. Gooseberry bushes have sometimes winter-killed. Rasp- 

 berries usually kill back partially, though not seriously. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Owing to the work of cutworms, only a few plants were left of the six varieties 

 set out in 1907. These few fruited in 1808, producing a fair crop of fruit of good 

 quality. The varieties were: — 



Lorett. Haverland. 



Senator Dunlop. Parson's Beauty. 



Beder Wood. Pocomoke. 



Twenty-five other varieties were received from the Central Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa, in the spring of 1908. Most of these grew fairly well; of a few varieties 

 scarcely a representative is left. Plants of eight of the same varieties were secured 

 locally, most of which are living and making a free growth. These should fruit during 

 the coming summer. 



VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



The hardier vegetables did well, but the season was not favourable to the more 

 tender sorts, such as tomatoes, beans, &c. Only a limited variety of the different 

 vegetables were tried and these are named in their order of merit. 



BEANS. BEETS. 



Matchless Early Blood Turnip. 



Every Day. Egyptian. 



Emperor of Russia. Nutting's Dwarf Improved. 



Green Pod Hodson. 



Edible Podded. 



CARROTS. CELERY. 



Chantenay. Giant Pascal. 



French Horn. Rose Ribbed Paris. 



Paris Golden Yellow. 



CORN. CAULIFLOWER. 



No varieties matured. Early Snowball. 



Extra Selected Earliest Erfurt. 



CABBAGE. LETTUCE. 



Early Jersey Wakefield. Cos Trianon. 



Paris Market. Neapolitan. 



Fottler's Improved Brunswick. Wheeler's Tom Thumb. 



Large Flat Drumhead. All the Year Round. 



ONIONS. PEAS. 



Paris Silver Skin. Melting Marrow. 



Large Red Wethersficld. 

 Danvers Yellow Globe. 



RADISH. TABLE TURNIPS. 



Early Scarlet White Tipped. White Milan. 



Extra Selected Earliest. 



