414 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



Delicata. — Vine a very strong grower and very productive. Squash small, 5 to 6 

 inches in diameter, globular, solid and fine grained, a good keeper and of fine quality. 



Golden Hubbard. — Similar to the Green Hubbard, but reddish-orange, skin very 

 thick fleshed, fine grained and of fine table qualities, a good keeper. 



Delicious. — Vine medium in growth and productive. Squash 7 to 15 pounds in 

 weight, and thick fleshed, of very fine quality for table and a good keeper. 



Celery. 



Sown in open beds April 13 and transplanted June 24. The land, being a sandy 

 gravelly loam, is not good for celery, and this summer was so dry and hot that the 

 plants did not grow until late and the quality was not very fine. 



White Plume. — A fair grower, stalks firm and pleasant in taste. Fit for table 

 September. 



Giant Pascal. — A strong grower with large solid heads of very good flavour; a 

 late variety and a good keeper. 



New Rose. — A very handsome grower and very finely flavoured, crisp, sweet and 

 nutty. 



APPLES. 



The spring was very unfavourable for all the large fruits. The weather during 

 March, April, May and the first half of June was cold and showery, the prevailing 

 winds being north and northeast, with very little sunshine, and the fruit did not set. 

 There have been no new varieties to report this year, but several that have fruited for 

 several years are worthy of a place on the list of fruits adapted to British Columbia. 



Beauty of Bath. — Tree a strong grower and a regular producer of fair crops. 

 Fruit of medium size, greenish russet with a blush. Flesh white, crisp, mildly acid. 

 Season last of July. 



Lord Sudley. — Tree a healthy free grower and productive. Fruit of medium size, 

 bright yellow, striped and splashed with bright red. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, very 

 pleasant, with a sprightly flavour. Season August. 



American Rambour. — Tree a healthy strong grower, and a regular cropper. Fruit 

 above medium size, very handsome, with red stripes over an almost clear yellow skin. 

 Flesh yellowish, firm, juicy, mildly acid, very pleasant. Season September. 



Cornish Gilliflower. — Tree a fair grower and a regular producer. Fruit of 

 medium size and very uniform, skin russet yellow, with a fine blush. Flesh yellowish, 

 crisp, fine-grained, juicy, with a rich flavour. Season November to February. 



Red Reinette. — Tree a strong spreading grower and a regular producer. Fruit 

 of medium size, very uniform. Skin bright yellow, with a handsome blush in the sun. 

 Flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, crisp, juicy, mild, pleasantly sub-acid. Season 

 December and January. 



Red Eiser. — Tree a strong grower and a fine producer. Fruit above medium size, 

 very uniform, smooth and handsome, yellow with bright red over nearly the whole 

 surface. Flesh yellowish white, crisp, fine-grained, juicy, mild, pleasantly acid, of 

 good flavour. Season January and March. 



Queen of the Pippins. — Tree a strong upright grower and a regular producer of 

 heavy crops. Fruit of medium size or above and fairly uniform. Skin bright yellow 

 splashed with bright red. Flesh yellowish white, firm, crisp, aromatic, mildly acid. 

 Season November to February. 



COMMERCIAL ORCHARDS. 



No additions were made to the commercial apiole orchard, but several varieties 

 have been budded and these will be planted out as soon as they are fit. 



