REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARPE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The following are the varieties which we find best here, out of 41 sorts tested. 



Besides the above, the following varieties have been tested but found less valuable 

 here. White Transparent, "White Gondoin, Eed Dutch, Knight's Early Eed, North 

 Star, New Red Dutch, White Dutch, Fay's Prolific, Moore's Ruby, Versailles, No. 51 

 (L.S.), Langstraubige, White Esperin, Rankin's Red, Large White Frauendorfer, 

 Verrier's White, Chenonceau, De la Rochepoze, Ringens, Beauty of St. Giles, Cham- 

 paigner, English Eed, Rouge Admirable, Large Red, White Kaiser, White Imperial. 



BLACK CURRANTS. 



There are forty-four varieties of Black Currants under test ; of these the following 

 have been found the best. 



Name. 



Dominion 



Middlesex 



Merveille de la Gironde 



Prince of Wales 



Boskoop Giant 



Black Naples 



London 



Lee's Prolific 



Pearce 



Victoria 



Climax 



Growth 



of 

 PLmt. 



Vigorous 



Size of Fruit. 



Large medium 



Quality. 



Mild, sweet, good quality 



Slightly acid, good quality 



Large jSweet, very good quality 



Very large u h 



Large 'Sweet, good quality 



I Medium large. | n n 



Medium I Mild, good quality 



Largo . . . 

 Medium . 



Sweet, good quality. 

 Mild, good quality . . 



Productive- 

 ness. 



Productive. 



Besides the above there are the following varieties which are not so good, 

 being lacking in one or more quality. Lennox, Bang Up, Gewohnliche, Eclipse, Ster- 

 ling, Kerry, Perry, Ruler, Madoc, Kentish Hero, Ambrafarbige, Charmer, Beaudry, 

 Ontario, Eagle, Lanark, Baldwin, Wood, Louise, Stuart, Kentville, Success, Star, 

 Champion, Ethel, Parker, Monarch, Bella, Norton, Oxford, Orton and Henry. 



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