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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



BLACKBERKIES. 



The blackberries w^re a good crop and good in quality, not suffering from the 

 dry, hot weather as did the raspberries. They are always satisfactory shippers, as 

 they hold their position firmly in the boxes and will thus carry a considerable distance 

 without injury to the berries. They command a ready sale and good prices. The fol- 

 lowing are some of the varieties found most satisfactory here: — 



Besides the above, a number of other varieties have been tested but none of these 

 are equal in quality here to those on the list. 



RED AND YELLOW RASPBERRIES. 



There have been 75 varieties of red and yellow raspberries under test, and although 

 many of these have proven inferior here, there are a large number which give good 

 crops of fine berries. 



The following have been uniformly good for a number of years. 



Name. 



Phoenix 



Pauline 



Duke of Brabant 



Northumberland Fill 



Basket 



All Summer 



London 



Saiah 



Cuthbert 



Herbert 



French Vice-President 



Oolden Queen 



L^rge Yellow 



Date 



of 



Ripening 



Tune 23. 

 II 25. 



1. 25. 



July 1. 

 1 



2. 



4. 



rjrowth 



of 

 Plant. 



Vigorous. 



Size 



of 



Berry. 



Large 



Quality. 



Firm, sweet, good quality. 



Firm, sweet, good. Continues long in 



bearing 



Firm, good quality 



Very large Firm, a little acid but good quality. . . 



Medium.. Firm, sweet, good quality, continues 



long in bearing 



Firm, good quality 



Firm, sweet, rich flavour, very good 

 quality, continues long in bearing, 

 one of the most desirable 



Large .... Firm, sweet, very good quality 



[Medium . . jFirm, good quality 



I Very large Firm, sweet, good quality 



'T rge .... jFirm, sweet, very good quality 



I II ! Firm, good quality 



Produc- 

 tiveness. 



Produc 



tive. 



