REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST 101 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



der, fairly juicy ; core small ; briskly subacid ; quality above medium ; season late 

 October, November. A very large apple, but not sufficiently promising to make it 

 desirable. 



No. 248. — ' Like Spy ' : — Apple from R. Hamilton, Grenville, Que. : — Fruit oblate, 

 conical, large ; cavity deep, open ; stem medium length, stout ; basin deep, medium 

 width, wrinkled ; calyx open ; colour pale yellowish green splashed and washed with 

 purplish red ; dots obscure ; .skin moderately thick, tender; flesh white, firm, moder- 

 ately juicy ; core small ; subacid ; quality above medium ; season probably October to 

 November ; not specially promising. 



No. 249. — ' Lane ' from R. Hamilton Grenville, Que. — Fruit roundish, angular 5 

 medium size ; cavity narrow, deep ; stem .short, slender ; basin narrow, medium depth, 

 smooth ; calyx open ; colour pale yellow, well splashed and washed with red ; dots few, 

 yellow, distinct ; skin thick, moderately tough ; flesh white, slightly tinged with red, 

 juicy ; core small ; subacid, pleasant flavour ; quality good ; season probably October 

 to November. Tree growing in fence near lane. Not as good as Wealthy in quality. 



No. 250. — ' Calf Pasture ' from R. Hamilton, Grenville. — Fruit oblate, angular, 

 irregular ; medium size ; cavity medium depth and width ; stem medium length, moder- 

 ately stout ; basin shallow, moderately open, wrinkled ; calyx open ; colour pale green, well 

 washed on sunny side with deep crimson ; dots small, yellow, fairly numerous, 

 indistinct ; skin moderately thick, tender ; flesh white, fine grained, tender, juicy ; core 

 medium, subacid, peculiar aftertaste ; quality good ; season early October ; probably 

 seedling of Fameuse, as flesh is Fameuse-like. 



PEARS. 



Fourteen years' experiments in the growing of pears at the Central Experimental 

 Farm have shown that this fruit is almost a total failure on sandy loam soil here. The 

 chief cause of failure is blight. This disease has killed many trees outright in one 

 season, while others have been so badly affected that they eventually die. The Long- 

 worth pear has been practically free of blight, but this variety is only of medium quality. 

 Of the good varieties which have been tested, Flemish Beauty has proven the hardiest. 

 Even on clay loam soil the pear has not succeeded well in the vicinity of Ottawa. 



GRAPES. 



This season was one of the most unfavourable in many years for the ripening of 

 grapes. The summer was a cool one and, although there was no autumn frost until 

 October 9, the weather was not sufficiently warm to mature the fruit, and only ten 

 varieties ripened thoroughly. Although most of the grape vines in the vicinity of 

 Ottawa suffered very badly from the sevei'e frost of May 9, fortunately only seven rows 

 out of the twenty-two in the vineyard at the Experimental Farm were uncovered. The 

 injury done to the vines in these seven rows was great, the buds in many cases being 

 destroyed, and the vines thus very much weakened. The crop on the remaining rows 

 was good. It is interesting to note that the following varieties among those in the 

 seven rows uncovered were comparatively little injured by the frost, and produced good 

 crops : — Barry, Delaware, Telegraph, and Essex. 



The varieties which ripened this year are : — Champion, Campbell's Early, Moore's 

 Early, Eai-ly Ohio, Jewel, Moyer, Peabody, Maxatawney, Creveling, and Potter. The 

 Campbell's Early promises to a valuable variety. 



It has been noticed this year and in past seasons, that some varieties which ripen 

 comparatively early when the season is a warm one, do not come any nearer maturity 

 than some of the later kinds when the season is cool but long, thus showing that some 

 varieties require certain high maximum temperatures in order to mature while others 

 only require a moderately high temperature and a longer season. 



