REPORT OF THE HORTICVLTVRIST 105 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Mountain. — Fruit received from W. W. Dunlop, Oiitreinont, Que. : — 

 Form roundish, flattened slightly at ends ; size medium to above ; cavity medium 

 depth and width, slightly flaring ; stem medium to long, moderately stout, suture dis- 

 tinct, usually slightly depressed ; apex slightly flattened, colour, greenisli yellow, more 

 or less overspread with dull coppery red ; dots numerous, yellow, distinct ; bloom thin, 

 bluish ; skin moderately thick, tough ; flesh yellowish green ; stone above medium, broad, 

 roundish, cling ; sweet, rich : (|uality very good ; season early to middle September. An 

 excellent dessert plum, ^\'ell worth propagation. 



The variety known as Lachine is also a profitable kind to grow. It resembles the 

 Yellow Egg somewhat. These varieties are not 3'et off"ered for sale by nurserymen, but 

 they should be propagated as soon as possible, as they are valuable. 



CHERRIES. 



There has not been a good crop of cherries on the Central Experimental Farm 

 since 1898. The best crop since that time was borne this year, but on most trees it was 

 light. A few varieties, however, had a medium to good crof Everything pointed to 

 a fine crop this year up to May 9, at which time the flowers were almost ready to 

 open. The severe frost of that date destroyed the pistils of a large number of flowers, 

 the result being that the fruit did not set well. The varieties which escaped the frost 

 best and had medium to good crops were : — Orel 25, medium to good crop ; Minnesota 

 Ostheim, medium crop ; Vladimir, medium crop ; Orel 24, medium crop ; Cerise 

 d'Ostheim, medium crop ; Montmorency Ordinaire, medium crop ; Koslov Morello, good 

 crop. These varieties are probably the hardiest. They are all sour cherries and with 

 the exception of Vladimir are of good size and quality. The Vladimir is rather small. 

 These cherries, with the exception of Orel 24 and Koslov Morello, were described in 

 bulletin No. 17, on cherries. 



The Koslov Morello cherry is worthy of special mention. In the spring of 1890, Mr. 

 L. "Woolverton, Grimsby, Ont., received 50 yearling cherry trees from the late Mi\ Jaros- 

 lov Niemetz, "NVinnitza, PodoHe, Russia. These were called by Mr, Kiemetz, seedlings of 

 Koslov Morello. He recommended them very highly, saying that they bore early and 

 were quite productive. Mr. Niemetz stated that at fifteen years of age they were only 

 3 feet high. Mr. Woolverton distributed these among the directors of the Ontario 

 Fruit Growers' Association, and sent some to the Central Experimental Farm, and 

 planted ten of them himself. Two of those received here were sent to the Experimental 

 Farii at Agassiz, B.C., and twenty-three were planted. Of these 17 are now living. Mr. 

 Wooherton reports that of the ten he planted ' all but two or three vrere uniformly 

 valuable and fairly alike in fruit and in season, but two were a little superior to the 

 others. All were very late in season — later than English Morello — and regular anfl 

 abundant bearers. The trees, though twelve years planted, are still only bushes. The 

 tallest not being over four or five feet high. I have thought they might be grown like 

 berries in cultivated rows.' 



Of the trees or bushes growing at the Central Expei imental Farm, 15 have fruited, 

 all of which have been different and all quite late. The fiuit of some trees was quite 

 bitter, and all are very acid. All of them, with the exception of two, have borne only 

 light crops, the flower buds having been injured by frost like most of the other varie- 

 ties, but two have proven quite promising, and one particularly so. 



Koslov Morello {^.^.1. 29).— Tree bush-like, planted in 1890. Height S^eet. 

 Breadth 8| feet. Fruit large, long, heart-shaped, slightly flattened, firm ; stem very 

 long, slender ; suture rather indistinct. Skin deep red; flesh deep red, juicy, very 

 acid ; pit large, long. Season very late. Two pickings were made in 1902, one on 

 August 2, and one on August 8. Total yield 26^ lbs. This variety had a good crop in 

 1898, and . medium crop in 1900. Aitliough too acid for eating out of hand, it makes 

 preserves of excellent flavour and fine colour. 



