REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST 



U3 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The test was made on good sandy loam soil Avhich was given a moderate dressing 

 of well rotted manure on April 23. This was ploughed under on April 24. Shortly 

 before planting, the soil was brought into good condition and the manure thoroughly 

 mixed through i"; by harrowing twice with the disc harrow and once witli tlie smoothing 

 harrow. Drills 2h feet apart and 4 inches deep were opened with the double mold board 

 plough and 6(5 sets of each variety were planted 1 foot apart in a single row. The sets 

 were of good size, having at least three eyes and a liberal amount of flesh. The large 

 yields which are obtained nearly every year are no doubt to a large extent due to the 

 fact that a perfect stand is obtained by using good sets. The soil was harrowed once 

 before the plants were above ground to destroy weeds and then kept loose with the 

 cultivator until the vines were too large to get through without doing damage. The 

 vines were sprayed with Paris green to destroy the potato beetle and three times v.ith 

 Bordeaux mixtui-e to prevent rot and blight. The potatoes were planted on May 27 

 and dug on October 8, 9 and 10. 



Potatoes — Test of Varieties. 



No. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



.14 



15 



IG 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



23 



24 



25 



26 



27 



28 



29 



30 

 31 

 32 

 33 

 34 

 35 

 36 

 37 

 38 

 39 

 40 

 41 

 42 

 43 



Name of Variety. 



Peach blow 



Flemish Beauty 



Dr. Maerclier 



Irish Cobbler 



Money Maker 



Late Puritan 



Troy Seedling 



Irish Daisy 



Dakota Ked 



Pearce . . 



Brown's Rot Proof. 



Carman No. 1 



Mammoth Pearl .... 



Early Elkinah 



Swiss Snowflake .... 



Livingbton 



Wonderful 



Bergeron 



Sabean's Elephant . . 

 American Wonder . . 

 Kale's Champion . . . 



Napoleon 



pjnormous 



Sharpe's Seedling. . . 



Reeves' Rose 



Kawdon Rose 



I.X.L 



Country Gentleman. 

 Montana Bluff 



.Jubilee 



Early St. George. . . . 

 Burnaby Manuno.h . . . 



Quaker City 



Northern Spy 



Maule's Thoroughbred 



Rochester Rose 



Delaware 



Carman No. 3 



Clay Ro.'^e 



Dublin Prize 



Brosseau 



Early Norther 



Daisy 



16—8 



Quality. 



Medium . 

 Poor . . . . 

 Medium. 

 Good.... 



Medium. 

 Good. . . . 

 Meilium. 

 Good.... 

 Medium . 

 Good . . . 



Good. 

 Good. 



iSIedium. 

 Good . . . 



Poor . 

 Good. 



Good. 



Good. 



Poor. 

 Good! 



Medium. 



Good. 



Total 



Yield per 



Acre. 



Bush. Lbs. 



772 

 697 

 695 

 646 

 622 

 613 

 609 

 605 

 594 

 574 

 565 

 552 

 552 

 545 

 532 

 530 

 519 

 517 

 517 

 508 

 506 

 506 

 501 

 499 

 497 

 497 

 492 

 4S8 

 488 



486 

 481 

 479 

 477 

 473 

 473 

 473 

 473 

 470 

 470 

 466 

 464 

 464 

 464 



12 

 24 

 12 

 48 

 36 

 48 

 24 

 

 

 12 

 24 

 12 

 12 

 36 

 24 

 12 

 12 











12 











36 



24 



12 



12 



48 



24 



24 



12 



48 



36 



24 



















48 



48 



24 



12 



12 



12 



Yield 



per Acre 



of 



Marketable. 



Bush. Lbs. 



690 

 624 

 644 

 563 



583 

 486 

 532 

 473 

 550 

 481 

 501 

 503 

 488 

 440 

 497 

 446 

 413 

 470 

 435 

 462 

 448 

 462 

 457 

 453 

 426 

 418 

 4.j3 

 420 

 413 



451 

 400 

 418 

 415 

 426 

 409 

 402 

 391 

 4.35 

 424 

 409 

 444 

 420 

 380 



48 

 48 

 36 

 12 





 12 

 24 









 48 

 30 

 48 

 24 





 12 

 36 

 36- 

 4S 

 36 





 48 





 36 

 12 

 48 





 12 

 12 

 36 





 21 







48 

 48 

 12 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 12 

 24 

 12 

 36 



Yield 

 per Acre of 



Un- 

 marketable. 



Bush. Lbs. 



81 

 72 

 50 

 83 

 39 



127 

 77 



132 

 44 

 92 

 63 

 48 

 63 



105 

 35 

 83 



105 

 40 

 81 

 46 

 57 

 44 

 44 

 46 

 70 

 79 

 39 

 63 

 74 



35 

 81 

 61 

 61 

 46 

 63 

 70 

 81 

 35 

 46 

 67 

 19 

 41 

 83 



24 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 

 

 

 24 

 48 

 21 

 48 

 36 

 12 

 36 

 36 

 12 

 24 

 12 

 12 

 

 

 12 

 24 

 12 

 35 

 12 

 48 



12 

 24 

 36 

 36 

 12 

 48 

 24 

 24 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 48 

 

 36 



Colour. 



Wliite. 

 Bright pink. 

 White. 



Red. 



Pink and white. 



Pink. 



White. 



Pink. 



White. 



White, pink eye. 



II II 



White. 



Pink. 



\yiiite. 



Pink and white. 



Pink, 



Pink and white. 



White, bright pink 



eye. 

 Pink and white. 



White. 

 Briglit pink. 

 Pink. 



White. 



Pink. 



Red and white. 



Pink. 



I'ink and white. 



