272 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 

 GERMAN PRUNE. 



Three trees of this variety were planted in 1892. They have made good growth, 

 and are quite productive. They have fruited since 1899. The crop has not been as 

 large as the ItaUan Prune, nor is the tree so vigorous. The quahty of the fruit is not 

 equal to the Italian Prune, nor is it as large. The fruit is above medium, long, oval, 

 cavity very shallow, stem rather slender, medium in length ; suture hardly more than a 

 line, apex somewhat pointed ; colour blue ; with a few scattered dots ; bloom blue ; flesh 

 greenish yellow, free from stone ; stone small, quality fair. Ripens the last of Septem- 

 ber. This plum is largely grown in Germany, and also extensively planted in America. 



The Bradshaw type. — ' Plums of this type are characterized by having large, slightly 

 obovate fruit which is purplish, and has distinct pinkish dots. They also have a thin 

 skin, and a comparatively soft, juicy flesh.' In this class are Victoria, Pond's Seedling, 

 Field and Bradshaw. We have not fruited Victoria and Bradshaw, but the trees are 

 making splendid growth. These two varieties do well in Prince Edward Island. 



Pond's Seedling. 



Two trees of this variety were planted in 1892. They have not made strong growth 

 and have not fruited much. The fruit is very large ; obovate, with a short neck ; cavity 

 narrow and shallow ; colour violet or purple ; dots numerous, brownish ; flesh yellow, 

 juicy ; skin thick ; quality good. 



The Lombard group. — * Probably the thinnest distinction of all is to be m>ade be- 

 twixt the Bradshaw and the Lombai'd type. They differ, however, from having fruit 

 generally smaller, more regularly oval, very slightly compressed sideways, pinkish-pur- 

 ple or purplish.' Varieties common to us are Prince of Wales and Lombard. The 

 Prince of Wales is making good groAvth here but has so far not fruited. It does not 

 appear to have as much vigour as the Lombard. 



Lombard. 



Three trees of this variety were planted in 1891. They have made fairly good 

 growth, and have fruited well since 1897. The tree is an upright grower, but seems 

 more susceptible to black knot here than any other variety, and is not being so largely 

 planted now as formerly. The fruit is of medium size ; oval, slightly flattened at the end ; 

 stem short ; suture shallow ; cavity medium deep ; colour delicate purplish, or reddish 

 violet ; dots several, whitish ; bloom blue ; flesh yellow, firm, clinging to stone ; skin thin, 

 quality only fair. Ripens here the middle of September. 



The following varieties were named by two prominent plum growers of this Pi-o- 

 vince as the most profitable to plant for the present market, one suggested Burbank, 

 Grand Duke, Magnum Bonum or Yellow Egg and German Prune, and the other, Brad- 

 shaw, Washington, Prince of Wales and Burbank. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Forty-eight varieties were under test this season. The crop was a good one, due to 

 the favourable weather at time of ripening. The following table gives the quantity 

 obtained from each plot, and the time of picking. The yield of the same varieties for 

 the years 1901, 1900 and 1899, is also given. The soil on which these were grown is a 

 clay loam, which becomes very hard and compact after the first year. We follow the 



