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all the bearing trees was made, and undesirable ones were marked for grafting with the 

 more promising varieties. 



A particularly fine native plum seedling fruited this year. The fruit is small, light 

 red in colour, flavour good, skin thin, and it ripens earlier than any other variety grown 

 here. It has been named 'Brandon Ruby.' 



RASPBERRIES. 



Raspberries were again a very poor crop, so much so as to prevent any comparison 

 of yield. The fact has now been clearly demonstrated that their present position (on 

 the hill-side) is entirely unsuited to them, and arrangements have been made to com- 

 mence a new plantation in a different location. Following will be found a list of 

 varieties under trial, together with notes as to the manner in which they came through 

 the winter of 1901-2. All made good growth this season and on the approach of winter 

 one-half of each variety was laid down and covered, the balance being left standing in 

 order to make comparisons on the two methods of wintering. 



Biggar's Seedling, wintered fairly well. Muskingum and H. R. Antwerp, killed 

 to ground. Royal and Clark, wintered well. Sir John, Hansel and Palmer, killed to 

 ground. R. B. Whyte, wintered fairly well. Yellow Antwerp, killed to ground. 

 Lutea, wintered well. Sharpe, wintered fairly well. London, wintered well. Louisa 

 Bonn, wintered faii'ly well. Large Red, wintered well. Kenyon's Seedling, wintered 

 fairly well. Phoenix, Parnell, Niagara, Thompson's Early and Trusty, wintered well. 

 Hebner, killed back one-half. Schaffer's Colossal, killed to ground. Champion, 

 wintered well. Fontenay, wintered fairly well. Garfield, Carleton, Empire, Cuthbert 

 and Sarah, killed to ground. Turner, killed back one-half. Hilborn and Philadelphia, 

 wintered well. Caroline, killed back one-half. Marlboro, Golden Queen and Dr. 

 Reider, wintered welL Mary, killed back three-quarters. 



CURRANTS. 



The currant crop was again a small one. The present position of the plantation 

 seems unsuitable and a new plot will be commenced next spring. While some of the 

 red and white varieties gave a fair yield, the black currants produced hardly any fruit. 

 Following will be found a list of varieties on trial, together with notes on their condi- 

 tion in the spring of 1902 : 



BLACK CURRANTS. 



Climax, wintered well. Standard, killed to ground. Stirling, killed back one- 

 half. Black Champion, Lee's Prolific and Prince Albei t, wintered well. jNIadoc wintered 

 fairly well. Monarch, killed to ground. Eagle and Ontario, wintered well. Eclipse, 

 killed back one-half. Orton killed to ground. Perth wintered fairly well. Beauty, 

 wintered well. Oxford, killed back one-half. Victoria, wintered well. Charmer, killed 

 to "round. Clipper, wintered well. Winona, killed back one-fourth. Ethel, killed back 

 three-fourths. Lewis, killed to ground. Stewart and Crandall's Black, wintered well. 

 Black Naples, killed back one-half. Perry, wintered fairly well. Black Champion, 

 killed back three-fourths. Lee's Prolific, wintered fairly well. Of the red and white 

 varieties North Star, Fay's Prolific, Cherry, Raby Castle and Red Dutch, wintered well. 

 Fertile D'An^^ers and La Versailles, wintered fairy well. Victoria, killed to ground. 

 Charter, Pomona, Red Grape, Mammoth Red, White Imperial, White Dutch and White 

 Grape, wintered well. 

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