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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



Garden Pease. — Sown April 21. 



Name of Variety. 



American Wonder 



Alaska 



Notts' Excelsior 



McLean's Advance 



Telephone 



Duke of Albany 



Adnjiral . 



Pride of the Market 



Shropshire Hero 



Stratagem 



Heroine 



New Dwarf, Telephone. . 



Gradus 



Champion of England. . . . 



Fit for 

 Use. 



June 



It 

 July 



Size ot 

 Pea. 



Medium 

 Small 



Medium 

 Large . 



Small '. 

 Lartre . 



■u o 



scOh 



Ins. 



2 

 3 



2h 

 2i 

 91 



21 

 3" 

 3 

 3 



3 

 4 

 3 



Remarks. 



Vines well loaded, pease very good quality, pods well filled. 



Vines fairly well loaded, 



pods not well filled, 

 pods well tilled. 



Vines well loaded, medium quality, 

 " very fine .quality, 



DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS AND SCIONS. 



There is an increasing interest in this department of the work as shown by the 

 larger demand and also by the increasing percentage of those who i-eport the results and ask 

 for further samples for next spring. A very widespread interest is being taken in 

 planting nut and shade trees as evidenced by the amount of call for seeds of these useful 

 things. The following were distributed during the past season : — 



Packages of cuttings and scions 374 



Nuts and bulbs 144 



3 lb. samples of potatoes 268 



3 II pease 123 



3 II oats 147 



3 II barley 113 



3 M wheat 209 



Total 1,378 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



Letters received, 2,586; letters dispatched, 2,464. 



APPLES. 



The crop of apples has been a fairly good one this year, and owing to favourable 

 weather in autumn the quality has been very good. Twenty acres of land were planted 

 during 1902 with varieties not before tested, and not more than two trees of a sort were 

 planted in this orchard. The following fruited for the first time this year. 



Beauty of Bath.- — Tree a vigorous grower and a free producer. Fruit of medium 

 size, flat, skin greenish yellow with a clear red cheek. Flesh white, firm, crisp, pleas- 

 ant, mildly acid. Of good flavour ; season last of July and early in August. 



Vargulek. — Tree 



a strong 



grower. 



Fruit of medium size, c.nical, skin 



white with a red cheek and numerous streaks and splashes of red. 

 juicy ; a mild acid with a pleasant flavour. 



greenish 



Season August. 



Flesh white, tender 



