REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



347 



in all parts of Manitoba would of itself prove a great boon to the settlers of the pro- 

 vince. 



PLUMS. 



The orchards of this fruit now consist of 358 trees, most of which are selected 

 native seedlings, but there are also a few named varieties and seedlings of the Ameri- 

 can group. 



Native Manito'ba Plum. — These are much earlier than any other plums grown 

 here, many of them ripening their fruit by August 15. Like all seedlings they vary 

 greatly. From many hundreds grown here, about ten are of superior excellence ; these 

 are being propagated and some of them will be available shortly, for testing in other 

 parts of Manitoba. 



CURRANTS. 



« 



Thirty-three varieties of currants were grown here this season, most of which 

 produced a fair crop. Just as the fruit commenced to ripen the currant worm appeared 

 but it was quickly checked by a spraying of Hellebore and water. The accompanying 

 table gives the names of the varieties grown, together with the yieild and quality of 

 the fruit. 



Variety. 



Defiance 



Houghton Castle 



Large Red 



Simcoe 



Pomona 



Long Bunch Holland 



Prince Albert 



Red Dutch 



New Red Dutch 



Goliath 



North Star 



Admiral .... 



White Imperial 



Climax 



Largre White 



White Cherry 



Verriers White 



White Dutch 



Wh ice Kaiser 



White Grape 



White Pearl . ... 



Wentworth's Leviathan., 



Prince of Wales 



Black Englisli 



Sterling 



Star 



Kentish Hero 



Eagle 



Standard 



Winona 



Baldwin's Black 



Dominion 



Percy 



Colour. 



Red. 



White 



Black 



Flavour. 



Sweet . 



Fairly sweet 



Acid and juicy. . . 

 Sweet, very juicy 

 Sweet and juicy. . , 



Slightly acid . 

 Sweet 



ti thin skin., 



Very sweet 



Fairly sweet 



Sweet 



Slight acid 



Fairly sweet 



Sweet 



Good thin skin. 

 •Juicy M 



Fairly sweet and juicy 

 Sub-acid and juicy. . . . 



Sweet dry thin skin 



n thin skin 



Juicy thick Bkin, sub-acid. 



Sub-acid, dry 



Sweet juicy thick skin. . . . 



Length 



of 

 Bunch. 



Inches. 



2i 



2i 



2i 



2 



24 



2" 



2 



2 



J* 



2i 



2h 



2i 



2 



21 



2| 



3 



21 



2i 



2h 

 2" 



n 



Fruit 



on 

 Bunch. 



We]l set . 

 Thickset. 



Thinly set. 

 Thickset.. 



Thinly set. 

 Thick set. . 



Thinly set . 

 Thickset.! 



Thinly set. 



Weight 

 from one 



Bush. 



Lbs. 



H 

 U 



3 



n 



u 



2^ 



3 



3 



n 

 1 



4 



1 



ij 

 •1 

 1 



1 



2i 

 1 



2 

 4 



