REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARPS 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



435 



APEICOTS. 



The few apricot trees living bloomed early in March, but set no fruit and might as 

 well be dug out as they bloom too early to succeed in the cool, rainy weather which 

 almost always occurs at the time they are in bloom. 



MEDLARS. 



As these trees do not bloom until well on in May, they never fail to set a crop of 

 fruit. 



MULBERRIES. 

 All the mulberry trees bore a good crop of fruit again this year. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



As the last half of the season was dry and hot, all of the small fruits ripened 

 early, but they were not so large or so productive as in previous years. 



There are under test 75 varieties of red and yellow raspberries, and after having 

 been tested for several years under similar conditions, the following varieties have 

 proved the best in thrift, quality and productiveness. 



They are given in the order of ripening. 



Red and Yellow Raspberries. 



Name. 



Phoenix 



Pauline 



New Fastolf 



Northumberland Fill 

 Basket . 



Duke of Brabant 



All Summer 



Lord Beaconsfield 



London 



Sarah 



Cuthbert 



p.. B. Whyte . ...... 



French Vice-President 



Golden Queen 



Large Yellow 



Growth of 

 Plant. 



Size of Fruit. 



Large 



M 



(f 



Very large . 



Quality. 



Large 



Large medium 



Large 



Large medium 

 Very large .... 



Firm, good quality 



II contin- 



ues long in bearing. 



Firm, good quality 



II con t in 



ues long in bearing. 



Firm, good quality 



II contin 

 ues long in bearing. 

 Firm, good quality 



Firm, sweet, very good qi a- 

 lity, the best flavored 

 berry we have. 



Firm, good quality 



II contin- 

 ues long in bearing. 

 Large Firm, good quality 



Productive- 

 ness. 



Productive. 



Besides the above we have the following varieties, all of which are lacking in some 

 quality which is desirable : — 



Battler's Giant, Paragon, Charles, Hornet, Carter's Prolific, Belle de Eontenay, 

 Baumforth's Seedling, Muskingum, Turner, Franconia, Hudson River Antwerp, 

 Thompson, Wliite Antwerp, Columbia, Arnold's Hybrid, Red Herrenhauser, Sugar of 

 Metz, Carleton, Empire, Sharpe, Muriel, Craig, Autumn Surprise, Knevit's Giant, 

 La Mercier, Guinea, Garnet, Mary, Percy, Fastolf, Marlboro, Clarke, Heebner, Norwich 

 Wonder, King, Chili, Garfield, Shaifer's Colossal, Queen Victoria, Sir John, Cariboo 



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