REPORT OF MR. AXGUS MACKA7 445 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



I am sorry to report that considerable injury was done to many of the young 

 cross-bred apple trees by rabbits last winter. When first noticed, tar-paper was tied 

 about each tree, which protected them till the deep snow of March, when the rabbits 

 were able to reach the branches. In some cases the young trees were entirely girdled. 



PLAKTING. 



Last spring the following cross-bred apples and seedlings of cross-bred apples 

 were received from the Central Experimental Farm,, Ottawa, and planted: — 



CROSS-BRED .\rPLES. 



1 Manitou. 4 Northern Queen. 

 3 Alberta. • 2 Elsa. 



2 Dawn. 2 Eve. 

 7 Tony. 1 Bow. 

 2 Aurora. 



SEEDLINGS OF CROSS-BRED APPLES. 



5 seedlings of Apple from Winnipeg. 2 seedliiigs of Coiumbia. 



PLUMS. 



Twelve seedlings of Mankato were received and set out. 



STRAW'BERRIES. 



Twelve roots of each of the- following varieties of strawberries were sent from 

 the Central Experimental Earm and planted. A number of the roots died, but the 

 others made fair growth: — 



Greenville. Johnson's Early. 



Enhance. Bisel. 



Crescent. Daniel Boone. 



Daisy. Williams. 



And Alpine Strawucrries — 



St. Antoine de Padowo. 



St. Joseph. 



Jean d'Arc. 



FEUIT CROP. 



SIBERIAN CRAB. (PVKVS BACCATA.) 



The Siberian Crabs planted in 1S95 again bore large crops of fruit, which was 

 ripe before frost came hard enough to injure them. 



