REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST. 1;7 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



a strong grower. This has not proved among the most productive, but it is one of the 

 best for home use or special market. 



Haverland, B. — Fruit above medium to large, pointed-conical, irregular, moder- 

 ately firm, light scarlet, sub-acid. Quality medium. Season medium. Plant a 

 strong grower. Haverland has proved a very productive and profitable berry with 

 some growers in the vicinity of Ottawa, but it has not yielded very well with us. It 

 appears to succeed best on heavy soil ; that at the Experimental Farm is light. 



Howard's No. Jf.1, P. — Fruit medium size, round or pointed-conical, firm, bright 

 red, acid. Quality medium. Season late. Plant a very strong grower. This is one 

 of the most productive late berries that has yet been tested. It yielded sixth best this 

 year. Where late berries are required without reference to quality this should prove 

 one of the most profitable kinds to plant. 



Marshall, B. — Fruit large to very large, roundish, rather irregular, firm, dark red, 

 sub-acid, high flavour. Quality very good. Season medium. Plant vigorous, but 

 few runners are set. This is one of the finest strawberries in cultivation. Its great 

 size, rich colour and excellent quality make it an almost ideal berry for the table. It 

 is, however, not very productive and needs high cultivation to be profitable. It is well 

 adapted for growing in the hill system. 



Nich Ohmer, B. — Fruit large, roundish, firm, deep red, sub-acid. Quality good. 

 Season medium to late. Plant vigorous. Has not so far proved productive, but is a 

 berry of tine appearance and would sell well. It is well spoken of elsewhere. 



Parker Earle, B. — Fruit large, roundish, elongated, moderately firm, rather pale 

 red, sub-acid. Quality above medium. Season late. Plant a strong grower. In 

 some places the Parker Earle has given great satisfaction on account of its pro- 

 ductiveness. At the Experimental Farm it has not done as well as many others. 



Bidgeway, ^. — Fruit medium size, roundish, firm, bright red, sub-acid. Quality 

 good. Season late. Plant a strong grower, but does not set runners freely. Hae 

 not yielded well at the Experimental Farm, but has done well elsewhere. 



Sample,P. — Fruit large, pointed-conical, moderately firm, bright red, acid. 

 Quality above medium. Season medium to late. Plant a strong grower. Has not 

 been long enough tested here to thoroughly ascertain its merits. Well spoken of 

 elsewhere. 



Stevens^ Early, P. — Fruit medium to above medium size, pointed-conical, some- 

 times round-conical, firm, bright to deep glossy red,, acid. Quality medium. Season 

 early. This variety was much the most productive early sort tested this year. 



Warfield, P. — Fruit above medium to medium size, pointed-conical, moderately 

 firm, deep glossy red, acid. Quality medium. Season fairly early. Plant is a very 

 strong grower and one of the hardiest. This variety has proved one of the best com- 

 mercial berries at the Central Experimental Farm. Its hardiness, great productive- 

 ness and attractive and regular shaped fruit are the chief points in its favour. 



Williams, B. — Fruit large, wedge-conical, firm, deep glossy red, the tip often 

 remaining white when the rest of the berry is ripe, sub-acid. Quality good. Season 

 medium. Plant a strong grower. While this berry is not a good one from the con- 

 sumer's point of view, on account of the white tip, and also, often the hard core, it 

 has proven very profitable to many growers, as it is productive and ships well. 



William Belt, B. — Fruit large to very large, rather irregular, varying from 

 wedge-conical to pointed-conical, the largest berries being cockscomb in shape. It 



