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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 



is firm, bright red, brisk sub-acid. Very good quality. Season late. Plant a strong 

 grower, but has not proved perfectly hardy here ; this defect, however, has not been 

 heard of elsewhere. It is said to rust badly, but this has not been the experience at 

 Ottawa. One of the best berries for home use. 



Other comparatively new sorts which are being tested and which appear promising 

 are : McKinley, Klondyke, Hood River, and Gladstone. The Senator Dunlap and 

 Rough Rider, two varieties which have been much advertised recently, are also being 

 tested. Mayflower was one of the most promising extra early varieties which fruited 

 this year. 



Of tha twenty-one varieties described, the following are specially recommended 

 for general and special markets and for home use. None of these varieties are extra 

 early sorts, as it has been found that most of the very earliest kinds, such as Michel's 

 Early, are such poor croppers that they are unprofitable. As it is important when 

 planting varieties to plant those which bloom at the same time in close proximity, the 

 dates of blooming of the different kinds are included in the table. 



VARIETIES RECOMMENDED FOR A GENERAL MARKET. 



Variety. 



Warfield 



Beder Wood . . . . 



Clyde 



Glen Mary. . . .'. . 



Hiiverland 



Williams 



Buster 



Howard's No. 41 



Sex. 



Season. 



Date 



of 



First Bloom. 



Pistillate. 

 Bisexual . , 



Pistillate Late 



Early 



E'lytoMed 

 Medium . 



1900. 



June 1.. 

 May 30. , 

 June 4. 



M 1.. 



" 1. 



M 1. 



„ 4. 

 .. 4. 



Date 



of 



Full Bloom. 



1900. 



June 8. 



M 7., 



.. 9. 



.. 8. 



„ 8. 



„ 8. 



M 9. 



H 9. 



Date 



of 

 Ist Picking. 



1900. 



June 25. 

 23 

 27. 

 27. 

 27. 

 23. 

 28. 

 2. 



July 



Date of 



Last 

 Picking. 



1900. 



July 17. 



M 17. 



„ 20. 



u 17. 



M 20. 



., 17. 



.. 20. 



.. 20. 



VARIETIES RECOMMENDED FOR A SPECIAL MARKET OR FOR HOME USE. 



SEEDLmG FRUITS. 



Comparatively few seedling fruits were received for examination this year, and of 

 these none were better or as good as the named varieties which succeed well in the 

 districts from which the seedlings were sent. While it is very desirable that all 

 seedlings of merit should become known, it has not been thought necessar^^ to describe 

 at full length any of the following kinds. As the collection of named varieties and 

 unnamed seedlings is now very large at the Central Experimental Farm, there is a 

 good opportunity of comparing the seedlings sent in with the best apples of the same 

 season grown at Ottawa, and it is hoped that any who have seedlings whose merits 

 they would like judged will send them to the horticulturist for this purpose. 



No. 191 — Robt. Hamilton, Grenville, Que. — Apple resembling La Victoire. 



No. 192 — Jules Lagace, St. Hilaire, Que. — Large streaked apple of medium qu: litv. 



