REPORT OF MR. 8. A. BEDFORD. 387 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



BOX ELDER OR MANITOBA MAPLE SEEDS. 



The following- reports have been received from parties to whom Manitoba Mapk 

 Seeds were sent in 1-pound packages, during the spring of 1899 : — 



Xo. of applicants supplied 169 



No. of reports received 65 



Successes. Failures. 



Seeds sown on summerf allow 10 3 



" spring ploughing 17 2 



j " fall ploughing 15 3 



{ « breaking 11 2 



1 " garden Tdigged with spade) 2 



I Largest number of plants raised from 1-pound packet 4,000 



Maximum height of seedlings at end of season 2^ feet. 



REPORTS ON DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTIONS OF TREES, SPRING 1899. 



Only ten per cent of the parties supplied with ti-ees reported on them. These all 

 report having received the packages in good condition. 



The small proportion of Cottonwoods to strike is noticeable; they do not appear 

 to stand mailing as well as either Russian Poplars or Willows. 



No. of applicants supplied 331 



No. of reports received 30 



All of which report that the cuttings were received in good condition. 



Average per cent of cuttings struck — 



Per cent. 



Russian Poplars 50 



Cottonwoods 10 



Willows 70 



Maximum growth, summer 1899 — 



Feet. 



Russian Poplar 4 



Cottonwood 3i 



Willows 3 



FRUIT TREE REPORTS. 



During the spring of 1899 seedlings of Siberian Crab, Native Plum and Sand 

 Cherries were distributed from this farm : — 



No. of applicants supplied 65 



No. of reports received 55 



Condition in which the trees were received — 



Good 61 



Fair 4 



Bad 



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