REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACKAY. 423 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 

 Pyras haccata cerasiformis — 



Tree No. 1. — Bloom, May 5. Ripe, August 25. Light crop, very small, red 

 fruit, very astringent. 



Tree ISTo. 2. — Bloom, May 5. Ripe, August 25, Heavy crop, small, red, astrin- 

 gent fruit. 



Tree No. 3. — Bloom, May 10. Ripe, September 1. Light crop, small, red, astrin- 

 gent fruit. 



Pyrus haccata genuina — 



Tree No. 1. — Bloom, May 5. Ripe, August 25. Light crop, small, red, astrin- 

 gent fruit. 



Tree No. 2. — Bloom, May 10. Ripe, September 1. Light crop, small, red and 

 yellow, astringent fruit. 



Tree No. 3. — Bloom, May 5. Ripe, September 1. Heavy crop, size of haccata, 

 pale red. Astringent. 



Tree No. 4. — Bloom, May 5. Ripe, September 5. Light crop, small, yellow, good 

 flavour. 



Tree No. 5. — Bloom, May 5. Ripe, August 25. Good crop, large, flat, yellow, 

 cheek. Good flavour. The largest grown this year. 



SEEDLINGS RAISED AT INDIAN HEAD. 



(Planted 1896.) 



Pyrus haccata genuina — 



Tree No. 1. — Bloom, May 5. Ripe, September 1. Light crop, small, red, slightly 



astringent fruit. 

 Tree No. 2. — Bloom, May 5. Ripe, September 1. Very light crop, small, red, 



astringent fruit. 



Pyrus haccata cerasiformis — 



Tree No. 1. — Blocm, May 5. Ripe, August 20. Good crop, large, red and yellow 

 fruit. Excellent flavour. One of the best. 



Tree No. 2. — Bloom, May 5. Ripe, September 1. Light crop, small red, astrin- 

 gent. 



Tree No. 3. — Bloom, May 10. Ripe, September 1. Light crop, size of choke- 

 cherry, red. Slightly astringent. 



Tree No. 4. — Bloom May 10. Ripe September 1. Light crop, small, astringent 

 fruit. 



Tree No. 5. — Bloom May 10. Ripe September 1. Good crop, small astringent 

 fruit. 



Tree No. 6. — Bloom May 10. Ripe September 1. Good crop, size of cherry, 

 yellow and red. Good flavour. 



Tree No. 7. — Bloom May 5. Ripe September 1. Light crop, size of cherry, sour. 



Pyrus haccata macrocarpa — 



Tree No. 1.— Bloom May 5. Ripe August 20. Good ciop, size of choke-cherry, 



yellow and red. Good flavour. 

 Tree No. 2.— Bloom May 10. Ripe August 25. Fair crop, size of cherry, yellow 



and red. Very sour. 

 Tree No. 3. — Bloom May 5. Ripe August 25. Good crop, size of small cherry, 



red, good flavour. 

 Tree No. 4. — Bloom May 5. Ripe September 1. Good crop, size of small cherry, 



red, good flavour. 



