REPORT OF MR. AXGUS ?JACKAY. ^5 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



HYBRID CRABS. 



(Planted 1900.) 



On April 27 six each of five of the most promising varieties of hybrid crabs, 

 recently produced at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, and which are expected 

 to prove hardy in the North-west, were received and planted in a well sheltered, 

 inclosure. 



The ground for about a foot on each side of the graft was at once mulched with 

 2 inches of well-rotted manure to keep the earth moist. They have made fairly good 

 progress considering the unfavourable character of the season. 



PLUMS. 



Seedlings of Hungarian — Planted, 1894. — Winter-killed considerably and did not 

 make much progress this season. Did not blossom. A second growth wag made in 

 -July and August, which has not thoroughly matured, and it is feared that these and 

 ■other plums will sufTer during the coming winter. 



Seedling of Speer — Planted, 1895. — Slightly winter-killed. Made fair growth. 

 Did not blossom. 



Seedling of De Soto — Planted, 1895. — Living at tips, spring, 1900. Fair growth 

 ■during the season. Did not blossom. 



Seedlings of Voronesh — Planted, 1895. — Killed at tips. Fair growth. Did not 

 ■blossom. 



Seedlings of Imperial Blue — Planted, 1895. — Winter-killed at tips. Strong 

 growth. Did not blossom. 



Seedlings of V/eaver — Planted, 1894. — !N"early all of the trees in this plantation 

 •came through the winter in good condition, less than one-third showing any signs 

 ■of winter-killing. Twenty-nine trees blossomed, of which 25 bore fruit. In blossom 

 May 12. Ripe from August 25 to September 5. Five of the trees produced an 

 -excellent quality of fruit and four trees of the five bore a very heavy crop. The fruit 

 ripened evenly and when preserved was of good flavour and texture. 



PLUMS FROM C. E. FARM, OTTAWA. 



Aikin Plum — Planted, 1897. — Came through the winter in good condition and 

 blossomed freely on May 12. A large crop of fruit set and ripened. The plums were 

 the largest grown on the farm this year, and were of excellent quality and flavour ; 

 ■colour, deep red, skin thin, ripe August 25. Since this plum was planted in 1897, it 

 has made steady progress and now promises to be a valuable variety for the North- 

 "west. The tree which fruited was planted in one of the hedge inclosures, where it 

 Tvas well sheltered. 



PLUMS RECEDED FROM CHARLES LUEDLOFF, COLOGNE, MINN., U.S.A. 



Planted, 1896. — Of the 38 varieties of American plum seedlings living last fall, 

 all came through the winter, although a number of the varieties were more or less 

 killed back. 



Cottrell, Weaver, Van Deman, PefFer's Premium, Wood, and Ocheeda, blossomed 

 in May, but no fruit set. 



City — Blossomed May 10. — Fair crop. Large fruit, good quality, Eipe, Sep- 

 tember 1. 



Large Bed sweet — Blossomed, May 10. — Light crop. Large fruit, fair quality, 

 late. Kipe, September 15. 



Dunlap, No. 1 — Blossomed, May 15. — Fair crop. Medium sized fruit. Did not 

 ripen. 



