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EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 190t 



'New Ulm — Blossomed May 5. — Light crop. Yeiy large and fine fruit of excellent 

 flavour. Kipe, September 10. This variety has been fairly hardy and is likely to- 

 prove a useful plum for cultivation in the North-west. 



Purple Yosemite — Blossomed, May 20. — Light crop. Medium sized fruit. Did 

 not ripen. 



MANIT0B.1 NATIVE PLUMS — FROM THOS. FRANKLAND, STONEWALL, MAN. 



Of the 35 niunbered varieties reported living last fall, two died during the winter^ 

 and the others, with the exception of 18 varieties, we-re more or less killed back. 



Fruiting. • 



Seedlings Raised at Indian Head — Transplanted, Spring, 1895. — Came through 

 the winter in good condition, and blossomed May 10 to 20. 

 Following are notes on their fruiting : — 



CHERRIES. 



Seedling of Carnation. — Planted 1894. — Wiulcr-killed one-half. Fair growth dur- 

 ing season. 



Seedling of Lithaur Weichsel — Planted 1894. — Came through the winter in fairly 

 good condition. One tree blossomed but did not bear fruit. 



Mahaleb — Planted 1895. — Kilk'd one-half. Made good growth this season. 



Seedling of Olivet — Planted 1895. — Wiulcr killed back one-half. Made fair 

 growth during season. 



Seedlings of Minnesota Ostheim — Planted 1S95. — Considerably winl(>r-killod, and 

 on account of dry weather early in the season did not make satisfactory growth. 



