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numerous, yellow, distinct; bloom moderate, bluish; skin thick, tougli; flesh yellow, 

 juicy; stone medium size, oval, cling; sweet, good flavour; quality good. 



Of the same type as Oren and Bouncer, but not as good as either. 



Brackett. — Form roundish, flattened at ends; large to very large; cavity medium 

 width, shallow; stem i inch, slender; suture a distinct line, no depression; apex 

 flattened, indented; colour yellow ahnost entirelj' overspread with deep purplish red; 

 dots numerous, yellow, distinct; bloom moderate, bluish; skin thick, tough; flesh 

 deep yellow, meaty, juicy; stone above medium, roundish, flattened, cling; sweet, rich, 

 good flavour; qualitj- good. 



Of the same cl'.aracter as Orcu and Bouncer. Does not appear better than either 

 of them. 



Lester — (De Soto Seedling). — Eoundish, one side a little longer than other; 

 medium to above medium in size; cavity narrow, shallow; suture a distinct lino only; 

 apex rounded; yellow more or less covered with bright red; dots moderately numer- 

 ous, small, yellow, rather indistinct; bloom moderate, bluish; skin moderately thick, 

 rather tough; flesh deep yellow, juicy; stone below medium size, semi-cling, roundish, 

 considerably flattened; sweet, good flavour; quality good. Season mid September. 

 Worth keeping on account of quality and productiveness. A promising plum. 



Troy — (Cheney Seedling). — Eoundish, large; cavity narrow, shallow; suture a 

 fairly distinct line very slightly depressed; apex rounded; yellowish well washed 

 with deep red; dots numerous, small, yellow, distinct; bloom moderate, bluish; skin 

 rather thick, moderately tender; flesh deep yellow, juicy; stone above medium, oval, 

 flattened; sweet, good flavour; quality good to very good. Season mid September. 



A promising seedling, better in quality than Cheney. 



CHERRIES. 



The cherry crop was practically a total failure this year; the fruit buds, as is 

 usually the case, being destroyed by winter. Each year's experience makes it more 

 certain that until some hardier varieties are found the only method of producing 

 cherries in this district is by protecting the trees or by growing dwarf trees which 

 will be protected by the snow. Bushy trees of the Kcslov Morello type are what are 

 needed, but unfortunately these trees are extremly slov*^ in growing when grafted and 

 if stones are planted the fruit varies so much that one is uncertain what he will get 

 when the trees begin to bear, which from the seed takes a long time also. The Orel 

 25 and Vladimir are two of the hardiest varieties which have been tested. 



The black aphis and leaf spot were troublesome on the cherry trees this year. 



GRAPES. 



Although there was very little snow in the winter of 1905-6 and what there was 

 disappeared early, the grape vines with the slight protection afforded them from cold 

 by the few iTiches of soil thrown over them in the autumn came through the winter 

 in good condition, showing clearly tliat the value of covering lay not so much in the 

 protection from cold as from the sudden changes of temperature. The vines were not 

 uncovered until May 18 and 19, it being learned by experience that it is very, important 

 to keep them covered as long as possible without danger of heating so that spring 

 frosts will 1-e avoided. 



The season of 1906 w.'is a very favourable one for grapes in the Ottav.-a valley, 

 the hot, dry weather causing them to grow rapidly and ripen up their fruit well. 



There wore 100 named varieties ripened tkoroughly. The twenty-five varieties 

 which ripened first were: Florence, September 8; Janesville, Hartford. September 11; 

 Jewel, Early Ohio. Early Daisy, Champion. September 12 ; Manito. Pattison, Bonne 

 Madame, Moore's Early, Early Victor, Presley, September 15; Golden Drop, Meyer, 



