400 EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS, 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1908 



with russet dots, and small i>atclies of russet near the stem ; flesh a little coarse, jijicy, 

 sweet, with a very fine flavour, perfumed. Season ISTovember. 



Out of all the pears which have fruited at Agassiz for a number of years past, 

 the following are the most productive and valuable from a commercial point of view: 

 Dearborn Seedling, Marguerite, Dr. Jules Guyot, Bartlett, Emile de Heyst, La France, 

 Beurre Bosc, Durondeau, Clairgeau, Howell, Vicar of Winkfield, and for a very late 

 winter pear, the Monarch. 



PLUMS. 



The spring was unfavourable for the plum crop as it was cold and rainy during 

 most of the blossoming period, and a light frost did a good deal cf harm in some local- 

 ities. Later on the weather improved, as also did the prospects of a crop, and the 

 almost entire absence of rot this season, and bright warm weather during the ripen- 

 ing period contributed to the development of a very fine sample. The following sorts 

 fruited this year for the first time in the farm orchards. 



Grosse Tardive. — Tree a moderate grower. Fruit small, roundish, oval; stem 

 IJ inch long, in a slight basin; apex a very small dent; skin deep purple red; flesh 

 pale straw-yellow, juicy, tender, pleasant, sprightly. Eipe July 18. 



Ttwpert. — Tree a moderate spreading grower. Fruit smooth, round, small; stem 

 one inch long, in a small round basin; suture very shallow, almost indistinct, termin- 

 ating in a dent; skin dull purple-red; flesh yellowish, juicy, sprightly, acid. Ripens 

 unevenly from first to third week in July. 



Mirabelle de Flotu. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit below medium size, oval; stem 

 I inch long, set in a shallow cavity ; suture only a line, terminating in a slight depres- 

 sion, one side a little enlarged; skin a handsome yellow; flesh pale yellow, firm, juicy, 

 sprightly, pleasant; stone small, roundish, free. Ripe July 21. 



Red June. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit of medium size, roundish, pointed or 

 heart-shaped; stem short; cavity small; suture shallow; skin orange, nearly covered 

 with red; flesh yellow, tender, moderately juicy, mildly acid with a pleasant flavour. 

 Ripens first half of August; ripening unevenly from August 6 to August 18. Much 

 of the fruit fell off before attaining; full size. 



Dry's Seedling. — Tree a fair grower. Fruit above medium in size, roundish ; 

 stem of medium length; cavity of medium size; suture well marked, terminating in 

 a slight basin; skin greenish-yellow; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, sweet, with a very 

 pleasant flavour. Season second week in August. 



Prince's Red Gage. — Tree a strong upright grower. Fruit medium to large, 

 round, flattened at both ends; stem | inch long; cavity small, round; suture dis- 

 tinct, ending in a small basin; sldn of a clear, handsome red; flesh j-ellowish, sweet, 

 moderately juicy, with a very pleasant flavour; stone of medium size, a cling. Season 

 second week in August. i 



Catherine (Blue). — Tree a moderate grower. Fruit of medium size, oval, tapering 

 towards the stem, which is | of an inch long; no cavity; suture indistinct; skin 

 purple, with a bluish bloom; Flesh tender, juicy, greenish, sweet; stone a cling, 

 which is large for the size of the plum,. Season second week in August. 



Furst's Early Damson. — Tree a slow grower. Fruit of medium size for a damson, 

 oval; stem short; cavity small; skin dark purple, with a heavy blue bloom; flesh 

 yellowish, moderately juicy, pleasantly sweet; stone small and free. Season second 

 week in August. 



Late Muscatelle. — Tree a moderate grower; fruit small, round, flattened at both 

 ends; stem | of an inch long; cavity small; suture shallow, exiding in a dent; skin 

 light purple, with a bluish bloom ; flesh greenish-yellow, juicy, sweet, fine-grained, 

 with a pleasant flavour. Season third week in Au^rust. 



