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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD V!!., A. 190S 



Bedford Prolific. — Tree a Etrong grower. Fruit above medium size, blunt, heart- 

 shape; stem long; cavity wide and shallow; skin glossy black; flesh red, juice red, 

 tender, juicy with a pleasant, sprightly flavour, sweet, good. Season middle of July. 



COMMEECIAL OKCHARDS. 



The varieties added to the commercial apple orchard this year are the Cox Orange 

 Pi]^pin and the Winter Banana. All the trees have made a very satisfactory growth 

 and two of the Mother trees bore three very fine specimens each. 



A beginning in a commercial pear and plum orchard will be made this spring; 

 the trees are ordered and the land is prepared to begin planting just as soon as spring 

 opens. 



SMALL FRUITS, 1906. 



This has not been a favourable year with us for small fruits. The long, hot, dry 

 time at and before ripening, lessened the crop considerably. The blackberries, how- 

 ever, suffered the least and there was a good crop of fine berries of this class. 



Eed iLN'D Yellow Raspberries. 



"We have 75 varieties of Red and Yellow Raspberries under test. The following 

 are the most desirable. 



Name. 



Phoenix 



Pauline 



New Fastolf. 



Northumberland 



Basket. 

 Duke of Brabant . 



All Summer. .... 



Lord Beaconsfield 



Sarah 



Fill 



Cuthbert.. ., 



R. B. White 



French Vice President. 



Golden Queen 



Large Yellow 



Growth 



of 

 Plant. 



Vigorous. 



Size 

 of Fruit. 



Large 



Very large .... 



Large 



Large medium 



jLarge 



I 



Large medium 



Very Large. . . 



Large 



Quality. 



Firm, good quality . 



Firm, good quality, continues 



long in bearing. 

 Firm, good quality 



Firm, good quality, continues 



long in bearing. 

 Firm, good quality 



Firm, gotjd quality, continues 



long in bearing,'. 

 Firm, good quality 



Firm, sweet, very good quali- 

 ty. The best flavoured berry 

 we have. 



Firm, good quality 



Firm, ^ood quality, continues* 



long in bearing. 

 Film, sweet, good quality. . . 



II good quality . 



Productive- 

 ness. 



Productive. 



Besides the above, we have the following varieties, all of which, here, are lacking 

 in one or more desirable qualities: — Battler's Giant, Paragon, Charles, Hornet, 

 Carter's Prolific, Belle de Fontenay, Baumforth's Seedling, Muskingum, Turner, 



