niTISION OF nORTICVLTURE 617 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



C'HERRIES. 



The cherries were iiioved from the bad low spot where they had been planted to 

 a better location north oi" the pliun orchard. The snow, which piles up to over 6 feet in 

 height, where they were, broke most of the trees, so that the area given to them is 

 only • 27 acre. 



A few Prunus tomentosa, co\ering an area of -07 acre were tx*ansplanted south of 

 the plum orchard from the unfavourable piece of ground where they had been 

 planted in 1911. 



SMALL FRUIT. 



Sixteen varieties of black currants, twelve of red, three of white, twelve of goose- 

 berries, eleven of raspberries, eighteen of strawberries- and thirty of grapes are under 

 test. As some of these were only planted one or two years ago it is too early to 

 say wliich will do best. However, the following tables may be of interest: 



Cap Rouge. 



