DITISIOX OF HORTICULTURE 739 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTAL SUB-STATIONS. 



POET VEPaULION, PEACE KIVER DISTRICT, ALBERTA. 



This station is situated in the valley of the Peace river, in latitude 58° 36'. It is 

 over 300 miles north of Edmonton, and is in charge of Mr. Robert Jones, who has 

 prepared the following report : — 



The early part of April was fine; the snow disappeared in the early part of the 

 month, and the first wheat was sown on the 25th, after which date there was a sudden 

 change to cold weather with snow flurries and severe freezing at night. May opened 

 very cold and remained so for the first ten days, and there was little warmth in the 

 ground before the 16th. The weather throughout the latter part of May was very fine 

 and warm, with frequent showers which gave all plants in the garden a good start. 

 From June 14 the weather, however, was very hot and dry until July 10, when there 

 was rain. During this dry spell some things suffered badly and had to be watered. 

 On the night of June 26, the temperature fell to 27-0° P., making 5° of frost, but 

 most things that were injured, recovered. August was fine. September opened 

 rainy and continued throughout the month. The first killing frost was on August 

 30, when the temperature fell to 28-2° P. 



FRUITS. 



APPLES. 



Although no trees bloomed in 1913, most of the varieties being tested are doing 

 well. These include the hybrid varieties originated by Dr. Wm. Saunders, and other 

 Russian varieties and seedlings of which the condition is given below. 



Cross Bred Apples. — Two Alberta doing fine; the top was cut back somewhat by 

 the winter frosts. 2 Charles; these two are growing very well this summer. 1 Tony, 

 doing well. 1 Prince, fine; the top of this one was cut down by th» rabbits. 1 

 Golden; has done finely. 1 Magnus, doing finely this summer. 1 Silvia, doing well 

 1 Robin, very good. • 1 Pioneer doing very well. 



Seedlings of Cross Bred Apples. — Two Alberta seedlings, doing well. 1 Golden 

 seedling, fine. 1 Jewel seedling, very good.. 1 Silvia seedling, has done very well. 



Russian Apples and Russian Apple Seedlings. — One Yarna, doing fairly well. 2 

 Charlamoff, very good. 1 Morden doing well. 



PLUMS. 



None in bloom this summer. 1 Cheney, good. 1 Bixby, doing finely. 1 Aitkin, 

 made good growth. 1 Odegard, very good. 



These are all of the older plum trees on the plot at present. 



Raspberries have done well the Herbert and Heebner being two good ones under 

 test. The first ripe berries of Herbert were gathered on August i, and of Heebner 

 •on August 8. 



Black currants were heavily loaded with fruit in 1913. Among the best are Kerry 

 Eagle, Magnus, and Bang Up. They wore ripe on August 4. Red and white currants 

 are also doing well. Some of the most promising being Red Dutch, Greenfield, Long 

 Bunched Holland, and Goliath among the red, and White Grape and White Kaiser 

 among the white. 



Fort Vermilion. 



