302 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



SMALL FRUIT. 



Currants.. — All varieties of currants gave a most abundant crop the past season. 

 All sorts were large and fine, but Fay's Prolific a red variety was ahead of all others 

 in size. No protection was given the bushes. Last spring the following eleven 

 varieties were added to the collection : Yersaillaise, New Eed Dutch, Odgen's Black, 

 Baldwin's Black, Prince of "Wales, Knight's Earty Eed, La Fertile, La Conde, La 

 Hative, White Transparent and London Eed. 



The following is result of last season's crop of currants : — 



BLACK CURRANTS. 



Black JVaples. — Eipened from 27th July to 10th August. Crop and currants 

 large, but fruit did not ripen evenly. 



i/ee's Prolific. — Eipe 27th July, The fruit was of large size and the crop very 

 heavy. Eipened evenly. 



The following seedling black currants produced at the Cen4,ral Experimental 

 Farm have also been tested : 



No. gij-. — Fairly early. Fruit medium in size and quantity. 



Climax. — Eipened evenly on July 27th. Heavy crop of large fruit. 



Charmer. — Poor crop of small fruit. 



No. -^Y' — Ripened July 27th. Heavy crop of large fruit. 



No. -J^' — Poor crop. Medium sized fruit. 



No. I". — Eipened unevenly. Medium crop of small fruit. 



Beauty. — Eipened unevenly. Heavy crop of large fruit. 



No. Jj. — Poor crop of poor fruit. 



Dominion. — Eipened evenly. Well laden bushes of fine fruit. The best of all 

 these new varieties with us. 



Native Black. — Very large crop. Fruit small. 



RED CURRANTS. 



Fay's Prolific. — Eipened 5th August. Very large crop of extra sized fruit. 



Bed Grape. — Eipened evenly on 1st August. Heavy crop of medium sized 

 fruit. 



Bed Dutch. — Eipened very evenly Ist August. Heavy crop of fine fruit. 

 Bunches large. 



Baby Castle. — Eipened evenly 5th August. Large crop of medium fruit. 



WHITE CURRANTS. 



White Grape. — Eipened 29th July. Bushes loaded down with large bunches of 

 fine fruit. 



White Dutch. — Eipe August 1st. A voy heavy crop of large fine fruit. 



RASPBERRIES. 



All varieties of raspberries came through the winter in splendid condition. The 

 crop of fruit was very large, but dry weather injured all but the earliest, and the 

 hot wind which did so much injury all over the countrj^, dried up all the late fruit. 



All the canes were laid down before frost came and covered first with two 

 inches of earth, and then with well rotted manure. The covering was left on until 

 May 9th, and then dug in among the canes. 



It is very important that the covering should be left on as late as possible, so as 

 to retard the canes in commencing to bud till all danger of frost is past. 



