DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 307 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENTAL STATION, CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.T. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT— J. A. CLARK, B.S.A. 



AREA. 



The area now devoted to horticulture, including wood-lots and avenues, is about 

 twenty-one acres. 



The wood-lots and avenues were cleared of much of the underbrush, a splendid 

 picnic ground being prepared in the grove just north of the Station buildings. New 

 avenues and roads were opened up as needed and kapt in good condition by the 

 occasional use of the split-log drag. 



TREE FRUITS. 



APPLES. 



The season of 1912 was an off year with the most of the fruit trees in the old 

 orchard at the Experimental Station, one section of a Red Quarrenden tree being an 

 exception. This tree was stripped of its bloom on one side several years ago and has 

 since that time produced a crop every year on alternate sides. 



No fruit was borne in the new orchard that was set in the spring of 1910. These 

 trees have made a strong, vigorous growth and have not been injured to any extent 

 by insects or diseases, as shown by the small percentage of loss (5-G per cent in three 

 years) from all causes, including accidents. An addition of forty trees was made to 

 the orchard early in May, 1912. 



cherries. 



The cherry orchard gave profuse bloom, which was injured to some extent by 

 frost. Quite a number of the trees bore fruit, but it was taken by the robins before 

 it was fully ripe. 



PLUMS. 



The plum trees have made very strong, vigorous growth. The trees have been free 

 from disease or insects. They have been sprayed regularly at the same time as the 

 apples with lime-sulphur, and up to the present have been entirely free from black- 

 knot, which has caused so much damage to plum trees throughout the province. 



PEARS. 



The pear trees have grown the best, and are the most thrifty trees at the Station. 

 Only one tree has died since planting. It was killed by an accident. Two trees of the 

 Lucrative variety were loaded with excellent fruit, 



SMALL FRUITS. 



The small fruit plantation gave highly satisfactory returns during the season. 

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