DITISION OF HORTICULTURE 329 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Six bushes each of Red Cross and of Greenfield were added to the plantation this 

 year. 



WHITE CURRANTS. 



The varieties planted in 1911 gave the following yields, in pounds, per acre:— 

 Large White, 145; White Cherry, 87; White Grape, 87. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



The varieties planted in 1911 gave the following yields, in pounds, per acre: — 

 Mabel, 696; Downing, 551; Silvia, 304£; Queen Anne, 275; Gibb, 261; Red Jacket, 

 203; Industry, 87; Josselyn, 87; Rideau, 87; Saunders, 72J. 



Six Houghton, twelve Pearl, and eighteen Downing were planted this year. 



RASPBERRIES. 



The varieties planted in 1911 gave the following yields, in pounds, per acre: — 

 Columbian, 933 10 /ig; Eaton, 702% G ; Herbert 624 7 /ic; King, 509%o; Heebner, 424; 

 Loudon, 266% ; Sarah, 133 6 /ic; Marlboro, 48J. 



Twelve Cuthberts put in at the same time as above varieties in 1911, all died. 



In 1912, 160 canes were planted; Brighton, 16; Count, 16; Cuthbert, 16; Eaton, 

 16; Herbert, 32; King, 32; Loudon, 16; Marlboro, 16. 



STRAWBERRIES 



The following varieties planted in 1911 yielded, in pounds, per acre: — Bisel, 

 2,904; New Globe, 2,006|| : Grenville, 1,588. 



Nettie and Uncle Jim, though put in at the same time, produced no fruit. 



The following number of plants were added in 1912 : Beder Wood, 50 ; Bisel, 25 ; 

 Buster, 50; Clyde, 10; Dunlap, 50; Enhance, 40; Excelsior, 50; Glen Mary, 50; Green- 

 ville, 25; Nettie, 50; New Globe, 25; Parson, 50; Ruby, 50>; Sample, 50; Splendid, 

 50; 3 W's, 50; Uncle Jim, 50; Wm. Belt, 50; 



GRAPES. 



The following number of vines were planted in 1912: Brant, 15; Brighton, 4; 

 Campbell's Early, 2; Canada, 14; Champion, 2; Cottage, 4; Early Ohio, 5; Florence 

 x Potter, 5; Golden Drop, 2; Hartford, 5; Lindley, 5; Manito, 5; McTavish, 2; 

 Merrimac, 5; Moore's Early, 5; Pattison, 3; Peabody, 5; Potter, 5; Potter x Florence, 

 2; Rogers, 17, 5; Wilkins, 5; Wyoming Red, 2; Yomago, 2. 



VEGETABLES. 



The past season was one of the most unfavourable in years, continuous wet 

 weather until June 15 keeping back seeding operations, whilst a drought which 

 followed right to the beginning of August delayed germination. The yields were thus 

 exceedingly low. Besides the two hundred and fifteen varieties tested in trial plots, 

 about two acres of vegetables were grown for market, also for seed to be distributed. 

 These were raised between the trees, in the apple orchard. 



The celeriac did not germinate; the celery, sown in the greenhouse on March 21 

 did not grow enough to make it worth while transplanting; the same thing happened 

 to egg plants ; all the musk melons and the water melons died after transplanting, and 

 the same varieties sown in the open produced no fruit; the peppers did not produce 

 anything, nor the squashes. 



