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EXPERIMEXTAL FAR ITS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



season's fruit yield, while some whose orchards have been neglected are having but 

 poor crops. 



The Bordeaux mixture was used this year at the Xappan farm on all fruit trees. 

 The apple scab fungus was more easily kept in check than usual, the weather con- 

 tinuing without any heavy rains made a less number of sprayings efficient. The plum 

 aphis was the most troublesome pest to deal with. The most thorough work is neces- 

 sary to kill all these insects, and several sprayings were required to rid the trees of this 

 aphis. Tobacco water proves the cheapest and most effective material tried. The 

 apple aphis, or apple plant louse, was also noticed on some apple trees, but only in 

 small numbers. 



The crop of cherries was very small, and outside of an English Morello and a few 

 Orel trees no fruit was obtained. A few of the pear trees ripened fruit. The variety 

 known as Osband's Summer gave some good specimens. The plum crop was very 

 good. The plums which fruited well were Prince's Yellow Gage, Moore's Arctic, 

 Saunders, Washington, Imperial Gage, German Prune and Italian Prune. The yield 

 of strawberries was above the averago. 



The collection of annual flowering plants did not produce as fine bloom as usual 

 owing to the dry weather. The perennial sorts gave splendid bloom. The ornamental 

 trees and shrubs made good growth, and a report is here made of the varieties now 

 growing at Nappan. 



Experiments were conducted with vegetables of various kinds, and particulars of 

 some of the tests will be found in this report. 



I beg to acknowledge the following donations : — 



Mr. A. M. Shaw, Stewiacke, X.S., cherry trees. 



Mr. Leander Freen, Upper Malagash, N.S., cherry trees and Stark apple scions. 



Peter Henderson & Co., New York, Prosperity peas and Metropolitan corn. 



G. H. Haszard, Charlottetown, P.E.I., Cactus dahlias and King Edward VII. peas. 



OEXAMEXTAL TREES AXD SHEUBS. 



The ornamental trees and shrubs planted from time to time have made good 

 growth during the past season. A list of those varieties now growing, the date of 

 planting, their present growth, and the character of their growth is given in the fol- 

 lowing table. 



There are 201 different sorts of deciduous trees and shrubs, and 56 kinds of ever- 

 green trees and shrubs now growing on the farm. As far as possible the common 

 names of these shrubs and trees are given, together with their botanical names. The 

 botanical and common names used in the published catalogue of ornamental trees and 

 shrubs growing at the Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa are used in this list. 



Name of Variety. 



Deciduous. 



1 Acer platanoides — Norwiy Maple 



2 Acer platanoides Sehwedleri— Sehwedler's Maple. . 



3 Acer Saccharinum— Swjar or Rock Maple 



4 Acer Xegundo — Box. Elder 



5 Acer tataricum Ginnala— Ginnalian Maple. 



6 Acer pseudoplatanus — Sycamore Maple. 





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Remarks. 



Strong. . Fine ornamental tree. 

 Very fine. 

 Valuable ornamental 



tree. 

 A fine rapid grower. 

 Valuable shrub when 

 young. 

 V. Pair.... Not thrifty. 



