436 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



Fay's Prolific. — Produced very little fruit ; plant weak ; flavour insipid ; berries 

 very large. 



Prince Albert. — A vigorous grower ; fruit small ; sweet ; length of spike, l£ inches; 

 not fruitful. 



Victoria. — A vigorous grower ; fruit medium ; slightly acid ; length of spike, lg 

 inches ; ripens evenly ; fairly productive. 



Fertile D' Angers. — This variety has spikes of medium length ; size large ; sweet ; 

 a fairly vigorous grower. 



WHITE VARIETIES. 



White Grape.— Flavour good ; sweet ; length of spike, 1| inches ; berry small 

 to medium ; a vigorous grower, but gave a poor crop. 



\\ kite Dutch. — Vigorous grower ; fruit small to medium ; flavour very pleasant ; 

 spike of medium length, somewhat thinly set. 



BLACK VARIETIES. 



Black Champion. — Killed to near ground, winter 1900-1901. Made fair growth 

 1901. 



Lee's Prolific. — A robust grower ; thinly set ; flavour poor, sub-acid ; skin 

 tough. 



Victoria. — Plants weak and produced practically nothing. 



Black Naples. — Plants in weak condition, and produced very little fruit. 



Standard. — A vigorous grower ; skin thin ; flesh sweet and juicy ; berries large. 



Monarch. — A vigorous grower ; berries of medium size ; skin thin ; spikes very 

 thinly set ; flesh sweet and juicy. 



Eclipse. — Skin rather tough, sub-acid ; medium sized berries thinly set ; a fairly 

 vigorous grower. 



Charmer. — Berry of medium size ; skin tough ; flavour fair, somewhat acid ; a 

 vigorous grower ; thinly set. 



Stewart. — Size medium to large ; skin tough ; of fair flavour, acid ; a vigorous 

 grower ; thinly set. 



Perry. — Berry small to medium ; skin tough ; of fair flavour, somewhat acid ; 

 a vigorous grower ; thinly set. 



Kerry. — Skin rather tough ; of fair flavour, acid ; a vigorous grower ; not very 

 productive ; spikes thinly set. 



Winona. — Berry of medium size ; skin thin ; flesh juicy and sweet ; a vigorous 

 grower ; thinly set. 



Clipper. — Berry small to medium ; skin fairly tender ; flesh slightly acid ; a 

 vigorous grower ; fruit thinly set. 



Beauty. — Berry medium to large ; thin skin ; flesh sweet and juicy ; fairly well 

 set ; a vigorous grower. 



Ontario. — Berry small to medium ; skin moderately thin ; flesh fairly sweet and 

 juicy ; fairly well set ; a vigorous grower. 



Eagle. — Berry medium to large ; skin thin ; flesh sweet and juicy ; a very 

 vigorous grower ; thinly set. 



RHUBARB. 



There are now nineteen varieties of this useful vegetable growing at the Experi- 

 mental Farm, most of them showing distinct characteristics in colour, habit of growth, 

 yield, &c. 



