REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACKAY 499 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Sample Hedges. 



The sample hedges did well this year. The following varieties have been added 

 to the last list : — 



Celtis Occidentalis, Cornus Stolonifera, Abies Balsamea, Picea Nigra, Juniperu3 

 Communis, Picea Coerulea. 



FPJJIT TEEES AND BUSHES. 



The season was most favourable for fruits of all kinds with the exception of black 

 currants and strawberries, and the crops of crab apples and plums were the best ever 

 produced on the Farm. 



Nearly all varieties came through the winter in good condition and blossomed 

 freely. Warm weather with a sufficient amount of rain, rushed the fruit forward and 

 with the exception of a few varieties of late plums, everything had matured before the 

 frost of September 17, which was hard enough to ruin all unpicked fruit. 



No damage was occasioned by insects, except in the case of plum trees which were 

 attacked by an Aphis in July. The trees were sprayed twice with kerosene emulsion, 

 and so far as could be observed, did not sustain much injury from the attack. 



SEEDLIXG APPLES. 



The two seedlings each of Tonka and Arctic, planted in the spring of 1899, have 

 continued to do well. The trees were alive at the tips this spring and made strong 

 growth during the season. 



In 1900, six trees each of Wealthy, Blushed Calville and Hibernal, received from 

 Mr. A. P. Stevenson, Nelson, Manitoba, were planted. Four Wealthy and two Blushed 

 Calville lived through the winter and made fair progress this season. 



GRAFTING. 



Last spring scions of hardy apples and Ci_b apples were received from Mr. A. P. 

 Stevenson, Nelson, Manitoba, and top-grafted on the Pyrus Baccata and Pyrus Pruni- 

 folia which were planted in 1896, and have been fruiting for two or three years. 



Thirteen trees were top-worked by Mr. Geo. Lang, with from 4 to 10 scions each. 



The following grafts struck and made strong growth during the season : — 



Two Hibernal on Pyrus Baccata ivfaciocarpa. 



One Antonovka on Pyrus Prunifolia. 



Three Anisette on Pyrus Prunifolia. 



One Lieby on Pyrus Baccata Cerasiformus. 



Two Transcendent on Pyrus Baccata Macrocarpa. 



FKUITING. 

 crab apples (Pyrus Baccata). 

 Planted 189G. 



The trees wintered well and by May 18 were a mass of bloom. A strong, 

 healthy growth has been made during the season and the wood ripened fairly well 

 before wintef set in. The heavy snow storm on September 23, 1901, did con- 



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