REFORT OF MR. AXGUS MAC KAY 501 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Pyrus baccata cerasiformis — 



Four trees fruited ; ripe September 10 to 20 ; generally about the size of baccata ; 

 rather flat in form ; juicy, red, astringent ; medium crop. 



Pyrus baccata genuina — 



Five trees fruited ; ripe September 5 to 10 ; fruit generally smaller than bac- 

 cata ; juicy, slightly acid and very astringent. 



HYBRID CRABS. 



(Planted spring of 189S and 1S99). 



Were transplanted in 1900 to a new location. The transplanting was fatal to many 

 of them. 



This spring two trees of cross-bred seedling No. 96 ; 5 trees of No. 95 ; 1 tree of 

 No. 51 ; and 1 tree of Xo. 529 were alive. 



Of the six each of the five varieties of hybrid crabs produced at the Central Ex- 

 perimental Farm, sent as root grafts, and planted in the spring of 1900, only 1 Progress, 

 4 Charles^ 1 Prairie Gem, and 1 Novelty, survived. 



These trees are now, however, well established, and will probably make rapid pro- 

 gress next season. 



A large number of cross-breds, seedlings of cross-breds, with other seedling Pyrns 

 trees were received from the Central Experimental Farm last spring. Some of these 

 were planted in a new orchard and others were put temporarily in nursery rows to be 

 planted out later. 



NEW PYRUS ORCHARD. 



A new Pyrus orchard was commenced this year, south of the Superintendent's 

 house, in a plot well sheltered on all sides by hedges, in which the following were set : — 



SEEDLINGS. 



Two Xo. 171 ; 3 Xo. 167 ; 1 Xo. 198 ; 1 Xo. 162 ; 1 Xo. 30 ; 1 Xo. 107 ; 4 Xo. 

 165 ; 1 Xo. 142 ; 1 Xo. 161 ; 1 Xo. 192 ; 1 No. 184 ; 1 No. 183 ; 2 No. 193 ; 4 No. 

 175 ; 4 No. 520 ; 1 No. 19 ; 2 No. 142 ; 1 No. 79 ; 1 No. 12 ; 1 No. 45 ; 2 No. 116 ; 

 1 No. 132 ; 1 Eastman ; 1 Aurora ; 2 Cavan; 2 Belmont ; 6 Rupert ; 4 Hunter, and 

 1 Carleton. 



The following were also set out to the soxith of the old Pyrus orchard. Unless 

 otherwise marked, all there were sent from the Central Experimental Farm : — 



4 seedlings of Pyrus baccata cdulis. 5 Row 13, No. 1. 



3 Purus baccata x Krimskoe. 6 Seedlings of Aurora. 



4 i. x Ball's winter crab. 6 Row 0, No. 1. 



2 ii xPewaukee. 4 Pyrus prunifolia fructu coccinca. 



4 seedlings of Hunter. 4 Pyrus Sicboldii. (1850). 



10 .i Progress. 4 Pyrus Malus, A. A. 



>i Hyslop Crab. (From Stevenson.) 5 seedlings of Pyrus Malus pcndula, A. A. 



2 n Sweet Russet Hybrid. (From Steven- 3 ,, Philip's sweet crab. (Stevenson), 



son). 4 Pyrus bctulwfolia. 



7 ,i Eastman. 

 ,S H Pauline. 

 «) „ Charles. 



4 H Belmont. 

 12 M Prairie Gem. 

 12 ii Dean. 



(J „ Transcendent Crab. (From Stevenson). 4 



1 n Virginia Crab. ■■ 



5 ,i Minnesota Hybrid. n 

 G ii Novelty. 

 4 M Eaton. 



8 ii Cavan. 

 4 Rupert hybrid sand cherry. 



Most of these are doing well. 



