548 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



Dry's Seedling. — Tree a free grower. Fruit small to medium, oval ; skin red- 

 dish yellow, with a few brown dots. Flesh yellow, sweet and juicy, with a pleasant 

 flavour. Season early September. 



Partridge. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit of medium size, roundish, with a suture ; 

 skin red, with a white bloom. Flesh yellowish, rather dry, sweet, with a pleasant 

 flavour. Season early September. 



Blue Egg. — Tree a medium grower. Fruit below medium size, oblong, egg-shaped, 

 with a shallow suture ; skin light red, with a white bloom. Flesh yellowish, firm, 

 moderately juicy, sweet, with a pleasant flavour. Season middle of September. 



Swan's Yellow. — Tree a strong* upright grower. Fruit of medium size, 

 roundish, globe-shaped, suture deep, with a depression at each end. Flesh yellow, 

 juicy, a little coarse, moderately sweet, with a pleasant flavour. Season middle of 

 September. i 



Britzer Egg. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit below medium size, egg-shaped ; 

 skin yellow. Flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant flavour, a little coarse in the 

 grain. Season middle of September. 



Niemburg Egg. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit of medium size, egg-shaped ; 

 skin pale, dull red, with a whitish bloom. Flesh yellow, firm, moderately juicy, sweet, 

 with a pleasant flavour. Season early and middle of September. 



Steptoe. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit below medium size, egg-shaped ; skin pur- 

 ple, with a thin bloom. Flesh yellowish, juicy and sweet, with a pleasant flavour. 

 Season September. 



Mistake. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit above medium size, oblong oval, with a 

 suture and one side enlarged ; skin purple, with a white bloom. Flesh yellowish, a lit- 

 tle coarse, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant flavour. Season September. 



Large English Damson. — Tree a strong and upright grower. Fruit a large Dam- 

 son ; skin purple, with a thin bloom. Flesh greenish, juicy, with a pleasant flavour. 

 Season last of September. 



The varieties of trees with fruit frej or nearly free from rot this year were Mon- 

 arch, Mitchelson, Sultan, Annie Spath, Clyman, Cochet Pere and Blue Apricot. Of 

 those described as fruiting for the first time, some were free from rot and some were 

 not, but another season will give more evidence on which to base an opinion as to 

 their power to resist this disease. 



CHERKIES. 



The cherry trees were very full of bloom this year, but during the blossoming 

 period there were two frosts, and almost continuous cold rains, and most of the blossoms - 

 failed to fertilize, and as the rains continued through May and most of June, spray- 

 ing was not effective, and the few cherries that did grow were many of them destroyed 

 by the brown rot. A few of the young trees produced a few specimens, some of which, 

 if they can be protected from the rot will be of value in this province. 



The following brief descriptions are presented as to the character and date of 

 ripening of the new sorts which have fruited here for the first time this season : — 



Royal Morello. — Tree a medium grower. Fruit medium to small, round flattened; 

 skin bright glossy red. Flesh juicy, pleasant, sprightly acid, firm. Season early 

 July. 



Winkler's White. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit medium to large, heart-shaped, 

 Ekin yellowish red. Flesh firm, juicy, sweet. Season early July. 



