REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SEARPE 549 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Kircheimcr. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit of medium size, roundish oval ; skin 

 dark glossy red. Flesh mild, pleasantly acid. Season early July. 



Fromm's Heart. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit of medium size, heart-shaped ; 

 skin dark glossy red. Flesh firm, juicy, sweet, and of pleasant flavour. Season early 

 July. 



Beauty of Marienhohe. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit small, roundish heart- 

 shaped; skin light red with golden dote. Flesh yellowish, moderately juicy, sweet, 

 Season early July. 



* Seedling No. 1. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit large, obtusely heart-shaped; 

 skin glossy red. Flesh firm, juicy, sweet with a pleasant flavour. Season early July. 



Seedling No. 2. — Tree a moderate grower. Fruit medium to large, heart-shaped ; 

 skin bright red. Flesh firm, moderately juicy, sweet. Season early July. 



' Seedling No. 4. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit large, obtusely heart-shaped ; skin 

 yellowish red. Flesh yellowish, juicy, tender, pleasantly acid. Season early July. 



Seedling No. 9. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit small to medium in size, heart- 

 shaped ; skin dark red. Flesh tender, juicy, moderately sweet, with a pleasant flavour. 

 Season early July. 



Guben. — Tree a medium grower. Fruit of medium size, round, flattened ; skin 

 dark glossy red. Flesh red, tender, juicy, and pleasantly acid. Season early July. 



Hedelfinger. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit large, heart-shaped ; skin dark red. 

 Flesh firm, sweet, with a pleasant flavour. Season middle of July. 



Schmehls. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit large, obtusely heart-shaped ; skin 

 mottled, yellow and pale red. Flesh tender, juicy, and sweet, with a pleasant flavour. 

 Season middle of July. 



Seedling No. 19. — Tree a medium grower. Fruit of medium size, oval ; skin yel- 

 lowish red. Flesh tender, juicy and sweet, with a pleasant flavour. Season middle 

 of July. 



Weichsel Ostheim. — Tree a medium grower. Fruit of medium size, roundish ; 

 skin dark glossy red. Flesh juicy, tender, slightly acid, with a pleasant flavour. Sea- 

 son middle and last of July. 



Lucien. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit heart-shaped ; skin pale yellowish red. 

 Flesh juicy, tender, sweet and rich. Season middle of July. 



Berlin Amarelle. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit medium to large, oval ; skin 

 dark glossy red. Flesh tender, juicy and pleasantly acid. Season middle and last 

 of July. 



Gerrnersdorf. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit large, obtusely heart-shaped ; 

 ekin glossy red. Flesh yellowish red, tender, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant flavour. 

 Season last of July. 



Princess. — Treo a moderate grower. Fruit very large, heart-shaped ; skin light 

 red. Flesh pale yellowish red, tender, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant flavour. Season, 

 middle and last of July. 



Shadow Amarelle. — Tree a medium grower. Fruit of medium size, oval ; skin 

 dark red. Flesh dark red, tender, juicy, mildly acid, with a pleasant flavour. Season, 

 middle and last of July. 



PEACHES, APKICOTS AXD NECTAEINES. 



The peach, apricot and nectarine trees were very beautiful with bloom about the 

 last of March. One peach and not one apricot or nectarine was the result from the 



• These seedlings under numbers have all been produced at the Experimental Farm. 



