390 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Seedlmgs of Voronesh. — Four of these were planted in the spring of 1897, and 4 

 were living in the autumn. They have made strong growth. 



Seedlings of Impericd Blue. — Five were planted in the spring of 1895, and one was 

 living in the autumn of 1897. This has made strong growth, but this variety does not 

 seem sufficiently hardy to stand the climate here. 



PLUMS FROM CHAS. 



LUEDLOFF, COLOGNE, MINN. 



In the spring of 1896, 38 varieties of plums were ordered by the Director from the 

 above nursery and when received they were planted in an inclosure. In the following 

 list will be found the names, number planted and notes on the condition of the trees in 

 the fall of 1897. 



Name of Variety. 



Purple Yosemite . 



Clinton 



Mi- sour i Apricot, 

 Deep Creek . . . 



Irene 



Milton 



Anthony 



Cottrell 



Emerson, 



Weaver 



Van Buren 



Reed 



Esther 



Forest Rose ... 



Dr. Dennis 



New William 



Newman 



Van Deman 



Yellow Sweet 



Chas. Downing. 



Ocheeda 



Speer 



American Eagle. . 

 Col. Wilder. . . . , 

 Pepper's Puritan. 



Ounlop No. 1 



Wood 



Illinois Iron-clad, 

 Crescent City. . . , 

 Large Red Sweet 



Hammer 



Silas Wilson 



City 



Richland 



Gaylord , 



Moldavka 



Neil's 



Hawkeye 



Number 

 Planted. 



2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



Notes on Condition and Growth, 1897. 



Strong growth. 



1 fair growth, 1 dead. 



2 fair growth. 



2 strong growth. 



2 fair growth ; kills back. 



1 strong growth, 1 dead. 

 2 



2 fair growth. 



2 strong growth. 



2 fair growth ; partly winter killed. 



2 „ 



2 II partly winter killed. 



1 II 1 strong growth. 



2 II partly winter killed. 

 2 II II 



2 



2 strong growth. 



2 



1 fair growth, 1 strong growth. 



1 II II 



2 strong growth. 



1 II 1 dead. 



2 fair growth. 

 2 



2 



1 strong growth, 1 broken. 



1 II 1 dead. 



1 fair growth, 1 dead. 



2 strong growth. 

 2 



ll >i 1 fair growth. 



2 



2 fair growth. 



|l II 1 dead. 



1 II II 



,2 .1 



1 II II 



•2 



PLUMS FROM THE CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, PLANTED 1897. 



De Soto 

 Aikin . . 

 Hoskin . 



