330 RKTORT <»K OKFK^K oK KX I'l'.IlIMKNT STATIONS. 



'I'lu'sc Nur'u'lifs will l»t' |)i(>]>;in";ilt'(l aiiil (list rihulcd to NJirioiis phiccs 

 ill I lie 'I'crrilory lor t rial. 



\\'<' li:i\ 1' a few l)iackl)(M-rv bushes of the follow iiii;- Xiiricties: Sny- 

 (ici-. 'I'lirni'r. Tavlor. and l'iillt'i'"s Colorado. 'IMicv arc ali\'(\ but that 

 about all lliat tan be said of tlit'iii :'.t prcsciil. Tlic blackbci'i'v is not 

 liktdy to do well in Alaska. 



RASPBEllRTES. 



The raspl)orrv is indig^onous to Alaska. It is found all throu^"h the 

 central part of the Tcrritorv, and even north of the Arctic Circle. 



We have <)(»() bushes of a variety coiunioii in the jrardens about 

 town; it is prol)ably th(> Cuthbert. They do exceediiioly w'(dl hero. 

 In addition we hax'e a half-dozen bushes each of Miller and Loudon, 

 both of which have made vigorous growth. 



CURRANTS. 



Currant ])U8hcs also do well in Alaska. We have some 200 bushes 

 about evenly divided between the i"ed and the white currants, which 

 have l)een i)ropat>ated from bushes found her<; in town. In addition 

 w(^ have a few plants each of Fay Prolific, White (xrape, Victoria, 

 Ruby Castle, and AIanito])a Amber. W^e also have a few black cur- 

 rant bushes. These will ])o propagated to the extent of the wood they 

 can furnish. 



Of o-ooseberries we have a few' of which the nam(\s aic uncertain 

 and niore Avill be procured. 



Of ornamentals we have a few bushes each of the Siberian llone}'- 

 suckle, the Siberian Wild Olive, Sand Cherry, 7?^>-sv^ /-i/f/tm/, Pt/rus 

 haccata^ the lilac, and the dune PxM-ry. It is hoped that we can add 

 considerahle to this list next spring. 



STRAAVBERRIES. 



Of straw])erries we hav(> a start of the following varieties: Excel- 

 sior, Lady Thompson, Saunders, Haverland, Enhance, Bismarck, New 

 Yolk. P) randy wine, and Bubach. 



We have also in addition a start in the native wild berries with a 

 vi<>w to see if they can be impi'oved. Th<\v are ])rolitic gi'owers, l)ut 

 very poor bearers. 



cranbp:rriks. 



We oT)tained a few dozen cranberry ])lants from Wisconsin last 

 spring, and most of these are alive, but it is a question if they will 

 survive the winter. The native Alaskan cranberries, Yaccl/nnin ritis- 

 idc^a and Oxycoccwi oxycoeens are al)undant in this neighl)orhood and 

 yield berries of most excellent (|ualit\\ We have set out patches of 

 both species with a view to bring them under culture and see if they 



