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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The conditions for vegetables in general were not very favourable, as droughts at 

 one season and excessive moisture at another were hard on some crops. In Eastern 

 Canada the summer vpas cool and wet, and the potato crop suffered from late blight, 

 while the tomato crop was below medium as the conditions were unfavourable for 

 ripening. In the Prairie Provinces and in British Columbia the potato crop was 

 much better than in most places in Eastern Canada. 



At the Central Farm the crop of apples was a medium one and the fruit very free 

 of scab and codling moth. Thorough spraying for nearly twenty-five years ,!ias made 

 it much easier to control certain insects and diseases than where spraying is not done 

 regularly. Owing to spring frosts the plum crop was a medium to light one, and the 

 crop of cherrie? was light as usual. Bush fruits and strawberries were medium. 

 Grapes did not ripen well owing to the cool autumn. The spring being very dry, the 

 season opened unfavourably for vegetables, but as there was sufficient rain after the 

 middle of June for the hardier vegetables, these did very well. The vegetables such 

 as tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, peppers and other crops needing warmer weather than 

 was experienced in the latter part of summer did not ripen as large a crop as usual. 

 The potatoes in the experimental plots gave a fair yield and, owing to thorough spray- 

 ing, there was little late blight. 



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SEEDLmC FRUITS SENT FOR EXAMINATION, 1915-16. 



As in otiier years a number of seedling fruits from different parts of Canada 

 were sent to the Horticultural Division for examination. It is customary to make a 

 full description of the most promising or interesting of these, and a record and partial 

 description of the others. Following is a list of those received during 1915-16 : — 



Record Numher — 



63'6 seedling apple from Percy Robertson, Montague, P.E.I. 



Earnest Eaton, Upper Canard, N.S. 

 No. 1 " Roberts Beauty " from H. W. Roberts, Clarendon Station, N.B. 

 from Jaclv & Sons, Chateauguay Basin, Que. (See full description.) 



Alfred Picard, Village des Aulnaies, Que. (See full description.) 

 " W. E. Jones, West Shefford, Que. 



" John Bufclier, PeterlDoro, Ont. (See full description.) 



•• W. Roger, Aylmer, Que. (See full description.) 



" J. Antin, Brockville, Ont. 



" Jas. Crawford, Williamstown, Ont. 



" Mrs. F. H. McRae, Beaverton, Ont. 



" A. Munn & Sons, Ripley, Ont. (Seedless Apple.) (See full 



description.) 

 " C. Li. Stephens. Orillia, Ont. 



" Valley River Nursery, Valley River, Man. 



" Goodacre & Browse, Wilson Landing,'^ B.C. (See full descrtption.) 



640. Seedling apple from R. Jach & Sons, Chateauguay Basin, Que. — Medium 

 size; roundish, slightly ribbed; cavity open, medium depth; stem medium length, 

 moderately stout; basin open, medium depth, slightly wrinkled; calyx partly open or 

 closed; pale yellowish green almost covered with deep crimson; seeds medium size, 

 broad, acute; dots moderately numerous, white, distinct; bloom bluish; skin modera- 

 tely thick, moderately tender ; flesh white with traces of red, has a slight Fameuse-like 

 aroma, crisp, juicy; core medium; flavour mildly subacid, pleasant, suggesting 

 Fameuse; quality good; season evidently October to December or January. 



" Fruited for first time this year. Think it is a seedling of Mcintosh crossed with 

 Fameuse which is very ne.ar, or else it is a seedling of Fameuse. No special care. 

 Grew up along a fence line. Tree is of upright growth and seems to be quite hardy^ 

 It bore about half a bushel this year." Resembles Fameuse considerably in colour and 

 general outward appearance and slightly like Fameuse in flavour. It is not quite 

 decided enough in flavour to be very promising, but is worth looking after. 



641. Seedling from Alfred Picard, Village des Aulnaies, Qixe.— Medium size; 

 roundish, regular; cavity narrow, medium depth; stem short, moderately stout; basin 



Ottawa. 



