DIVISION OF EORTICULTrRE 787 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



BUSH FRUITS. 



The bush fruits grown at this Station are currants — ^black, red, white — goose- 

 berries and raspberries; they take up 0-87 acre of ground. 



CURRAKTS. 



There are 192 bushels, comprising 16 varieties of Black, 12 of Red, 3 of Wliite, 

 and covering an area of 0-15 acre. 



Blade Currants. 



There are six bushes each of the following sixteen varieties: Black Champion, 

 j^oskoop Giant, Buddenborg, Climax, Clipper, Collins Prolific, Eagle, Eclipse, Kerry, 

 Lee Prolific, Magnus, Ontario, Saunders, Success, Topsy, Victoria Black. One year 

 after planting, the average per bush was 0-9 ounce or at the rate of 265 pounds per 

 acre; two years after planting, 5 ounces per bush or 726 pounds per acre; three years 

 after planting, 4 pounds 10 ounces per bush or 8,841 pounds per acre. The largest pro- 

 ducer is Climax which yielded at the rate of 786, 1,301, 11,011 and 17,424 pounds per 

 acre, the first, second, third, and fourth year after it was planted. Unfortunately this 

 variety is not on the market, but BosLroop Giant is and showed itself a fairly good 

 second. A number of plants of Climax are grown at the Station, from cuttings and 

 seeds of the best bush, and it is expected that within a few years, hundreds of this fine 

 variety can be distributed in the district. 



Red Currants. 



There are 78 bushes of red currants of 12 varieties. Fay Prolific has shown itself 

 the best yielder with a production of 11,253 pounds of fruit per acre in 1915. Though 

 this is not considered a very hardy variety, it does very well here, probably because the 

 piece of ground where the currant bushes are gets an early and rather deep blanket of 

 snow, which is a fine protection against the frost. ^ 



White Currants. 



There are 18 bushes of three varieties, the best yielder of which was White Grape, 

 which produced at the rate of 7,018 pounds of fruit in 1915. 



Gooseberries. 



There are ninety-six bushes of twelve varieties, green, red, yellow. The highest 

 yielder is Silvia, but it is not on the market yet. Downing is one of the standard sorts, 

 but it is not nearly as productive as Silvia or other varieties originated by the late 

 Dr. Wm. Saunders. 



Kaspberries. 



There are ten varieties on trial, with an area of 0-64 acre. The varieties which 

 seem best adapted to this district are King for an early crop, and Herbert as the main 

 one. It is, however, possible that after a few years' test, other varieties may be found 

 which will do better than these. 



Strawberries. 



There are thirty-two varieties on trial at this Station, with an area of 0-28 acre. 

 This is getting to be an important crop in some parts of central Quebec, and the 

 Island of Orleans, a few miles east of Quebec city, probably now produces more of this 

 delicious fruit than the same area anywhere in the province. The best yielder in 1915 

 was Uncle Jim with 6,443 pounds per acre, closely followed by Dunlap with 6,417 

 pounds per acre. Excelsior was the earliest, but with medium sized fruit of fair to 

 poor quality. After a few years' trial, the following varieties have been fomid suitable 



Cap Rouge. 



