DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



941 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



SMALL FRUITS. 



The small fruits plantation was established April 30, 1913, on heavy black loam 

 soil containing a large percentage of clay. 



Name of Variety. 



Red Raspberries — 



Cuthbert 



Fillbasket 



Superlative 



Golden Queen. 

 Blackberries. 



Erie 



Snyder 



Phenomenal... 



Mammoth. . . . 



Black Currants. 

 Topsy 



Eagle 



Victoria 



Boskoop Giant . 



Eclipse 



Magnus 



Climax 



Kerry 



Clipper 



Buddenborg.. . . 



Saunders 



Collins Prolific. 



Date of 



first 

 picking. 



June 9 . 



' 10. J 



' 10. 



' 10. 



July 17. 



' 17. 



Blighted 



Blighted 



First ripe 



fruit. 



Maj-29. 



June 2 . 



5. 



1. 



" 26. 



1. 



1. 



2. 



2. 



" 23 



May 27 ! 



June 3 . 



Date of 



last 

 picking. 



Size of 

 fruit. 



Oct. 

 uly 



Oct. 



30 

 9 

 9. 



16 



Sept. 11. 

 Aug. 14 



Medium. 



Large 



Medium. 

 Medium. 



Large 



Medium . 



Size of 

 fruit. 



Large 



Medium.. 



Large 



Medium. . 



Large 



Medium. . 



Large 



Medium. 

 Large 



Yield per acre 

 Season 1915. 



lb. 



2,583 



1,537 



693 



3,755 



6,225 

 2,595 



oza. 

 4 

 6 

 2 



4 



2 

 14 



Yield 1915. 



2,510 

 2.964 

 2,117 

 4,719 

 1,996 

 .3,448 

 4,477 

 5,384 

 1,936 

 3,993 

 4,3.56 

 2,268 



8 

 8 



12 



Planted April 30, 1913. 



Red Currants. 



Greenfield... . . . 



Grape 



Cherry 



Perfection Red. 



Admirable 



Victoria 



Red Cross 



Cumberland.... 



Red Dutch 



Rankins Red.. . 

 Wilder 



May 

 June 

 May 



Medium 

 Small... 

 Medium 

 Large... 

 Large... 

 Medium 

 Medium 

 Small... 

 Small... 

 Small... 

 Medium 



Planted April 30, 1913. 



White Currants. 

 White Cherry. 

 Large White... 

 White Grape. . 



June 8 . 



" 12. 



3. 



Medium. 

 Small.... 

 I Large 



1,663 

 1,936 

 1,694 



12 



Planted April 30, 1913. 



Gooseberries. 



Industry. . . . 

 Champion... 



Victoria 



Houghton.. . 

 Whitesmith. 

 Red Jacket.. 



Mildew. 



No 



No 



No 



No 



Yes 



No 



Ripe. 

 June 18 



" 26. 



" 18. 

 .." 18 



" 19 



Size. 

 Large... 

 Medium 

 Laige... 

 Small... 

 Medium 



Yield per acre, 

 1,815 

 3,. 388 

 1,936 

 1,573 

 786 



The following varieties were set in experimental blocks during October, 1915: 

 Julia, Virgilia, Cassandra, Mariana, Desdemona, Valeria, Cordelia, Portia, Splendid, 

 Senator Dxmlap, Warfield No. 2, Royal Sovereign and Triomphe de Ghent. 



Sidney. 



