DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 989 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



GROUARD, LESSER SLAVE LAKE, ALTA. 



The following report was prepared by Brother Laurent, O.M.I., the mission with 

 which he is connected having charge of the work at Grouard. 



T'he season of 1915 was fifteen days earlier for seeding than in 1914. The work of 

 preparing the soil commenced the first week in April and the seeding was done from 

 the 15th to the 2'5th. Germination took place the week following and growth continued 

 regularly until the end of the season. 



On March 10, seed of Sparks Earliana tomato, Chalks Early Jewel, Magnus and 

 Golden Queen tomato was sown in hotbed. All were transplanted three weeks later 

 and finally set out in the open on June 1 and 2. On the same date seed was sown of 

 White Plume, Paris- Golden Yellow and Large Dwarf White celery, and the 

 plants were set out in the second week of June. On April 2, seed was sown of Alacrity, 

 Adirondack, and Sunnybrook Earliana tomato, also Cayenne pepper, the latter of 

 which ripened some fruits. The plants from this sowing of April 2 were transplanted 

 in hotbeds three weeks later, four inches apart, and planted outside on June 2. This 

 last sowing suffered less from transplanting than the first. 



Cabbage seed was sown April 6 in the hotbed of the varieties Paris Early Market, 

 Early Jersey Wakefield, Danish Roundhead, Express and Etampes. The early varieties 

 transplanted May 29 were ready for the table on June 20. The other autumn varieties 

 transplanted to the garden on June 1 gave an excellent yield as did the cauliflowers. 

 Early Dwarf Erfurt, Snowball and Gilt Edge. 



Radishes. — Early White Tipped was the best. French Breakfast became hollow. 



Lettuce. — Nonpareil and Unrivalled were excellent. 



Carrots, sown April 6. — Early Short English, Half Long Chantenay and Carter 

 Favorite all did well. 



Onions, sown April 16. — Extra Early Wethersfield, Yellow Globe Danvers, Small 

 White Barletta and White Queen were all eaten by the small white maggots. 



Tahle Turnips, sown April 16. — Early White Milan, Snowball, Golden Ball, Carter 

 Invicta' started well but were all destroyed by the maggots. 



Beets, sown April 16. — Round Red Eclipse, Dark Blood Red, Egyptian and Half 

 Long Red. The first was the earliest ready for the table. 



Garden Peas, sown April 16. — Alaska, ready on July 10. Planted May 12 — Sutton 

 Excelsior, Stratagem, Thos. Laxton, Gregory Surprise and Admiral Dewey. 



Butter Beans, planted May 18. — Challenge and Valentine. Ripened August 1. 

 I The first variety is the better. 



! Corn, planted May 11. — Early Malcolm and Squaw. The latter variety gave some 



'■ ripe ears. 



Summer Cquash. — Summer Orookneck, White Bush and English Vegetable 

 Marrow all gave fine fruit but it is little appreciated here. They were sown under 

 glass April 15 and transplanted to the garden on June 3. Large fruited squash 

 received the same culture as the preceding and ripened well, some specimens being 

 SO pounds in weight. 



Grouard. 



