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Botanic Garden, comprising 65 acres of land was included in the 

 Horticultural Division, making the total area of land over which 

 the Horticulturist had charge from 1898 to 1911 about 126 acres. 

 On April i, 1911, the Arboretum and Botanic Garden were placed 

 under the Botanical Division. 



APPLES. 



Shortly after the first Dominion Experimental Farms were 

 established experiments were begun, both with large and small 

 fruits, with the object of finding out what varieties, if any, could 



A full crop of Wealthy apples, Central Farm, 



be successfully grown, especially in the colder districts of the North- 

 west Provinces. The apple on account of its relative importance, 

 naturally claimed special attention. During the first eight or ten 

 years more than two hundred of the hardiest sorts of cultivated 

 apple trees obtainable in northern Europe and other northern coun- 

 tries were thoroughly tested, especially at the Experimental Farms 

 at Brandon, Manitoba, and at Indian Head, Saskatchewan. These 

 trees were planted in considerable numbers, often from twenty to 

 fifty trees of a kind, some in shelter more or less dense, others without 

 shelter, but in no case were any fruits produced. New varieties, 

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