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10. West Kootenay. 

 (Includes Lower Arrow Lake, West Robson to Nelson, Sayward-Waneta 



District, West Arm, Kootenay Lake, and Creston.) 

 APPLES : 



Fall Gravenstein, Wealthy. 

 Winter Jonathan, Northern Spy, Wagener. 

 Crabs Transcendent and Hyslop. 



This district is very well adapted for large fruits, and apples do par- 

 ticularly well. They are excellent as to colour and quality, and have remark- 

 able keeping quality. The Gravenstein is the most popular apple in the 

 district, and deservedly so. Jonathan should be planted only where irriga- 

 tion is available, or where the moisture supply is large. 

 PEAKS : 



Bartlett, Flemish Beauty, and Buerre d'Anjou. 

 All pears do fairly well in this district, 

 PLUMS : 



Peach Plum, Bradshaw, Ponds Seedling, Italian Prune. 

 These also are very popular, especially for local market, along the Crow's 

 Nest Line. 

 CHERRIES : 



Sweet Royal Anne, Bing, Lambert. 

 Preserving Olivette and Morello. 



From all considerations this is a very fine, sweet cherry country, and the 

 preserving cherries will also be commercially profitable. 

 STRAWBERRIES : 



Early Magoon, Royal Sovereign. 

 Late Givan's Late. 

 RASPBERRIES : 

 Cuthbert. 

 BLACKBERRY : 



Snyder, Erie. 



Among the smaller fruits, the strawberries do particularly well, and 

 w T hile the Cuthbert has been a good commercial proposition as a raspberry, it 

 is usually said that the strawberries, Magoon and Royal Sovereign, have given 

 better returns to the grower. 



IMPORTANT. In this district it is very probable that sweet cherries will 

 be the best commercial proposition for long distance shipping. Gravenstein 

 and Northern Spy are particularly profitable winter apples, and small fruits 

 as above-mentioned are giving excellent returns. Nearly everything in the 

 above list finds a market locally and along the Crow's Nest Line, but the 

 varieties mentioned as the best commercial proposition are valuable both for 

 local market and long distance shipping. 



11. Upper Arrow Lake. 

 APPLES : 



Fall Gravenstein, Wealthy. 



Winter Northern Spy, Jonathan Wagener. 



