NOTE. The varieties recommended below for commercial planting may 

 be planted having in view the Prairie markets or the local markets, or both. 

 Where a variety is particularly adapted for one or for the other, the letters 

 " L. M." signify for local market only, while " S." stands for a good shipping 

 variety for the Prairies only. 



1. Vancouver Island and Adjacent Islands. 

 APPLES : 



Summer Yellow Transparent (L. M.). 

 Early Fall Duchess of Oldenburg. 

 Fall Wealthy. 



Winter King of Tompkins County. 

 Crabs Hyslop (S.). 



NOTE. The Duchess of Oldenburg and also Alexander do particularly 

 well at Gordon Head, and should be planted there in preference to Wealthy. 

 Wealthy is particularly adapted to soils with plenty of moisture. The 

 varieties chosen are practically immune from apple-scab, and none should be 

 planted which are susceptible to this fungous disease. The King of Tompkins 

 County is undoubtedly the finest apple for this district. Vancouver Island 

 is not pre-eminently a winter apple district, and fall varieties should be 

 planted in preference to winter ones. 

 PEARS : 



Fall Bartlett, Dr. Jules Guyot, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Princess. 



Winter Buerre Clairgeau, Buerre d'Anjou. 



The lower end of Vancouver Island is especially adapted to pears, and 

 these varieties all do well, the Princess, however, being recommended only 

 for trial. The Bartlett is, of course, a standard variety, and easily the best 

 to plant. Louise Bonne de Jersey should be planted only on deeper and 

 moister soils, so as to secure the desired size. 



PLUMS : 



Early Czar (L. M.). 



Late Englebert (L. M.), Grand Duke, Black Diamond, Italian, Prune. 

 Only the varieties of plums least susceptible to brown rot should be 

 planted. Czar and Englebert are useful for the local market. The best 

 general plum for distant shipping is the Italian Prune. 

 PEACHES : 



Hale's Early, Early Charlotte, Early Crawford. 



Peaches are not recommended commercially, the varieties named being 

 useful for walls or hoardings with a southern aspect. 



CHERRIES : 



Preserving English Morello and Olivet. 



Sweet cherries are not recommended by the Board, because of their great 

 tendency in recent years to gummosis, brown rot, and splitting of the fruit, 

 together with irregular cropping. The two recommended above are prac- 

 tically free from gummosis, are very regular and heavy bearers, and do not 

 rot or split. They are in high favour in the North-West markets, to which 

 they ship well, and have made more money of late years than any of the 

 sweet cherries. 



