

INFORMATION FOR FRUIT-GROWERS, 



List of Varieties Recommended for Commercial Planting 



by the Provincial Board of Horticulture, as 



revised April 14th, 1910. 



AT a meeting of the Provincial Board of Horticulture, held at Kamloops 

 on April 14th, 1910, the list of varieties of fruit recommended for 

 commercial planting, issued from time to time by the Board of Horticulture 

 for the guidance of intending planters, was again revised. This was neces- 

 sitated by the additional information which has since been acquired as to 

 the commercial suitability of varieties, taking into consideration also their 

 immunity from fungous diseases, the natural vigour of the trees, and their 

 immunity from winter injury, etc. The varieties named below represent the 

 consensus of opinion of many of the leading fruit-growers of their respective 

 districts, and may safely be taken as those which sound experience and good 

 judgment indicate to be the best. The list of varieties for each district is 

 not large, and in each district certain varieties are indicated which are 

 believed to be the very best commercial propositions for that district. It is 

 a great mistake to plant too many varieties. To have fewer varieties permits 

 the grower to study each separately, so as to get the most out of his trees, 

 and greatly facilitates marketing the fruit, when trees come into bearing. At 

 the same time, these lists do not contain the names of all the varieties which 

 possibly may be safely, and probably in many cases profitably, grown. 



SELECTION OF SITE. 



In the selection of the site of the orchard, there are a number of 

 influences to be considered which make for or against success. Shallow soils, 

 those with hard-pan, or very open gravelly bottom, or very heavy clay subsoil, 

 too close to the surface, should always be avoided, even for short-lived trees. 

 In the irrigated districts, attention must also be paid to avoiding alkali. The 

 site should always be chosen with reference to the preference of sun scald, 

 protection from severe winds, and with good air drainage. Close personal 

 observation of the surrounding orchards will teach the intending planter a 

 great deal as to the suitability of the soils of the neighbourhood for the 

 kind of fruit he wishes to plant. 



PREPARATION OF THE GROUND. 



More failures are made in planting the orchard through having the 

 ground poorly prepared, than any other reason. Land recently cleared from 

 heavy timber should not be planted until a crop of some legume, such as red 

 clover, has been ploughed in. In the irrigated sections, it will generally pay 



