DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE, 



VICTORIA, June 18th, 1913. 



Hon. Price Ellison, 



Minister of Finance and Agriculture, 

 Victoria, B.C. 



SIR, I have the honour to transmit herewith Bulletin No. 51, 

 entitled " Information for Fruit-growers, with List of Varieties for 

 Commercial and Home Planting," compiled by R. M. Winslow, B.S.A., 

 Provincial Horticulturist. 



It is hoped that this bulletin may prove of service to fruit-growers 

 in this Province, in giving information as to those varieties which have 

 best proved their adaptability in the different districts for commercial 

 orchards. The information contained therein is compiled from a variety 

 of sources from observations made by our Assistant Horticulturists, 

 from information supplied by fruit-growing associations and leading 

 orchardists throughout the Province and may well be taken as repre- 

 senting the consensus of opinion as to the best and most successful 

 varieties of fruits in the different fruit-producing centres. 



I have the honour to be, 



Sir, 

 Your obedient servant, 



WM. E. SCOTT, 



Deputy Minister. 



