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A careful survey of the entire situation would convince the observer that 

 the city of Kelowna and the surrounding territory are destined to become 

 exceedingly important centres for the production of fruit and vegetables of the 

 very best quality. Mr. McDonald gives the following as an approved list of 

 the various fruits that are commercially valuable in this locality: — 



Apples— Mcintosh Red, Wealthy, Spitzenberg, Yellow Newtown, Jonathan 

 and Wagener. 



Pears — Bartlett, Anjou, Clairgeau. 



Plums— Pond Seedling, Yellow Egg, Italian Prune, Black Diamond. 



Cherries — Black Tartarian, Royal Anne, Bing, Olivet. 



The sweepstake car of Jonathan apples at the Vancouver National Apple 

 Show in 1910 was grown at Kelowna and packed by Mr. James Gibb, under the 

 auspices of the Kelowna Farmers' Exchange. 



Laege Peach Orchards. 



On either side of the lake the steamer stops at the thriving towns of Peach- 

 land, Summerland and Naramata, all of which have considerable areas similarly 

 well adapted for the production of apples and pears. Owing to a somewhat 

 milder temperature, extensive plantings of peaches have been made at these 

 points. While large crops have been produced, the concensus of opinion now is 

 that the cultivation of the hardier fruits will prove more satisfactory and profit- 

 able, and consequently attention is being turned more generally to the planting 

 of the apple and pear. Further experimenting, however, nay demonstrate that 

 some varieties of peaches may prove profitable and be encouraged. 



Apples for the London Market. 



At Summerland some of the finest apples grown on the lake have been pro- 

 duced and it was from this point that the champion mixed car of apples was 

 exhibited at the National Apple Show at Vancouver. In company with Mr. 

 Chas. Thompson and David Watson, a motor trip was made through this dis- 

 trict, visiting some of the more important orchards, amongst them those of Mr. 

 Thompson himself, and Mr. R. H. Agur, President of the British Columbia 

 Fruitgrowers' Association. Mr. Thompson has been growing fruit in this district 

 for a number of years and has taken a prominent part in every movement to 

 further fruitgrowing in this place. He has at the present time an orchard of 

 thirty acres in bearing and at the time of our visit he was shipping a car of Winter 

 Banana apples, which is one of his specialties, to the London market. This 

 appears to be a very valuable apple for the warmer districts, being of large size, 

 fine appearance and excellent quality. It is also remarkably prolific and an 

 early bearer, trees in Mr. Thompson's orchard only seven years of age producing 

 ten or twelve boxes of fruit last season. These apples are commanding a ready 

 sale at $2 a box f.o.b., and opening a box at haphazard we found the fruit to 

 be of such large size that 56 apples completely filled it. As the trees get older 

 it is expected that these apples will not grow quite so large, and will therefore 

 prove more desirable from a dessert standpoint. The Spitzenberg, Jonathan 

 and Yellow Newtown are also grown here with very great success. 



An inspection of Mr. Agur's property disclosed a place where there was 

 ample proof of a desire to combine beautiful surroundings with general utility, and 

 it would be at once apparent to the most casual observer that this gentleman is 

 an enthusiastic and successful horticulturist. A very nicely appointed domestic 

 canning factory has been installed on this ranche and in this way surplus fruits 

 are taken care of during the season, thus adding materially to the general revenue 

 of the farm. 



