CANADA 
the size will be small. Gooseberries may 
be planted with success either in spring 
or fall, but fall planting is preferable, as 
growth begins early and plants usually 
receive a severe check if planted in the 
spring. 
Varieties Recommended 
General List Approved by the Board of 
Control 
Pearl, Downing, Red Jacket. White- 
smith is one of the best English varieties, 
but is almost valueless on some soils and 
in some localities owing to mildew. 
THE BASPBERRY 
Next to the strawberry, the raspberry 
is the most popular bush fruit grown in 
Ontario, and as it follows the former 
in season the consumer is well supplied 
with these two fruits most of the sum- 
mer. The raspberry being a native of 
Ontario, is hardy in almost all parts of 
the Province, hence it is cultivated over 
a very wide area. 
Like the other bush fruits, the rasp- 
berry does best when grown in a cool, 
moist, but well drained soil. While this 
soil should be of good quality, if it is 
very rich in nitrogen the growth may be 
too rank and in some localities the canes 
on this account are more liable to winter 
injury. The best success is usually ob- 
tained with a good clay loam, although 
the raspberry will do fairly well in most 
kinds of soil. The preparation of the land 
should be the same as for other bush 
fruits. 
Varieties Recommended 
General List Approved by the Board of 
Control 
BuiacK—Hilborn, Older, 
Giant. 
PuRPLE——Columbian, Shaffer. 
Rrep—-Marlboro, Herbert, Cuthbert. 
WaitTe—Golden Queen. 
District Lists Recommended by the 
Experimenters 
Lake Huron District 
A. E. SHERRINGTON 
Walkerton, Ont. 
COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC— 
Biack-——Hilborn, Conrath, Older. 
Gregg, Smith 
713 
PURPLE—Columbian, Shaffer. 
Rep—Marlboro, Herbert, Cuthbert. 
THE STRAWBERRY 
The strawberry is the most popular 
fruit cultivated in Ontario. This is doubt- 
less due in part to the intrinsic value of 
the strawberry itself, which is one of the 
most delicious of fruits, but it is believed 
that the popularity of the strawberry 
comes largely from the fact that it can be 
grown by almost every one, as, unlike 
most fruits, very little land is required 
to produce sufficient for home consump- 
tion. 
Strawberries can be grown in all parts 
of Ontario where the soil is suitable, 
hence large quantities are produced and 
consumed annually, and owing to the ditf- 
ference in the time of ripening between 
the southern and northern parts of the 
Province, the season is lengthened very 
much, and furthermore, the strawberries 
of one district do not come in such close 
competition with those from another as 
they would do if all ripened at the same 
time. 
Strawberries will succeed on almost 
any rich well drained soil, but the larg- 
est crops are, it is believed, produced on 
a friable clay loam which is retentive of 
moisture. It is important, however, to 
avoid planting strawberries where water 
is likely to lie at any time, as surface 
water is very injurious to strawberries, 
and if water freezes over strawberries in 
winter they are almost sure to be killed. 
Varieties Recommended 
CoMMERCIAL—Splendid (Perfect), Bed- 
erwood (P.), Warfield (Imperfect), not 
suited to light, sandy soil, Greenville 
(Imp.), Williams (P.), Saunders (P.), 
Sample (Imp.), Irene (Imp.), Buster 
(Imp.). 
Domerstic—Van Deman (P.), Splendid 
(P.), Excelsior (P.), Dunlap (P.), Ruby 
(P.), Bubach (Imp.), Irene (Imp.), Belt 
(P.), Lovett (P.). 
Note—In selecting varieties for plant- 
ing, perfect-flowered varieties should be 
included to fertilize those having imper- 
fect flowers. 
NELSON MONTEITH, 
Minister of Agriculture. 
