. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 236 CANADA CANADA MANrTOBA AND THE NORTHWEST TEREITOEIES.—As far as the tree fruits are concerned, those which can be grown successfully in these regions without extraordi- nary care have yet to be produced. A few Russian apples and Siberian crabs have survived and have pro- duced some fruit in southeastern Man
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 236 CANADA CANADA MANrTOBA AND THE NORTHWEST TEREITOEIES.—As far as the tree fruits are concerned, those which can be grown successfully in these regions without extraordi- nary care have yet to be produced. A few Russian apples and Siberian crabs have survived and have pro- duced some fruit in southeastern Manitoba. Pyrus haccata (the berried crab of Europe) is hardy at the Dom. Experiment Stations at Brandon, Man., and IndiauHead, N. W. Terr. This has been crossed with the hardiest Russian apples in the hope that the resultant seedlings, of which there are now many thousands, will prove hardy in tree, and produce fruit of edible size. With the protection afforded by belts of timber, small fruits of nearly all kinds—grapes, however, being a no- table exception—are grown with a moderate degree of success. The natural obstacles are appreciably less in Manitoba than in the Provinces of Assiniboia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, where late spring frosts, high winds and periods of summer drought and severe winter cold make the cultivation of the hardiest fruits, such as gooseberries and currants, difficult and precarious. Na- tive types of these fruits are cultivated. Juneberries are much appreciated. Without doubt the rancher and wheat grower of these northwest provinces will be de- pendent for his fruit supply upon Ontario and British Columbia for many years to come. The chief sources of horticultural information in this region are the Do- minion experiment stations already referred 344. British Columbia. The fruit regions are between the parallel series of dotted lines Beitish Columbia.— Pig. 344. I am indebted to J. R. Anderson, Deputy Minister of Agriculture for the province
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