A review of the work of the Experimental Farms . location is admirably adapted to the process of elimination oftender sorts. Persons who have originated seedlings were invited to send speci-mens of the fruit for examination and if a variety was thought pro-mising, scions were asked for. By this means a collection of 83 varie- 32880—4£ ties of very promising seedlings has been made. In 1890, there were3,000 seedlings raised from apple seed imported from north of Riga,Russia, planted at Ottawa. These have been gradually reduced, bycutting out the poorer ones and by blight and winter killing. Oft
A review of the work of the Experimental Farms . location is admirably adapted to the process of elimination oftender sorts. Persons who have originated seedlings were invited to send speci-mens of the fruit for examination and if a variety was thought pro-mising, scions were asked for. By this means a collection of 83 varie- 32880—4£ ties of very promising seedlings has been made. In 1890, there were3,000 seedlings raised from apple seed imported from north of Riga,Russia, planted at Ottawa. These have been gradually reduced, bycutting out the poorer ones and by blight and winter killing. Ofthose remaining there are a few which may prove superior to somenamed varieties of the same season, and a large proportion of themare equal to the named Russian apples which have been five of these Russian seedlings have been sent to Manitobaand the Northwest for test as they are very hardy. A new lot of seedlings is beginning to fruit from which it is hopedthat something good will be obtained. A hardy, productive red winter. Strawberry experiments at the Central Farm. apple of the best dessert quality would be a great acquisition in EasternOntario, the Province of Quebec and other colder parts of Canada,and in planting these seedlings it was thought the chances were goodof obtaining a few superior varieties. Seed was saved of some of thehardiest and best autumn, early winter and winter apples fruiting atthe Central Experimental Farm, including St. Lawrence, Wealthy,Mclntosh, Northern Spy, American Golden Russet, Winter , Shiawassee, Fameuse, Swaysie, Scott Winter, Gano, SalomeEdgehill. The first planting of these seedlings was done in 1901 andthe number has gradually been increased until there are 1,969 treesnow growing. 53 PROMISING SEEDLINGS. The good results which it was hoped to obtain by planting seed-lings from fruit from trees which must have received pollen from agreat main- varieties has been abundantly borne out by the aciualresults. Du
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