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Description of fruit. — Above medium size, roundish conic, irregularly ribbed ; skin, 

 thick, smooth and greasy. Light yellow, lightly blushed with red and pink mottlings. 

 Cavity, deep and broad ; stem, long slender. Basin, small, moderately deep, indi- 

 stinctly plaited. Calyx, closed. Flesh, white, crisp, juicy, tender, sharp sub-acid. 

 Quality, medium. A number one cooking apple, and not to be despised for dessert. 

 Season, December. 



McIntosh Red. 



This fine variety is included with the object of drawing attention to its weak 

 points, as well as its strong points. 



The tree is fairly hardy and productive. Quality, first-class. Appearance, hand- 

 some. Season, that of the Fameuse or a trifle later, but like the Fameuse it falls an 

 easy prey to the " Spot Fungus " (Fusicladium) and no grower should plant it without 

 first making up his mind to deal vigorously with the enemy. The benefits of spraying 

 are now so well recognized, and completely demonstrated, that with such an efficient 

 remedy at hand no one should be deterred from growing this fine variety. 



McMahan White 



Introduced by A. L. Hatch, Ithaca, Wis., U.S. This variety has already been 

 noted in the report of this division of the Central Experimental Farm, but attention is 

 again drawn to some of its merits as an apple of value for regions where Northern Spy, 

 Ribston Pippin and Rhode Island Greening cannot be gro <vn profitably on account of 

 their inability to withstand the severity of the climate. It has proved so far a remark- 

 ably vigorous and healthy grower, making probably more well matured wood growth 

 than any other variety in the orchard, and is free from many of the defects characteristic 

 to varieties unadapted to this climate. It has borne moderately heavy crops for the 

 past two years. The fruit is of the largest size, smooth and handsome, though lacking 

 in colour as grown in this vicinity. 



Description. — Fruit, large to very large, round, regular. Skin, green or waxy yel- 

 low with a delicate pink blush. Cavity, deep, narrow and lined with dark russetting. 

 Stem, short, swollen at base. Basin of medium depth, slightly wrinkled. Flesh, 

 white, rather coarse, crisp, juicy. Quality, fair. Season, November to January. 



Salome. 



Three trees of this variety were planted in 1888 ; they have not been injured by 

 winter thus far, and have made a uniform, healthy growth. The tree is strictly 

 globular in form, of very compact habit, with a straight, clean stem. This variety 

 has been extensively advertised as a valuable winter sort, of superior hardiness ; the 

 latter quality it certainly possesses. 



Description. — Fruit ; medium or above, roundish conic approaching oblong, pro- 

 minently ribbed. Skin j green at first, but takes on during winter a suffused pinkish 

 mauve colour. Longitudinal lines between stem and calyx are occasionally present. 

 Cavity; moderate size. Stem; stout, curved, an inch or more in length. Basin; 

 small, irregularly ribbed. Calyx ; large, open. Flesh ; yellowish white, firm, juicy, 

 pleasant sub-acid. Quality ; fair. Season ; late winter. This variety when picked 

 was entirely green, but at this date, Dec. 20th, is quite attractive on account of its 

 pleasing colour. It is an apple without striking characteristics in regard to quality, and 

 yet needs proving as to productiveness, but thus far it seems to be an improvement on 

 Walbridge, a reputed winter variety. 



Scott's Winter. 



Introduced by Dr. T. H. Hoskins, of Newport, Vermont. It has already been 

 widely planted and the object of mentioning it here, is not so much to recommend it 



