998 Jgricultural Gazette of N.S. W. [Dec. 2, 1908 



tk'sli wliiiisli, .stained witli li.ulit })i)ik ; juice clear; \t'iy iiisipic] Lu taste; 

 too soft for market. Ripe 12tli November, 1907. 



"Black Hawk." — Upi'iglit, vin'orous ; lieavy crop, stalk medium to short; 

 fruit lai'ye, dark, almost l)lacl< : llesli dark, juice [)urj)le ; soft, but toughens 

 after picking ; rich tlavoui. I {ipe 23rd November, i!)')7. 



"Toronto." — XTpright, ftiilv \ igorous ; heavy cro}), hanging in twos and 

 threes ; stalk medium ; fruit small, heart-shajx'l, flattened on sides ; dark 

 red ; llesli dark reil ; juice dark I'ed : soft, and too small for market. Ripe 

 ^Sth November, 1907. Not mentioned by authorities. 



"Frogmore Bigarreau." — Upright, vigorous; heavy crop, hanging in twos 

 and thi'ees ; stalk short in shallow cavity ; fruit roundish, slightly flattened, 

 medium siz(», bi'ight glossy yellow, partly mottled with light r-ed : llesh clear 

 yellowisli, juice clear ; fairly firm, but looks as if it would show bruises ; lacks 

 flavour. Ripe 23rd November, 1907. 



" Black Eagle." — Upright, fairly \igoidus ; heavy crop, lianging mostly in 

 ])airs ; fruit medium size, heai-t-shaped, daik red, with spot at apex; llesh 

 red, streaked with white ; juice red ; good llavour, but raiher small and soft 

 for market. Ripe 29ih November, 1907. 



" Bigarreau." — Tree stunted, spreading ; heavy crop, mostly in [)airs ; stalk 

 medium length in shallow cavity ; fruit medium to large, rounded obtuse, 

 heart-shaped; slightly flattened on one side; yellow, partly covered with a 

 lively red blush and mottling ; flesh yellow, good flavour, fairly lirm, but 

 shows bruises slightly. Ripe 9th December, 1907. 



" Brant." — Upright, spreading, fairly vigorous ; heavy crop, hanging in 

 pidrs, stalk medium length ; fruit small, roundish, flesh re([dish, and juice 

 nearly clear ; b ith skin and flesh darken on hanging after rii)e ; firm and 

 good flavour, but too small for market. Ripe 25th November, 1907. 



" Duke of Edinbui'gh." — (Not mentioned by authorities). Tree stunteil, 

 u])right, spreading with weight of crop ; too small and soft foi- market ; very 

 similar to l^elle d' Orleans. Ripe 9th .November, 1907. 



" Kirtlands Mary." — Tree stunted, heavy crop, fruit small, light glossy 

 yellow, partly covered with red ; llesh yellowish, juice clear : firm and fair 

 flavour, but too small for market. Kipe 2(ith Novend)ei-, 19(J7. 



"Bedford Prolific." — Upright, vigorous ; heavy cro]), hanging in twos and 

 threes, stalk long, fruit medium size, rounded, beart-shaped, daik red. fairly 

 firm; flesh red. Ripe 30th November, 1907. 



" Llewelling." — Stunted, upright; fair crop, hanging singly; stalk slioit and 

 stout in deep nairow cavity; fruit lounded obtuse, heart-shaped, with suture 

 sunk on one side and discernible right round; medium to largn daik led 

 with many small brown specks; flesh dark red. A Vfvy fii-ni cherry, and 

 should market well, but the trees are too stunteil to carrv jiayable ci'ops. Kijie 

 12th December, 1907. 



Apples. 



" Wagener." — Heavy croj). 



"Twenty Ounce." — Fairlv upright, vigorous; fruit oblate, coinc ; large, 

 yellowish green, with faint dull red streaks on one side ; cavity deep, with 



