1000 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.JF. [Dec. 2, 1908. 



flesh greeuisl) wliiLc, lljivoui- ^ooil. Heavy cm p. Kipc lltli February, 1908. 

 An excellent dessert apple, but rather small for market. 



"Ribston Pii)pin." — -Tree spreading, vigorous: tVuit irregular, conic, 

 medium to large, dull yellowish green, splashed and blotched with dull red on 

 one side ; cavity wide, with some russet ; stem short, basin medium, eye eivct ; 

 core abaxile ; flesh greenish white, flavour good. Attacked by Bitter Pit. 

 Heavy crop. Ripe 27th -January to 10th Fc'ln-uary, 190S. An excellent 

 dessert apple, but not of very atti-active appearance, and falls fiom tree very 

 badly. 



" Adams Pearmaiu." — Spreading, rather stunted ; fruit oblong, conic, 

 medium, a few only very large ; yellowish green, shaded dull red ajid many 

 light clots ; cavity narrow, angular; stem medium; basin abrupt, wide; eye; 

 closed or i)artially so ; core abaxile ; flesh rather woolly, white. Heavy crop, 

 picked 12th February, 1908. 



"Ben Davis." — Fairly upright, large tree, but making little growth ; fruit 

 roundish, conic, small to medium ; yellowish green, nearly covered with 

 bright red and red stripes ; cavity medium, stem medium, l>asin mcMliuni 

 but abrupt ; eye closed, core axile ; flesh dense, rather tough, whitish ; 

 poor flavour. Heavy crop. Picked from 18th February, 1908. A poor 

 quality dessert ap])le. 



"Claygate Pearmain." — Spreading, rather stunted; fruit conic, medium 

 size ; yellowish green, with a pale red blush and stripes, many light dots ; 

 cavity shallow, wide ; stem short, thick ; basin rather wide and abrupt ; 

 eye open ; flesh granular, yellowish white, sub-acid, good flavour. Ripe from 

 16th February, 190S. Fair crop. 



"Blenheim Orange." — Spreading, fairly vigorous; fruit large, oblate, 

 angular; fair crop ; drops very badly before it colours at all. 



" Cox's Orange Pippin." — Tree upright, fairly vigorous : fruit oblate, conic, 

 medium size ; greenish yellow with a red blush and red stripes and many 

 light dots ; cavity very shallow ; stem short and often fleshy ; basin shallow, 

 slightly plaited ; eye closed and core abaxile ; flesh white, flavour excellent ; 

 Water Core prevalent; a few specimens only on the trees. llipe 21st 

 February, 1908. An excellent dessert apple but irregular bearer. 



" Worcester Pearmain." — Tree vigorous, fairly spreading : fruit oblate, 

 conic, angular, medium to large ; green, nearly covered with a dark red, ob- 

 scurely striped and some light dots ; cavity wide with a green russet ; stem 

 short and thick, basin shallow, eye closed ; core axile ; flesh white, good 

 flavour; fair croj) ; ripe .30th .January, 1908. 



"Cellini." — Spreading, fairly vigorous: fruit conic, oblate; flattened at 

 base and apex ; small, greenish yellow, mottled and striped \\ itli i-ed ; cavity 

 shallow ; stem short and rather thick ; basin shallow, plaited ; eye open, wide 

 segments; core axile ; flesh white, poor flavour ; heavy crop, picked from 27tb 

 January to 20th February, 1908 ; only a poor (quality dessert. 



" Scarlet (^ueen." — Tree fairly spreading, vigorous ; fruit oblate, small, 

 yellowish, nearly covered with lively red and red stripes ; cavity medium ; 

 stem medium ; basin narrow, slightly plaited, eye closed ; core axile ; flesh 



