Bee. 2, 1908.] AgrieuUural Gazette of N.SJF. iOOl 



greenish white, fair tlavoiir ; heavy crop; picked from 12th February, 1908; 

 a fair dessert apple, but rather too small for market ; not mentionerl by 

 authorities, but identical with Scarlet Queen of Wagga Experiment Farm. 



" Charleton Pippin." — Tree fairly spreading, vigorous ; fruit oblate, flat- 

 tened at the base and apex ; medium size ; yellowish green with russet and 

 green dots; cavity shallow, stem short, basin abrupt, rather deej) ; eye slightly 

 open ; core axile ; flesh white, flavour good ; light crop ; ripe 10th P'ebruary, 

 1908 ; it lacks colour as a dessert apple ; not mentioned by authorities. 



" Hoary Morning." — Tree vigorous ; fruit conic, medium to large, yellow, 

 covered with two shades of red stripes and splashes and a thin white bloom ■ 

 cavity narrow, stem short, basin deep and narrow ; eye closed ; core axile ; 

 flesh yellowish, sub-acid flavor. Ripe 14th February, 1908 ; fair crop ; a good 

 dessert apple. 



" Cornish Gilliflowei'." — Fruit oblong, conic, very large ; dark green, shaded 

 and striped with dull red on one side ; cavity rather deep ; stem rather long, 

 basin shallow ; eye closed ; core abaxile ; flesh greenish white ; attacked by 

 Water Core and Bitter Pit ; no specimens ripened. 



" Cowell's Red Streak." — Tree upright, vigorous; fruit conic, symmetrical 

 small, yellow, partly covered with red mottling and faint red stripes ; cavity 

 rather deep, with a little russet ; stem medium, basin shallow, plaited, eye 

 closed ; core abaxile ; flesh white, fair flavour. Water Core prevalent. Heavy 

 crop. Ripe 22nd to 31st January, 1908. Too small for market. Not 

 mentioned by authorities. 



" Smoke House." — Tree spreading, vigorous ; fruit oblate, large, yellowish 

 green, with many light spots, thickest about the eye ; cavity wide, rather 

 shallow, with distinct ribs ; stem rather long ; basin wide, shallow, plaited ; 

 eye closed. Bitter Pit slightly. Picked early for cooking to avoid Bitter Pit. 



" Stone's Seedling." — Fairly oblique, spreading, vigorous ; fruit oblate, 

 conic, large, yellowish, nearly covered with red stripes; cavity wide ; stem 

 medium ; basin narrow ; eye closed, or partly so; core abaxile ; flesh yellowish 

 white ; flavour fair. Bitter Pit very bad ; destroyed whole crop. 



" Brittle Sweet." — Upright, vigorous ; fruit conic, even in outline, large, 

 yellow, with many light dots, smooth ; cavity medium, russetty ; stem short ; 

 basin rather deep, not wide, slightly plaited ; eye closed, or nearly so ; core 

 axile ; flesh, tender, white, fair flavour. Water Core prevalent. Light crop. 

 This apple lacks colour, as described by Downing. 



"Lake." — Upright, vigorous; fruit oblate, conic, small to medium ; yellowish 

 green, with red and red stripes on one side ; cavity narrow ; stem short ; 

 basin narrow and deep ; eye closed ; core axile ; flesh granular, white, fair 

 flavour. Water Core prevalent. Ripe 16th February, 1908. A few specimens 

 only. Soon goes soft after picking. 



" Richard Love." — Very large, conic, irregularly ribbed ; green, sometimes 

 with a faint reddish blush; cavity wide and deep; stem medium; basin 

 furrowed, rather deep ; eye partially closed ; core axile ; flesh greenish white ; 

 flavour acid. Fair crop. Picked 18th February, 1908. Not mentioned hj 

 authorities. 



