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Thaler (^JHo. 342 Dep.) — This is thought by a few growers to be identical with 

 Yellow Transparent, Mi-. Tuttle, of Wisconsin, clainaing the fruit to be the same, but 

 the tree less liable to blight. Mr. Speer, of Iowa, thinks the tree more productive, 

 but we in Canada have no fault to find with the Yellow Transparent in that respect. 

 In my opinion, for Canadian planters, one is as good as the other, the fruit being so 

 nearly alike, and the trees being equally hardy. 



LiVLAND Raspberry (No. 340 Dep.) — This bears an attractive-looking fruit of 

 fair quality, ripening about 1st September. The tree ranks with Wealthy in hardiness, 

 but is not as thrifty in growth. It has been recommended in Wisconsin, and suc- 

 ceeds well in the Province of Quebec. 



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White Pigeon (317 Dep.) — Tree undoubtedly hardy. The wood of this variety 

 is among the brightest and clearest in a string of nearly two hundred specimens, 

 made up of cross sections of the stems of three-year-old nursery trees, taken at the 

 critical point — the terminal bud of the first year's growth — presented to the Iowa 

 Horticultural Society, after a recent test winter, by Mr. W. C. Haviland, of Fort 

 Dodge. Mr. Webster, of Vermont, briefly describes the fruit as "a good substitute 

 for the banana." Emphatic statements come from Minnesota in regard to its hardi- 

 ness, and Mr. R. W. Shepherd has the following to say in regard to quality: — " The 

 quality is best. It is the best dessert Russian I have yet seen or tasted ; flesh firm 

 and juicy, with delicious pear-like flavour. I consider White Pigeon equal to Early 

 Joe in quality — than which nothing can be better; being a hardy tree, whereas 

 Early Joe is only half hardy, it is the best fall dessert apple for this province for 

 home use." 



Juicy Naliv (544 Dep.) — What I have seen of this tree and fruit, has impressed 

 me with the belief that it will prove valuable, along northern limits of fruit-growing 

 in Canada. Messrs. Perry, of Beaver Dam, Wis., and R. P. Speer, of Cedar Falls, la., 

 both speak highly of this as a hardy fall variety. Mr. Speer classes it with those 

 of the Hibernal type. Fruit, medium to large, handsomely coloured ; fair quality. 

 At Ottawa the tree is a vigorous upright grower, quite hardy. 



White Pelikanofp (980 Dep.) — This has been favourably noticed by several 

 growers in Minnesota, on account of hardiness and almost entire freedom from 

 blight. The fruit, as I saw it, is about the size of Duchess and better in quality, 

 keeping into early winter. 



Golden White (978 Dep.) — This has already been somewhat widely disseminated 

 in the Province of Quebec, and last year was among the fruits distributed by the 

 Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario. Specimens of the fruit received from Mr. 

 R. Brodie, of St. Henri de Montreal, were large to very large, oblong ribbed and 

 slightly irregular ; colour, a rich yellow ground, covered with carmine splashings 

 towards the stem end ; calyx open, basin small, in some specimens almost absent; 

 flesh white, crisp, tender and juicy ; sub-acid ; very good. Season, September and 

 October. At Abbotsford, Que., it has shown some tendency to scab and crack. 



ZoLOTOREPF (275 Dep.) — This may be classed with Titovka, 2 Dept. 430, Ribbed 

 Naliv, 285, and Basil the Great, 971, all large coarse fall apples which seem to be 

 intermediate between the Duchess and Alexander families. The trees are all hardy, 

 and were among the first to fruit at Abbotsford. The Zolotoreff" tree has given greatest 

 satisfaction and is recommended for the colder districts. Described in the report 

 for 1890. 



SwiTZER (304 Dep.) — "Has made larger full-branched trees than any other 

 Russian. Three trees about 18 years old yielded 40 bushels for me this last season, 

 and were very good apples ; somewhat inclined to scab, but is one of the best of all 

 the Russians where quantity is an object, and if it can be grown free from scab, as I 

 think it can be with you. Late summer here." — A. L. Hatch, Wis. 



" A fall apple, which may possibly keep as long as Fameuse under favourable 

 circumstances. Has fruited at Como for the last four or five seasons. It is of Fameuse 



