REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST 113 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



CHARACTERISTICS OF NINETY-THREE WEALTHY APPLE SEEDLINGS. 



Size — Per cent 



Small 6-45 



(Distinctly crablike, 5-37.) 



Below medium '. 16-12 



Medium 40-86 



Above medium 26-88 



Large 9-67 



99-98 



Wealthy is medium to almost large. 



Form — Per cent. 



Oblate 30-01 



Eoundish 64-62 



Conical 2-15 



Oblong 3-22 



100-00 

 Wealthy is roundish. 



Colour — Per cent. 



Green or yellow 0-00 



Splashed or washed with crimson and red 79-56 



" " pink or pinkish red 5-37 



" orange or orange red 15-05 



99-98 



Percentage dull red 21-50 



Wealthy is yellow, splashed and washed with crimson. 



Acidity — ^ Per cent. 



Sweet 16-12 



Mildly subacid 1-07 



Subacid ,34-40 



Briskly subacid 38-70 



Acid 9-67 



99-96 



Wealthy is briskly subacid. 



Quality — " Ter cent. 



Below medium 4-30 



Medium 30-10 



Above medium 46-23 



Good 19-35 



99-98 

 Wealthy is good to very good. 



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