378 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



Golden Reinette. — Tree a feeble grower. Fruit small, roundish. Skin smooth dull 

 yellow with a little pale red on the cheek and patches of russet. Flesh yellow crisp, 

 mildly acid and of fine flavour. Season December. 



Reine des Reinpttes. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit of medium size, conical. Skin 

 green with a dull red cheek and many gray dots. Flesh yellowish firm crisp, moder- 

 ately juicy, mildly acid with a rich pleasant flavour. Season winter. 



Fenouillet Gris Anis. — Tree a modei'ate gi'ower. Fruit small roundish conical. 

 Skin greenish yellow with a little red and a few small gray dots. Flesh yellowish, firm 

 crisp, juicy, nearly sweet of fine flavour. Season winter. 



Archduke Louis. — Tree a moderate grower. Fruit small oblong conical. Skin 

 green with a dull bronze cheek. Flesh white crisp not very juicy, mildly acid with a 

 pleasant flavour. Season winter. 



Azeroly Anise. — Tree a moderate grower. Fruit small round. Skin green with a 

 red blush in the sun. Flesh crisp, juicy and sprightly with a pleasant flavour. Season 

 winter. 



Creme de SamogifAe. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit of medium size, conical. 

 Skin greenish white with a few white dots. Flesh white, firm, not juicy, a mild sub 

 acid with a pleasant aromatic flavour. Season winter. 



Duke of Devonshire. — Tree a slow grower. Fruit small to medium, in size, round. 

 Skin yellow with a dull red cheek. Flesh yellow crisp, juicy and sweet with a fine rich 

 flavour. Season winter. 



D'lle.— Tree a medium grower. Fruit of medium size, roundish flat. Skin 

 greenish yellow with patches of russet about the stem and a few brown dots, a bronze 

 cheek. Flesh white crisp, not juicy, mildly acid with a pleasant flavour. Season 

 Winter. 



Calville Boishunel. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit small conical. Skin greenish 

 yellow with a red cheek. Flesh white, moderately juicy of a pleasant sub-acid character 

 and good flavour. Season winter. 



Reinette Grise Royale. — Tree a moderate grower. Fruit below medium size, conical. 

 Skin russet bronze. Flesh white, juicy, firm, sub-acid with a good rich flavour. Season 

 winter. 



Ridge Pippin. — Tree a moderate grower. Fruit above medium size, roundish 

 conical, ribbed. Skin yellow with a little russet about the stem and a few reddish dots. 

 Flesh yellow, juicy, crisp, nearly sweet, slightly aromatic. Season winter. 



Golden Queen. — Tree a medium grower. Fruit below medium size, conical. Skin 

 greenish yellow, with a clear red cheek and sprinkled with white dots. Flesh white, 

 crisp, juicy, mildly acid and of high quality. Season winter. 



Reinette de Gomont. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit of medium size, roundish 

 conical. Skin greenish yellow, with a brownish red cheek and patches of russet. Flesh 

 wliite, firm and juicy and liable to scab. Season winter. 



Madame Galopin. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit above medium size, oblong, 

 conical. Skin yellowish with a faint blush. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, nearly sweet, 

 with a fine flavour. Season winter. 



Francater. — Ti-ee a vigorous grower. Fruit small, roundish, flat. Skin greenish 

 yellow with a red cheek and a few whitish dots. Flesh whitish, crisp, moderately 

 juicy, a pleasant sub-acid of good quality. Season winter. 



The report on a variety of fruit is made the first season that it produces, and is only 

 a description of the fruit for that season and should not be taken as a report on its value 

 for this country and a guide to intending planters. I append a list of apples that are 

 desirable in this climate, having been fruited for a number of years and found to l)e 



