REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



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Province. 



Manitoba 



Ontario 



Quebec . , 



Name and Address of 

 Sender. 



A. H. Rogers, Gladstone. 



W. G. Wilson, Hawk- 

 stone. 



Maggie McLaurin, Dal- 

 keith. 



W. L. Rowell, Ayer's 

 Clifif. 



Description of Fruit. 



Seedling No. 1.— Small, li by 1| inch.; greenish yellow ; qual- 

 ity above medium ; season evidently October. 



Seedling No. 2.— Small, 1^ by 1^ inch.; yellow, with a bronze 

 blush on hunny side ; quality medium to below ; season 

 evidently October ; noc very promising. 



Seedling No. 3. — Quite small; green well washed with deep 

 crimson ; too small. 



Medium size ; yellow, washed and splashed with orange red ; 

 mildly subacid ; season late winter ; not sufficiently pro- 

 mising. 



See full description of ' Craignaivie.' 



See full description of 'Lincoln.' 



APPLEC. 



No. 317. From K. Hamilton, Grenville, Que. — Large Fameuse Seedling, D. — Fruit 

 above medium size; form oblate; cavity medium depth and width; russeted at base; 

 stem short, moderately stout; basin open, medium depth, nearly smooth; calyx open; 

 colour pale yellow or whitish well washed and splashed with crimson ; dots obsecure ; 

 skin moderately thick, rather tough ; flesh white, slightly tinged with red, tender, juicy ; 

 core medium; subacid, pleasant, Fameuse-like flavour; quality good, to very good; sea- 

 son probably October to mid ISlovember. 



A good dessert apple, much like Fameuse in quality but coarser in flesh. 



No. 321. From E.. Hamilton, Grenville, Que., ' Keeper, light green, striped with 

 red, well coloured on top of tree. No. 4.' — Fruit medium size; form roundish to oblate; 

 cavity open, deep; stem short, moderately stout; basin medium depth and width, 

 wrinkled ; calyx closed ; colour pale greenish yellow washed with red on sunny side ; dots 

 indistinct; skin moderately thick, tender; flesh white, tender, juicy; core small; mildly 

 subacid, pleasant flavour; quality good to very good; season probably early to mid 

 winter. 



A good deal like Princess Louis§ both in appearance and quality. May be pro- 

 mising. 



No. 331. From Wm. Pratt, Penetanguishene, Ont., Seedling No. 2. — Fruit medium 

 size; form roundish; cavity narrow, medium depth; stem medium length, moderately 

 stout; basin medium depth and width, wrinkled; calyx partly open or closed; colour 

 yellow well washed and splashed with rich crimson; dots numerous, yellow, distinct; 

 skin moderately thick, rather tough; flesh dull white, firm, juicy; core small; subacid, 

 pleasant flavour, not high; quality above medium; almost good; season probably early 

 winter to mid winter. Supposed to be a seedling of Wealthy, Grown on an adjoining 

 farm to Wm. Pratt. A handsome apple. 



No. 333. From E. Couglan, (M.D.), Hastings, Ont. — Fruit medium size; form 

 oblate to roundish; cavity deep, medium width, russeted; stem short, slender; basin 

 medium depth and width, smooth; calyx partly open; colour yellow, almost entirely 

 covered with bright crimson; dots moderately numerous, yellow, distinct; skin moder- 

 ately thick, tender; flesh white, tinged with red, tender, juicy ; core small; briskly 

 subacid, little decided flavour, quality above medium; season prooably mid September. 



A seedling growing in a remote part of farm near Hastings village. 

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