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McMahan. — Synonym, McMalian White. One tree was planted in 1897. A very 

 strong, vigorous grower. Fruit large, conical. Skin "whitish-yellow. A good cooking 

 sort. Season, December. One of the best growing trees for top grafting. An excellent 

 sort for northern sections. Yielded in 1903, 5 pecks; 1904, 13^ pecks; in 1905 a few 

 specimens only. 



Melonen. — Synonym, Melon. One tree was planted in 1897. A strong grower. 

 Fruited in 1904, 91 pecks, and in 1905, 18 pecks. Fruit oblate, of medium size. Skin 

 yellow, somewhat striped with red. Season November. Quality poor. Of Russian 

 origin. Fruit drops badly just before it is fully matured. Of little value, 



Missouri. — Missouri Pippin. Two trees were set in 1897. Made strong growth. 

 They averaged 5 pecks of apples in 1903, 5 pecks in 1904, and 6| pecks in 1905. Fruit 

 round, oblate, medium to small. Skin greenish yellow, splashed and striped with light 

 and dark red. This variety has so far not succeeded well here, it grows too small to 

 be profitable. 



Northern Spy.-— One tree planted in 1892 has made strong growth. It fruited well 

 this season, the first good crop, yielding 12 peeks. A well known strong growing 

 variety. One of the best winter sorts. 



Northwestern Greening. — Two trees were set in 1897. They made vary strong 

 growth at the start, but have not proved a success. One had to be taken out in 1903 

 and the other was removed this season. The trouble seems to be that the wood is not 

 strong enough to support the branches, which break easily with the weight of fruit; 

 or with ice or snow lodging on the branches after a sleet storm. These trees produced 

 good crops in 1902-03 and 1904. The fruit is large, round, conical, and of even size. 

 Skin greenish yellow. Quality fair. Season said to be January and February; with 

 us this fruit goes bad at the core after the last of January, or in some cases even earlier. 

 Two other trees of this sort have been planted to give it a further test. 



Ontario. — One tree was set in 1890 and one in 1897. These have made fair 

 growth. The trees came into fruiting early. The first ones planted bore a good crop, 

 11^ pecks in 1903, in 1904, | peck, and in 1905, 21 pecks. The last tree planted fruited, 

 bearing 4^ pecks in 1903, a few only in 1904, and 7 pecks in 1905. This tree has been 

 sunscalded during the past winter. It is useful principally for cooking. The fruit is 

 oblate, conic, large. Skin whitish-yellow, red and striped. Season, January and Feb- 

 ruary. 



Ostrakoff. — Two trees of this variety were set in 1890. They have made strong 

 growth. The average yield of these trees was 5 pecks in 1903, 211 pecl<s in 1904, and 

 12^ pecks in 1905. The fruit is not of high quality and drops badly just before thor- 

 oughly matured. This sort is the same as the varieties planted as Sultan and Whiter 

 Astrachan, which have the same fault. Neither of these sorts are valuable. The fruit 

 is oblong, conical, of medium size. Skin yellow, somewhat streaked with red. Season, 

 September. 



Patten. — Synonym, Patten's Greening, Patten's Duchess. Two trees were set in 

 1897. These have made strong growth. A seedling of Duchess. They come into fruit 

 early. Average yield in 1903, 3| pecks ; 1904, 9 -37 pecks, and 1905, 8i pecks. Fruit 

 large, of even size, roundish, oblate. Skin yellowish-green, with a bronze blush in the 

 sun. A good cooking variety. Season, December and January. A good sort for north- 

 ern sections. Tree very hardy. 



Peter. — This variety, as grown here, so closely resembles the Wealthy apple that we 

 consider it the same. 



Pewaulcee. — Three trees were set in 1890, 2 in 1891 and 2 in 1892. These have all 

 made very strong growth, this variety being one of our best growing trees. A well 

 known winter apple of fair quality, but of a greenish colour, which is against it for 



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