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market purposes. It is useful principally for cooking. Season, December. The fruit 

 has the bad fault of dropping easily just before fully matured. Two trees in the 

 orchard, protected with shelter of natural spruce, yielded in 1903 an average of 3J 

 pecks of dropped fruit, and 6 pecks were picked. Three trees in the unprotected 

 orchard yielded in 1903 an average of 10 pecks of dropped fruit and 8 pecks picked. 

 In 1905 the two trees in the protected orchard averaged 26| pecks picked and If pecks 

 dropped, and in the unprotected orchard 3 trees averaged 13 pecks picked, and 2 -33 

 pecks dropped. The season of 1904 was exceptional for winds. 



Pointed Pipha. — Four trees were set in 1896. These have made very strong growth. 

 The fruit is medium to large, oblong, conical. Skin whitish-yellow, streaked and 

 splashed with bright red. Flesh white, good. Season last of September. A fairly good 

 dessert apple of Eussian origin. Same as the variety called Basil the Great. Tree 

 very hardy. 



Bed Canada. — Synonym, Canada Eed. Two trees were set in 1890. One cankered 

 badly, made poor growth and was removed. The other has made good growth. It 

 fruited in 1903, bearing 7^ pecks ; 1904, 2^ pecks, and in 1905, 14 pecks. The fruit is 

 oblate, conical, of medium size. Skin greenish-yellow, covered nearly with red and 

 striped with crimson. Quality good. Season, February and March. This is a good 

 winter sort, and the tree is very hardy. 



Russian Tyrol. — One tree was set in 1895, has made strong growth. This is 

 identical with Longfield, already described. 



Scott's Winter. — Two trees were set in 1890. They have made strong growth and 

 came into bearing early. They averaged 13 pecks in 1903; 5^ pecks in 1904, and 6:^ 

 pecks in 1905. The fruit is round, conical, small. Skin red striped. Quality fair. 

 Season, February and March. The fruit of this variety is too small for general market 

 purposes. Of value only for home use in northern sections, where other winter sorts 

 will not succeed. 



SerinJcia. — Two trees were set in 1890. They have made good growth. Fruited in 

 1903 averaging 13 J i)ecks per tree. In 1904, 2 -12 pecks, and in 1905, 25 pecks per tree. 

 The fruit is of medium size, round, oblate. Skin pale yellow, somewhat striped with 

 red. Quality fair. Season, October. A fairly good cooking and eating fruit. 



Sunheam. — One tree was set in 1897. This is a vigorous grower, and productive. 

 It yielded in 1904, 25 pecks, and in 1905, 25J pecks. The fruit is of medium size, 

 roundisV., conical. Skin whitish green with a blush in the sun. The fruit drops badly 

 just before fully matured. Quality fair. Season, November and December. 



Thaler. — Synonym, Charlotten-Thaler. This seems to be identical with Yellow 

 Transparent, with the exception that it may be a few days earlier. 



TitovTca. — Synonym, Titus apple. Two trees were set in 1890. They have made 

 strong growth. Fruited in 1904, bearing 17^ pecks per tree, in 1905 a few specimens 

 only. The fruit is large, oblate, oblong. Skin greenish-yellow, often nearly covered 

 wdth deep red, striped with dark red. Quality fair. Season, September. This is a good 

 cooking apple. The variety. Little Hat, resembles this and is probably the same. 



Wellington. — Two trees were set in 1893. They have made strong growth. They 

 averaged per tree in 1903, 18 pecks; 1904, 8 pecks, and 1905, 24J pecks. The fruit is 

 of medium size, round, oblate. Skin yellow with blush on sunny side. Very acid. 

 Quality good. Season, February to April. Valuable only for cooking. Liked on 

 the English market on account of its pleasant acidity. A valuable commercial sort. 

 Inclined to overbear, and run small. Should be thinned. 



Williams. — Synonym, Williams' Favourite, Williams' Early. Two trees were set 

 in 1897. These have made good growth. They fruited irl 1903, averaging 1 peck per 

 tree; 1904, 3^ pecks, and 1905, 8;^ pecks per tree. The fruit is medium to large, round. 



