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4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



subacid with a pleasant flavour; quality good; season late winter. Tree lias been 

 planted about 20 years. Fruit has large seeds. Said to keep until June. Resembles 

 Eubicon somewhat. September 12, 1904, received 4 specimens of same apple from Mr. 

 Kenny kept in an ordinary cellar. Still in condition for eating, but mildly subacid 

 at this date. Evidently a good keeper. 



806. Wm. Ogilvie, Ormstown, Que. — Size large; form oblate; cavity very deep, 

 open; stem very short, stout; basin deep, medium width, almost smooth; calyx partly 

 open; colour yellow, well splashed and washed with lively purplish red; dots few, 

 Ifirge, gray, prominent; skin moderately thick, tough; flesh dull white, crisp, tender, 

 juicy ; core small ; subacid, sprightly ; quality good ; season evidently early to mid-winter 

 or later- A large handsome apple. Should make an excellent cooking apple, and is 

 a good dessert variety also. Mr. Robert Brodie, Westmount, P. Q., received this apple 

 from Wm. Ogilvie, Ormstown, Que., where it was grown. He thinks it may be a 

 variety he used to call Hemmingford. 



307. J. K. McKenzie, Rogers Hill, N.S. — Above medium size; yellow washed 

 with bright red on sunny side; medium quality; season mid to late winter. 



308-314. John McCarthy, Semiwagan Ridge, N.B. — Seven seedlings. 



309. Seedling No. 2. Medium size; form roundish; cavity medium depth and 

 v/idth; stem broken; basin medium depth and width, almost smooth; calyx open; colour 

 pale yellow well washed with crimson; dots few, small, pale yellow, indistinct; skin 

 thick, tough; flesh white, juicy, tender; core medium; mildly subacid with a pleasant 

 flavour; quality good to very good; season early winter. Resembles Fameuse very 

 much. Evidently a seedling of it. 



315. A. P. Stevenson, Nelson, Man. — Mai'tha Crab seedling; size large; form 

 roundish to oblate, conic, angular; cavity open, medium depth; stem medium length 

 stout; basin narrow, medium depth, much wrinkled; calyx partly open; colour yellow, 

 well splashed and washed with bright red; dots obscure; skin moderately thick, tender ; 

 flesh yellow, rather coarse, moderately juicy; core medium size, open; briskly subacid; 

 quality medium; season evidently early September. A large, handsome apple which 

 is said to have been grown from Martha Crab seed sent from the Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa, in 1896. 



PIUMS. 



Last winter was very hard on plimis of the European and Japanese classes and 

 most varieties were killed to the snow line. None of these plums have proven satis- 

 factory here. There arc, however, two seedlings of the Red June plum originated at 

 the experimental farm which are hardier in the flower bud than any others which 

 have been tested, and these bore some fruit this year. The?e have been called Togo 

 and Oyama, and descriptions of them are given in this report. The crop of Americana 

 and Nigra plums was the best we have ever had, both in quality and quantity, and the 

 fruit sold well on the exchange here. Three American seedlings originated at the 

 Central Experimental Farm were named this year, these being Gloria, Swift and Fitz- 

 roy. Descriptions of these follow. Among the newer Americana varieties which 

 fruited tSiis year the Admiral Schley, Bomberger, Lottie and Smith were the most 

 promising. Descriptions of these are given also. One of our aims is to develop an 



