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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD Vll., A. 1908 

 SEEDLING FRUITS RECEIVED FOR HXAMINATION — 1906. 



A considerable number of seedling fruits was received for examination in 1906, 

 as in previous years, and it was with much interest and pleasure that these fruits were 

 tested and described. A large proportion of them, it is true, were not as good as 

 named varieties on the market, but a few of them give promise of being useful. Full 

 descriptions are given of those which are thought to be the most promising, while 

 briefer notes are published of those which were not considered of special merit. The 

 full descriptions follow the table. 



It is hoped that fruit growers will continue to send specimens of promising fruits 

 to the horticulturist, whether they are seedlings or merely unknown varieties. There 

 are many desirable seedlings fruiting in different parts of Canada of which nearly 

 100 of apples alone have been collected from various sources and are growing at the 

 Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, where they are compared with other named sorts 

 and a fair estimate obtained of their relative merits. 





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Province, 



Name 



and Address of 



Grower or Sender. 



Nova ScotiajWm. Sangster, Falmouth 

 C. K. Starr, Perraux 



New Bruns- 

 wick. 



352 Quebec. 



353 u .. 



W. H. Woodworth.South 



Berwick. 

 A. H. Stead, Tapley's 



Mills. 



C. N. Vroom, St. Ste- 

 phen. 



A. E. Evans, Kingsey. . , 

 R. Hamilton, Granville, 



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355 



356 



357 



358 



359 



360 



Description of Fruit. 



See full description. 



Medium size, oblong, yellow, well splashed and washed with 



crimson. Season evidently early winter or late fall. Not 



promising. 

 Appears to be identical with Yellow Bellflower. , 



Supposed seedling of Duch^s. Below medium size, roundish, 

 pale yellow, splashed and washed with bright red most V 

 on sunny side; briskly subacid; medium quality. Season 

 probably November. Not promising. 



See full description (pear). 



Above medium size, roundish to oblate ; pale yellow with a 

 pink blush; subacid; good quality; season October. Being 

 the same season as Wealthy it is not desirable. 



See full description. 



Pitcaim seedling. Above medium to large, oblate conic; pale 

 greenish yellow well washed and splashed with deep crim- 

 son; briskly subacid, astringent; quality medium to above 

 medium; season early to midwinter. Not suCSciently pro- 

 mising. 

 Holdfast.' See full description. 



A. McMillan's Seedling.' Medium size, oblate; pale g^een, 

 splashed and washed with deep, rather dull crimson; acid ; 

 medium quality; season evidently mid to late winter. Not 

 promising. 



Seedling ' Like La Salle.' Above mediupi in size, oblong, 

 conical; pale greenish yellow, splashed lightly with crim- 

 son on sunny side; acid ; medium to above medium in 

 quality; season evidently midwinter. Not promising 

 either in appearance or quality. 



'St. Hilaire Seedling.' Above medium in size, oblate, angu- 

 lar, flattened; greenish yellow well washed with deep red; 

 subacid; quality medium ; season evidently early to mid 

 winter or perhans later. Not i)romising. 

 'R. Beauchamp'a Seedling.' Medium in size, roundish; pale 

 green washed with dark red on sunny side; briskly sub- 

 acid, of pleasant flavour and above medium in quality. 

 Season midwinter or later. Not sufBciently promising. 

 Above medium in size, oblate, flattened; yellow washed with 

 dull purplish red on sunny side; briskly subacid; medium 

 quality; season evidently midwinter or later. Not suffi- 

 ciently promising. 

 'From near Pig Pen.' Medium to above medium in size, 

 roundish, yellow with a pmk blush; subacid with a plea- 

 ant flavour; quality good; season early winter. Past best 

 condition. 



