REPORT OF TEE HORTICULTURIST 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



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Province. 



Name 



and Address of 



Grower or Sendi^r. 



Quebec, 



R. Hamilton, Grenville. 



Ontarii 



J. F. Morrow, Calumet 



J. F. Prudhomme, St. 

 Pbilomene. 



Peter Reid, Chateauguay 



Basin. 

 James Wright, Melboro. 

 A. K. Surtees, Wendover 



Description of Fruit. 



'Knoll Seedling.' Above medium in size, roundish; pale 

 yellow; mildly subacid and of pleasant flavour ; quality 

 good; season evidently early to midwinter. Would be 

 ])romising if of a more attractive colour. 



'St. Jane.' Medium in size, roundish; pale yellow well washed 

 with crimson; subacid ; quality probably good ; season 

 early winter. Too much past best condition to judge 

 fairly of merits. 



'Welden's Red Seedling.' Northwest Angle. Medium in 

 size, oblate, conic; greenish yellow well wa.shed with deep 

 red; subacid; quality medium; season probably mid to 

 late winter. 



' X Calf Pasture — French Crab Stock.' See full description. 



'Entrance.' Medium in size, oblate; rich yellow wnth an 

 orange blush ; acid; astringent; quality below medium; 

 season October. Of no value unless as a cider apple. 

 From French crab stock. 



'Entrance' — French Crab Stock :— Medium in size, oblate, 

 conic; pale greenish yellow splashed with bright purplish 

 red on sunny side; subacid, little flavour ; medium in 

 quality, season probably early tomidwinter. Not promising. 



'Knoll from French Crab Stock.' — Medium in size, roundish, 

 conical, yellow well washed and splashed with deep red ; 

 briskly subacid, little flavour; quality medium ; season 

 probably early to midwinter. Not promising. 



Medium in size, roundish, slightly angular; yellow washed on 

 sunny side with deep, dull red with pur|>!ish red splashes ; 

 mildly subacid, pleasant flavour and above medium in 

 quality. Season mid to late winter. Not quite good 

 enough in quality. 



Below medium in size, roundish, slightly angular; greenish 

 yellow well washed and splashed with dull red ; quality 

 above medium; season probably early to midwinter. Not 

 sufficiently promising. 



Medium in size, oblate, conic; yellow splashed and washed 

 with crimson mostly on sunny side; subacid; quality above 

 mediufli; season evidently early to midwinter. Not suflB- 

 ciently promising. 



' Sport of Duchess ' now called ' R^id.' See full description. 



See full description. 



'Seedling No. 3.' — Medium in size, oblate, pale yellow with a 

 pink blush; subacid; medium in quality; season probably 

 December. Not sufficiently promising. 



' Seedling No. 9.' — Too far gone to describe. 



'Seedling No. 12.' — Medium in size, roundish to oblate, pale 

 greenish yellow splashed with dull purplbh red; briskly 

 subacid: quality medium ; season October. Not promis- 



„ in?- 



'Seedling No. 16.' — See full description. 

 'Seedling No. 20.' — Below medium in size, roundish; pale 



yellow with a pink blush ; subacid with a pleasant flavour; 



quality above medium; season October, Not sufficiently 



promising. 

 'Seedling No. 23.' — Above medium in size, roundish, conical; 



pale green splashed and washed mostly on sunny side with 



dull red; subacid; quality above medium; season October. 



Not nearly as good as Wealthy. 

 'Seedling No. 31.' — Medium in size, roundish; yellow with a 



pink blush; subacid with a pleasant flavour; qualitj' above 



medium; season October. Not promising. 

 ' Seedling No. 32.' — Medium in size, oblate; yellow splashed 



and washed with purplish red; briskly subacid ; quality 



medium; sea.son Octol)er and later. 

 'Seedling No. 33.' — Above medium in size, oblate; {)ale green 



splashed and washed with dull red ; subacid ; quality 



mediimi; season probably October. Not promising. 



