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No. 354. Holdfast. — Medium sire, roundish; cavity deep, medium width; stem 

 short, slender; basin deep, medium width, smooth; calyx closed; pale yellow splashed 

 and washed with bright crimson; dots few, yellow, indistinct; skin moderately thick, 

 toug-h; flesh dull white, tender, juicy; core medium; subacid, pleasant flavour; 

 quality good; season mid to late winter. 



May prove useful. Apples hang well on tree. 



No. 364. Hamilton, E.,— Seedling from ' X Calf Pasture— French Crab Stock.'— 

 Above medium in size, oblong, conical; cavity narrow, medium depth; stem medium 

 length, slender; basin medium depth and width, wrinliled ; calyx open; pale yellow, 

 splashed and washed with red; dots fairly numerous, white, distinct; skin thick, 

 moderately tender; flesh white, firm, juicy; core medium; sweet, pleasant flavour; 

 quality good for a sweet apple; season mid October, probably through November. 

 May be a useful sweet apple. 



No. 371, Reid — from Peter^Reid, Chateauguay Basin, Que. — Fruit large, oblato, 

 angular, flattened at each end; cavity deep, open; stem short, stout; basin very deep, 

 open, almost smooth ; calyx open ; colour pale greenish yellow, well washed on about 

 f 'of skin with deep red, somewhat orange red^ with darker splashes ; dots moderately 

 numerous, small, white, distinct; skin thick, tough; flesh dull white, rather coarse, 

 juicy, tender; crisp; core small; briskly subacid, pleasant flavour; quality above 

 medium to good; season midwinter. 



Much like Milwaukee. Said to be a sport on a Duchess tree, two branches of 

 which were budded with Mcintosh Red four years ago. 



No. 372. Wright, Jas., Melboro, Que. — Seedling from. — Fruit above medium size, 

 oblate, angular; cavity deep, medium width, russeted; stem (gone); basin medium 

 depth and width, almost smooth; cal^'X open; colour greenish yellow; dots numerous, 

 grey, distinct; skin moderatelj- thick, moderately tender; flesh yellow, crisp, juicy, 

 tender, breaking; core small; subacid, pleasant flavour; quality good to very good; 

 season early to mid winter, evidently. 



Somewhat like Grimes Golden in appearance and quality, but evidently not that 

 variety. 



No. 376. Wilson, A. E., Clarence, Ont. — Seedling No. 16 from; grown by A. E. 

 Surtees, Wendover, Ont. — Above medium to large; roundish; cavity medium depth 

 and width; stem short, stout; basin medium depth and width, almost smooth; calyx 

 open; pale yellow, well splashed and washed with deep purplish red; dots obscure; 

 skin moderately thick, tender; flesh white, tinged with red to near core; core medium; 

 subacid, pleasant flavour; quality good; season October. 



The most promising of Surtees' seedlings. A nice dessert apple. 

 No. 382. Hawkins, J., Ojibwa (V/indsor), Ont. — Seedling from. — Above medium 

 in size, roundish angular, flattened somewhat at both ends; cavity deep, open; stem 

 short, slender ; basin deep, open, smooth ; calyx probably open ; pale yellow, well wash 

 ed and splashed with bright red; dots few, grey, indistinct; skin thick, moderately 

 tender; flesh white, crisp, has some Fameuse characters, somewhat coarse, juicy; 

 core medium; subacid, pleasant but not high flavoured; above medium to good in 

 quality; season evidently October and later. 



Seed brought from Quebec by a Frenchman. — Tree bears every year. Is about 

 15 years old. A very handsome apple. If better in quality would be quite promising. 

 No. 390. Stephens^ C. L., Orillia, Ont. — Seedling from. — One and seven-eighths 

 inches in diameter, about the size of Martha, but flatter ; oblate, flattened ; cavity open, 

 medium depth; stem long, slender; basin open, medium depth; calyx closed; colour 

 pale yellow washed with bright red on sunny side; dots purplish red on red side, 

 indistinct on yellow side; skin thin, tender; flesh white, tender, breaking, juicy; 

 core medium; subacid, pleasant flavour; quality good; season early September. 



A good crab. About the same season as Martha, and compares favourably wilh 

 that variety in quality. 



No. 392. Wilson, F. W., Port Hope, Ont.— Seedling from, called ' Chcate.'— 

 Medium to above in size, oblate; cavity deep, open; stem short, moderately stout to 



