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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



few, yellow, distinct; skin thick, tough; flesh yellowish, 'crisp, tender^ breaking; 

 core medium; briskly subacid, good, high flavour; core medium; quality good to 

 very good; season early September. 



Quite promising. Should be a splendid cooking apple and a nice dessert apple 

 though very large. 



Petrel (Wealthy Seedling). — Medium in size, oblate to roundish, regular, sym- 

 metrical; cavity medium depth and width; stem short, stout; basin medium depth 

 and width, slightl3'^ wrinlcled or plaited; calyx closed or partly open; pule greenish 

 yellow, well splashed and washed with crimson; dots moderately numerous, pale, 

 distinct; skin thick, tough; flesh white, firm, crisp, juicy^ inclined to watercore; 

 core small; briskly subacid, pleasant but not highly flavoured; quality above medium 

 to good ; season late August to early September. 



An attractive looking apple, much like Wealthy in outward appearance. Should 

 ship well. Promises to be very productive. 



Roberval (Mc^ralian Wliite, female, x Scott's Winter, male). — Fruit medium in 

 size, oblate; cavity medium depth and width, russeted; stem short, stout; basin deep, 

 medium width, wrinkled ; calyx open or partly open ; yellow, well washed with deep red 

 and splashed with dark red; dots obscure; skin moderately thick, tender; flesh yel- 

 lowish sometimes tinged with red near skin, tender, melting; core small; flavour 

 briskly subacid, pleasant; quality above medium, almost good. Should keep to mid 

 winter. 



Resembles Scott's Winter outwardly very much, but is larger. Quality is better 

 than Scott's Winter. 



Rupert (Russian Seedling). — Above medium in size, oblate; cavity medium 

 depth and width, russeted; stem short, stout; basin mediimi depth and width, 

 wrinkled ; calyx closed ; pale greenish yellow, sometimes with a faint pink blush ; 

 dots numerous, green, indistinct; skin thick, tough; flesh white, juicy, tender; core 

 medium; pleasant flavour, briskly subacid almost acid; quality above medium to 

 good ; season early August. As early or earlier than Tetofsky and much better in 

 quality. Better in quality than Yellow Transparent. Inclined to water core. 



Valois (McMahan White, female x Scott's Winter, male). — Above medium in 

 size, oblate, conic, angular; cavity deep, narrow, russeted; stem short, stout; basin 

 deep, medium width, wrinkled; calyx closed; pale yellow well washed with deep red; 

 dots obscure; skin moderately thick, tender; flesh white, tinged with red, tender, 

 juicy; core medium; briskly subacid, pleasant flavour; quality above medium. 

 Season probably early to mjd winter. 



Considerably larger than Scott's Winter. May be useful. Resembles Scott's 

 Winter considerably in outward appearance and in character of flesh. 



Walton (]\rcMahan White, fem.ale x Scott's Winter, male). — Fruit large, round- 

 ish, conical, slightly angular; calyx deep, narrow, russeted; stem short to medium, 

 moderately stout; basin deep, medium width, wrinkled; calyx partly open; yellpw, 

 well washed and splashed with bright red. Whole surface has a somewhat mottled 

 effect, attractive; dots obscure; skin moderately tliick, rather tough; flesh white, 

 with a yellow tinge, firm, moderately juicy; core small; briskly subacid, not high 

 flavoured, quality medium to above medium; season probably November and Decem- 

 ber. 



A handsome apple. Has indications of Scott's Winter blood in shape and colour- 

 ing and mottled appearance of skin. Little indication of McMahan blood except in 

 size and perhaps firmness of flesh. 



The following names have been given to fifty-nine of the Russian seedlings 

 originated at the Central Experimental Farm : — Areola, Birtle, Bowie, Bolton, Beaver, 

 Bomba, Bison, Carlyle, Claire, Carman, Cicero. Cecil, Carr.ie, Crescent, Cottage, 

 Dauphin, Dewar, Earliana, Grenfell, Galena, Hanley, Hamlet, Harbinger, Jarvis, 

 Jasper. Jacko, Lang, Leroy, Mentor, Melfort, Morden, Murillo, iforley, Neville, 

 Nepigon, Osier, Otter, Percival, Pingree, Ponoka, Parma, Polaris, Rupert, Roslin, 



