496 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



annual reports of tlie Central Experimental Farm for 1909 and 1911. A much larger 

 proportion of the seedlings of some mother parents resemble the parent in certain 

 waj's than of others. 



CHARACTERISTICS OK ONE HUNDRED NORTHERN SPY SEEDLINGS ORIGINATED AND FRUITED AT 

 THE CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAAVA, CANADA. 



Size.^ Per cent. 



Small 2 



Below medium 12 



Me;Muin .. 48 



Above medium 25 



Large 13 



100 

 The size of Northern Spy is above medium to large. 



Form. Per cent. 



Oblate 28 



Roundish conical or roundish 69 



Conical 3 



Oblong 



100 

 The form of Northern Spy is roundish conical. 



Colour. Per cent. 



Green or j'ellow predominating- 7 



Red or crimson. .^ 67 



Pinkish red 4 



Orange and Orange red 22 



100 



The colour of Northern Spy is red, varying in shade from pinkish red to bright 



red. 



Cavity. Per cent. 



Small 9 



Medium 51 



Large 40 



100 

 The cavity of Northern '"py is large. 



Stem.- Per cent. 



Short 54 



Medium ■ 41 



Long 2 



97 

 The stem of Northern Spy is short to medium. 



Basin. Per cent. 



Small 16 



» Medium 58 



Large ' 26 



100 



The basin of Northern Spy is medium. 



Calyx.^ Per cent. 



Open 78 



Closed 21 



99 

 The calyx of Northern Spy is usually closed but often open. 



1 Note. — Apples under IJ inches in diameter are very small; between IJ and 25 inches, 

 small; 2J to 2 J inches, below medium; 2i to 22 inches, medium; 2% to 3 inches, above medium; 

 3 to 3^ inches, large; above 3i inches, very large. 



Ottawa. 



