DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 497 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Seeds.' Per cent. 



Small ". 



Medium 90 



Large 4 



94 



The seeds of Northern Spy are medium in size. 



Dots. Per cent. 



Distinct 50 



Indistinct 50 



100 



The dots of Northern Spy are distinct thoufrh not conspicuous. 



Shin. Per cent. 



Thin 3 



Medium 87 



Thick 10 



100 



The skin of Northern Spy is medium in thickness. 



Skin.- Per cent. 



Tender 33 



Medium 32 



Tough 33 



98 



The skin of Northern Spy is moderately tender to tender. 



Flesh.^ Per cent. 



Ju'cy 45 



Moderately juicy 51 



96 



The flesh is noted as tender in 72 per cent, crisp in 47 per cent, and coarse in 

 17 per cent of the seedlingsi. The flesh of Northern Spy is crisp, tender and juicy. 



Core. Per cent. 



Small , 18 



Medium 76 



Large 6 



100 

 The core of the Northern Spy is medium. 



Core. Per cent. 



Axile 64 



Abaxile 36 



100 



The core of Northern iSpy is Abaxile. 



Flavour. Per cent. 



Sweet " 



Mildly subacid 4 



Subacid '"1 



Briskly subacid 27 



Acid 1 



100 



The flavour of Northern Spy is subacid. 



Quality. Per cent. 



Medium 25 



Above medium 46 



Good to very good 29 



The quality of Northern Spy is very good. 10^ 



'This character was not recorded for quite all the seedlings. 



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