112 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



Rocket (Northern Spy Seedling). — Above medium size; roundish, conical; cavity 

 deep, medium width, stem short, stout; basin deep, narrow, slightly wrinkled; calyx 

 partly open; colour yellow, washed and splashed with crimson; predominant colour, 

 crimson; seeds, medium size, acute; dots moderately numerous, yellow, distinct; bloom 

 pinkish; skin moderately thick, moderately tough; flesh yellowish, crisp, tender, juicy; 

 core medium; subacid, pleasant, sprightly flavour; quality good; season November, 

 probably to January or later. 



Appearance, flesh, flavour and odour much like Northern Spy. 



Roger (Gano Seedling). — Medium size; roundish, very slightly ribbed; cavity open, 

 medium depth, stem long, slender; basin open, deep, slightly wrinkled, calyx open, 

 colour yellow, washed with attractive crimson; predominant colour, attractive crim- 

 son; seeds large, obtuse; dots few, white, indistinct; bloom thin, pinkish; skin moder- 

 ately thick, moderately tender; flesh yellowish, rather coarse, firm, moderately juicy; 

 core small; subacid, pleasant flavour; quality above medium to good; season late 

 November to late winter. 



Resembles Gano very much in outward appearance. Flesh is also somewhat simi- 

 lar, and seeds very large like Gano. An attractive looking apple. 



Rosalie (Northern Spy Seedling). — Above medium size; roundish, ribbed; cavity 

 deep, open, russeted; stem medium length, moderately stout; basin deep, medium width, 

 wrinkled; calyx closed; yellow, thinly splashed and washed with carmine; predominant 

 colour, carmine; seeds above medium size, acuminate; dots obscure; skin moderately 

 thick, tender; flesh white, crisp, tender, juicy; core medium size, open; subacid, 

 sprightly, pleasant flavour; quality good; season late November, probably through most 

 ol the winter. 



Somewhat like Northern Spj T in character of flesh and flavour, but not in outward 

 appearance. If a little higher in colour would be very promising. 



Seton (Mcintosh Seedling). — Medium size; roundish to oblate; cavity open, 

 shallow to medium; stem short, stout; basin open, medium depth, smooth; calyx open; 

 colour pale green, washed with dull pinkish-red, mostly on sunny side; seeds medium 

 size, acute; dots obscure; skin moderately thick, moderately tough; flesh dull white, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, core small; subacid, pleasant flavour; quality good; season late 

 December, probably late winter. 



Does not resemble Mcintosh, except about cavity. Tastes somewhat like Rhode 

 Island. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF APPLE SEEDLINGS ORIGINATED IN THE HORTICULTURAL DIVISION 



Descriptions are taken of the seedling apples which are originated in the Ilorti- 

 ultural Division, whether they are good, medium or poor. By doing this, it is pos- 

 sible to tell after a time what parent varieties are giving the largest proportion of 

 promising varieties, and what the least. It gives valuable information for future 

 work in breeding apples, as showing what characteristics of the female parent are 

 apparent or conspicuous in the seedlings. 



In the following table, certain characteristics of 581 seedlings of eleven varieties 

 are given in such a form that they can be readily compared. These seedlings were 

 raised from seed saved from apples which fruited in 1898. The flowers were not hand- 

 pollenized and the male parents can only be suggested by the characteristics of the 

 seedlings and the varieties which grew nearest to the tree from which the seed was 

 taken. Of these we have a record. While the male parent is thus not known with 

 certainty, a study of the following table will be found very interesting and, it is 

 hoped, suggestive. The following characteristics of the seedlings of the eleven 

 varieties are quite marked. 



