DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 293 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



hi ant colour attractive crimson; seeds medium size, acuminate; dots few, white, indis- 

 tinct; bloom thin, pinkish; skin moderately thick, moderately tender; flesh white with 

 traces of red, crisp, tender, juicy; core medium size, open; flavour briskly subacid, 

 aromatic; equally good; season October and November probably. General notes: 

 Resembles Langford Beauty somewhat in colour and character of flesh. A hand- 

 some apple. 



Epsom (Northern Spy seedling). — Fruit above medium to large; form roundish, 

 conical; cavity medium depth and width, russeted; stem medium length, stout; basin 

 deep, open, wrinkled; calyx open; colour pale yellow well washed and splashed with 

 crimson; predominant colour crimson; seeds medium size, acute; dots few, small, 

 white, distinct; bloom bluish; skin thick, moderately tough; flesh yellowish, tender 

 moderately juicy ; core above medium, open ; flavour subacid, pleasant ; quality good ; 

 season October to middle November. Much like Spy in shape, colour, flesh and flavour. 

 Promising. 



Galena (Langford Beauty seedling). — Bruit medium to above medium in size; 

 form roundish; cavity medium depth and width; stem short to medium, moderately 

 stout; basin deep, medium width, slightly wrinkled; calyx closed or partly open; 

 colour pale greenish yellow well washed with deep crimson, predominant colour deep 

 crimson; seeds medium size, acute; dots very few, yellow, distinct; skin moderately 

 tbick, tender; flesh white, with traces of red, tender, juicy; core medium size, open; 

 flavour subacid, pleasant; quality good; season, October to late December. General 

 Notes: Resembles Langford Beauty considerably in outward appearance and in flesh 

 and flavour, also resembles Mcintosh considerably in outward appearance. 



Grover (Mcintosh seedling). — Fruit medium size; form oblate, slightly ribbed; 

 cavity medium deptb, open ; stem short, stout ; basin medium depth and width, slightly 

 wrinkled ; calyx partly open ; colour pale yellow well washed with deep crimson ; pre- 

 dominant colour deep crimson; seeds large, broad, acute; dots few, white, distinct; 

 bloom slight, bluish; skin moderately thick, tough; flesh white tinged with red, tender, 

 juicy; core medium; flavour subacid, sprightly, pleasant, spicy; quality good; season 

 December probably to middle winter or later. Probably later in season than Mcintosh. 

 Resembles Mcintosh considerably in colour and in flesh, also somewhat about cavity. 

 Promising. 



Humber (Golden Russet seedling). — Fruit above medium in size; form oblate to 

 roundisb, flattened at ends; cavity open, medium depth, russeted; stem short, stout; 

 basin open, deep, wrinkled ; calyx open ; colour yellow, washed with orange red, mostly 

 on sunny side; seeds large, obtuse; dots moderately numerous, yellow, distinct; skin 

 moderately thick, moderately tender; flesh dull white or yellowish, firm, rather coarse, 

 moderately juicy; core small; flavour subacid, pleasant, spicy; quality, good; season 

 January to late winter or spring. Resembles Golden Russet somewhat in flesh and 

 flavour. 



Manda (Salome seedling 1 ). — Fruit above medium size; form roundish; cavity 

 open, medium depth; stem medium length, stout; basin medium depth and width, 

 smooth; calyx open; colour, yellow washed, splashed and striped with carmine; pre- 

 dominant colour carmine; seeds below medium, acute; dots obscure; skin moderately 

 thick, tender; flavour subacid, pleasant; core medium size; flesh dull white, crisp, 

 tender moderately juicy; quality good; season November to February. 



Moreno (Langford Beauty seedling). — Fruit medium to above; form oblate, 

 conic; cavity narrow, medium depth; stem medium to long, moderately stout; basin 



