294 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



open, medium depth, wrinkled; ealyx open or closed; colour pale yellow washed and 

 splashed with carmine ; predominant colour carmine ; seeds medium size, broad, acute, 

 dots obscure; skin thin, tender; flesh white, crisp and tender, juicy; core medium; 

 flavour subacid, sprightly, pleasant; quality good; season October to mid-December. 



Niobe (Northern Spy seedling). — Fruit above medium; form roundish, regular 

 or slightly ribbed, conical; cavity deep, medium width; stem medium to long, slender 

 to moderately stout; basin deep, medium width, smooth to slightly wrinkled; calyx 

 partly open; colour greenish yellow washed and splashed with rather dull crimson; 

 predominant colour rather dull crimson; seeds above medium; dots few, white, indis- 

 tinct; bloom thin, pinkish; skin moderately thick, tough; flesh yellowish, crisp tender, 

 rather coarse, moderately juicy; core medium, open; flavour mildly subacid, pleasant; 

 quality good to very good; season December to late winter. Described in 1912, also. 



Orlando (Northern Spy seedling). — Fruit medium size; form roundish, conical, 

 ribbed; cavity deep, medium width, russeted; stem medium length, slender to moder- 

 ately stout; basin narrow, deep, slightly wrinkled; calyx partly open or closed; colour 

 yellow washed with bright crimson ; predominant colour bright crimson ; seeds 

 medium size, acute; dots few, white, indistinct; skin moderately thick, moderately 

 tender; flesh yellow with traces of red, tender, juicy, crisp; core medium, open; flavour 

 briskly subacid, sprightly, aromatic; quality good; season late September to December. 



Pandora (Northern Spy seedling). — Fruit above medium; form roundish, slightly 

 ribbed; cavity deep, open; stem short, stout; basin deep, open, nearly smooth; calyx 

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

 colour light crimson; seeds medium size, acute; dots few, white, indistinct; skin 

 moderately thick, tender; flesh dull white, crisp, tender, juicy; core medium size, 

 open; flavour subacid, pleasant, not high; quality above medium to good; season 

 November and December. 



Pedro (Mcintosh seedling). — Fruit above medium; form oblate to roundish, 

 conic; cavity deep, medium width, russeted; stem short to medium, stout; basin 

 narrow, medium depth, smooth; calyx open; colour pale yellow well washed with 

 bright attractive crimson; predominant colour bright crimson; seeds medium, acute; 

 dots obscure; skin moderately thick, tender; flesh dull white, tender, juicy; core 

 medium size, open; flavour briskly subacid, pleasant; quality good; season Novem- 

 ber to January. 



Bamona (Shiawassee Beauty seedling). — Fruit medium to above medium; form 

 oblate: cavity deep, open, slightly russeted; stem short, stout: basin open, medium 

 depth, wrinkled: calyx closed; colour pale yellow washed and splashed with carmine 

 on sunny side: dots obscure; skin moderately thick, tender: flesh white, fine grained, 

 tender, juicy: eore medium to small; flavour subacid, pleasant; quality good; season 

 late August to mid-September. 



CROSS-BRED VARIETIES. 



While the larger proportion of trees raised from seed have not been the result 

 of hand pollination, cross-breeding has not been neglected, and there are now 701 

 trees growing as the result of such work. Of these twelve fruited in 1912 and two of 

 them were considered sufficiently promising to name, and descriptions of them follow. 



Bustler (Mcintosh x Lawver). — Fruit above medium; form roundish, slightly 

 ribbed; cavity open, medium depth; stem medium length, stout; basin deep, medium 



