REPORT OF TEE HORTICULTURIST 93 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



In the year 1890, an orchard wa3 planted comprising about 3,000 trees grown 

 from seed imported from E. Goegginger, Riga, Russia. The seed from which these 

 were grown was said to have been taken from apples grown north of Riga, Russia. 

 Of these there are now 898 remaining, the rest having been killed by blight or winter 

 or removed on account of weak growth or inferior quality. These began to fruit in 

 1897, when about 50 trees bore. In 1898 there were 40 trees which fruited ; in 1899 

 there were 43 ; in 1900 there were 26, and in 1901 there were 18, making a total of 

 177 trees which have borne fruit. None of these apples are sufficiently promising to 

 be worthy of special mention, but a few of them are as good as the majority of the 

 named Russian varieties. Nearly all of them are summer apples. 



As the Russian seedling trees had not produced any varieties of great merit 

 (unless it be found that they are hardier than other kinds) it was decided to grow a 

 large number of seedlings from the best varieties which had fruited at Ottawa, in 

 order to try and obtain something good from them. Accordingly, seeds were sown 

 in 1898, 1899 and 1900, and a large number of seedling apple trees raised from them, 

 and this year 494 were planted out in the pear orchard, places being left for the per- 

 manent pear trees. The trees were planted 10 by 10 feet apart in most cases. The 

 soil was kept thoroughly cultivated, and the young trees made thrifty growth. The 

 trees were made up of the following : — 79 seedlings of Mcintosh Red, 65 Lawver, 

 63 Shiawassee Beauty, 53 Wealthy, 53 Swayzie Pomme Grise, 39 Scott's Winter, 39 

 Winter St. Lawrence, 26 Northern Spy, 25 American Golden Russet, 10 St. Lawrence, 

 9 Edgehill, 6 Gano, 5 Fameuse, 3 Salome, 1 Ribston Pippin, 1 Pewaukee, 17 miscellan- 

 eous (fruit not ripened here) ; total, 494. 



In addition to these, the following hybrids, originated by Prof. John Craig, were 

 planted : — 5 Pyrus baccata, female, with Duchess of Oldenburg, male ; 8 Pyrus bac- 

 cata, female, with Tetofsky, male ; 21 Pyrus baccata, female, with Martha, male ; a 

 total of 34 trees. 



SEEDLING APPLES. 



Notwithstanding the poor crop of fruit this year, a number of seedlings were 

 sent in for examination and description, among which were several of merit. It is 

 always a pleasure to examine these fruits, and we trust that every year those who have 

 new varieties will send them to the Horticulturist that he may compare them with 

 other varieties. 



Full descriptions are published of the most promising of those which were re- 

 ceived : — 



No. 203. — R. Hamilton, Grenville, Quebec. Apple seedling. — Size, medium to 

 below, roundish, yellow, splashed and washed with deep red ; cavity deep, medium 

 width ; basin deep, medium width, wrinkled ; stem short, slender ; calyx closed ; dots 

 obscure ; skin thin but tough ; core, small ; flesh, white, crisp, very tender, juicy, 

 tinged with red to core ; sub-acid, with a pleasant but peculiar flavour ; quality, 

 good to very good ; season, December, January. Evidently a Fameuse seedling. 

 Tested January 23, 1901. 



No. 204. — Joshua Bull, East Farnham, Quebec. Apple seedling. — Above medium 

 size, roundish to oblate, pale greenish yellow, splashed and washed with carmine ; 

 cavity, medium depth, open ; basin, deep, medium width, wrinkled ; stem, medium 

 length, slender ; calyx, closed ; dots, obscure ; skin, thin, moderately tender ; core, 

 small ; flesh, white, tinged with red, tender, juicy ; mild sub-acid, with a pleasant 

 flavour ; quality, good ; season, early October. Said to be a seedling raised by Joshua 

 Bull, East Farnham, Que. Might prove useful if a good cropper. Tested October 

 15, 1901. 



No. 205. — J. P. Jones, Echo Vale, Que. Apple seedling. — Large, roundish coni- 

 cal, pale greenish yellow, splashed and washed with carmine ; cavity, deep, medium 



