REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARPS 543 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Xeiv English Pigeon. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit below medium size, corneal ; 

 skin green, nearly overspread with dull red. Flesh white, juicy and sprightly. Sea- 

 son December. 



Seat on House. — Tree a vigorous grower, and an early bearer. Fruit of medium 

 size, oblate, tapering to the eye; skin clear golden yellow, with streaks of light and 

 dark red. Flesh yellowish, firm, moderately juicy, sub-acid, with a pleasant flavour. 

 Season December and January. 



Golden Queen. — Tree a strong grower and an early bearer. Fruit of medium size, 

 oblong, conical irregularly ribbed ; skin yellow with an orange red cheek, and a few 

 greenish dots. Flesh whitish, firm, juicy, mildly acid, with a pleasant flavour. Season 

 December. 



Gill's Beauty. — Tree a moderate grower. Fruit large, globular, tapering a little 

 to the eye ; skin green, striped and splashed with red. Flesh white, firm, moderately 

 juicy, mildly acid, with a pleasant flavour. Season December. 



Pickard's Reserve. — Tree a medium grower. Fruit of medium size, oblate ; skin 

 a russet yellow, with a small red blush on sunny side, and a few gray dots. Flesh 

 juicy, j-ellowish, firm, sub-acid, with a pleasant aromatic flavour. Season December. 



Harrison. — Tree a strong grower and an early bearer. Fruit of medium size, 

 globular, tapering a little to the eye ; skin greenish-yellow, with a small red blush in 

 the sun. Flesh white, moderately juicy, firm, mildly acid. Season winter. 



Oberdick's Pearmain. — Tree a medium grower. Fruit of medium size, oblong, 

 globular, tapering a little to the eye ; skin green with a dull red check and a few splashes 

 of brighter red. Flesh white, firm, juicy, sub-acid, with a fine spicy flavour. Season 

 winter. 



Beak's Winter Calville. — Tree a strong 'grower. Fruit large, conical, deeply 

 ribbed ; skin greenish-yellow with a few whitish dots. Flesh white, firm, juicy, mildly 

 acid, pleasant flavour. Season winter. 



Stcednicne. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit small, conical; skin greenish-yellow. 

 Flesh white, firm, juicy, sub-acid, with a pleasant flavour. Season winter. 



Flint inge. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit of medium size, oblong, conical ; skin 

 yellow, with a red cheek and small stripes of light red. Flesh yellowish, juicy, firm, 

 fine-grained, with a pleasant flavour. Season winter. 



Boiken. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit of medium size, irregularly ribbed, conical; 

 skin greenish with a red cheek and many white dots. Flesh white, firm, juicy, mildly 

 acid with* a pleasant flavour. Season winter. 



Red Winter Sweet. — Tree a medium grower. Fruit of medium size, round conical ; 

 skin greenish-yellow, with streaks and patches of bright red. Flesh yellowish, a little 

 coarse, moderately juicy, very sweet. Season -winter. 



Martha Washington. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit of medium size, oblong, glob- 

 ular ; skin yellowish green, with a few patches of dull red. Flesh greenish-white 

 juicy, mildly acid, with a pleasant flavour. Season winter. 



Allen's Russet. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit small, conical ; skin grayish-russet, 

 with a blush on the sunny side. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, mildly acid, with a pleasant 

 flavour. Season winter. 



Springdale. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit small, globular ; skin green, nearly 

 overspread with dull purple, and sprinkled with gray dots. Flesh greenish white, firm, 

 jui<y, mildly acid, inclined to scab. Season winter. 



Bright Water. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit of medium size, conical ; skin green, 

 with large patches of russet and a red blush on the sunny side. Flesh white, firm, 

 moderately juicy, nearly sweet. Season winter. 



Aiken. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit of medium size, globular ; skin green, 

 with a red cheek and stripes of red over nearly the whole surface. Flesh yellowish- 

 white, juicy, rather acid. Season winter. 



