REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARPS 545 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Bauman's Beinette. — Tree a vigorous grower and an early bearer. Fruit small 

 to medium, roundish oblate ; skin greenish-yellow, with a reddish blush and a few 

 brown dots. Flesh yellowish, juicy, firm, fine-grained, nearly sweet, of good flavour. 

 Season winter. 



Bed Winter Pigeon. — Tree a moderate grower. Fruit of medium size, conical ; 

 skin greenish-yellow, with a small red cheek and many white dots. Flesh white, 

 firm, sprightly, acid. Season winter. 



Lincoln. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit medium to large, oblate, conical ; skin 

 greenish-yellow, with a bright red blush and a few grayish dots. Flesh white, firm, 

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

 . Palmer Greening. — Tree a vigorous grower and an early bearer. Fruit above 

 medium size, roundish, oblate ; skin yellowish-green, with a clear red cheek and many 

 grey dots. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, with a pleasant aromatic flavour. 

 Season winter. 



Broivnlee's Busset. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit medium to large, roundish 

 flattened ; skin green with a dull russet-red cheek. Flesh greenish-white, tender, juicy, 

 aromatic, sweet. Season winter. 



Nelson Sweet. — Tree a vigorous grower and early bearer. Fruit of medium size, 

 roundish, flattened ; skin dull greenish-yellow, with a bronze-red cheek. Flesh yel- 

 lowish, firm, moderately juicy, sweet. Season winter. 



New Berner Bose. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit small, conical; skin greenish 

 yellow, with splashes of dull red in the sun, and small whitish dots. Flesh greenish 

 white, juicy, firm, sprightly, acid. Season winter. 



Aushaulder. — Tree a medium grower. Fruit of medium size, conical; skin green- 

 ish yellow, nearly overspread with dull red and with many white dots. Flesh greenish 

 white, firm, juicy, mildly acid. Season winter. 



Spath's Seedling. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit of medium size, oblong conical; 

 skin green, nearly overspread with a deep red and a few white dots. Flesh white, juicy, 

 firm, mildly acid. Season winter. 



Chelmsford Wonder. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit above medium size, oblate, 

 globe-shaped, ribbed; skin yellow, with a pink cheek and sprinkled with carmine dots. 

 Flesh yellowish, firm, a little coarse, moderately juicy, mildly acid. Season winter. 



Himoeer. — Tree a medium grower. Fruit small, globular; skin greenish white, 

 with a little red on the sunny side. Flesh white, crisp, moderately juicy, sweet. Sea- 

 son winter. 



Calville Oberslebener. — Tree a strong grower. Fruit small, round, obtuse, conical; 

 skin yellow with a bright clear, red cheek. Flesh yellowish, crisp, moderately juicy, 

 with a pleasant flavour. Season winter. 



Bral-efield Seedling. — Tree a strong grower and early bearer. Fruit small, oblate, 

 conical; skin yellow, splashed with two shades of red. Flesh white, firm, juicy crisp, 

 with a fine aromatic flavour, nearly sweet. Season winter. 



Kor-irestern Greening. — Tree a strong grower and early producer. Fruit of 

 medium size, globular, tapering a little to the eye ; skin greenish-yellow. Flesh white, 

 fine-grained, juicy, mildly acid, with a pleasant flavour. Season winter. 



Kennedy Seedling. — Tree a strong grower and free producer. Fruit of medium 

 Bize, irregularly globe shaped; skin greenish-yellow, nearly covered with deep red and 

 sprinkled with a few white dots. Flesh white, often stained with red, crisp, juicy, 

 sub-acid, with a pleasant flavour. Season winter. 



Lady Finger. — Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit of medium size, oblong, conical ; 

 skin yellow, freely splashed with red and sprinkled with brown dots. Flesh whitish, 

 firm, not juicy, nearly sweet. Season winter. 



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