APPLES. 



Oeneral Lists of the Most Valuable Varieties for Market Approved hy the Board 



of Control. 



SuMMEfi: Astrachan, Duchess. 



Fall: Gravenstein, Wealthy, Alexander, Mcintosh, Pameiise, Blenheim. ■ 



Winter: King, Hubbardston, Greening, Cranberry, Baldwin, Spy, Stark. 



Varieties especially adapted to Home Use. 



Summer: Transparent, Primate, Sweet Bough, Duchess. 



Fall: Chenango, Gravenstein, Wealthy, Mcintosh, Fameuse, Blenheim. 



Winter: King, Wagener, Swayzie, Greening, Tolman, Spy. 



Hardy Apples Recommended for Sections North of Latitude 46 Degrees, or 

 Approximately in a Line with the Ottawa River. 



Summer: Transparent, Lowland Easpberry, Charlamoff. 

 Fall and Winter : Duchess, Wealthy, Hibernal, Longfield, Patten, Whitney, 



Hyslop, Milwaukee. 



CRAB APPLES. 



Whitney : A large crab of high quality, suitable for planting in the extreme 

 north where other apples will not succeed. May be used for dessert or cooking. 

 Martha: An early crab of fair quality. 

 Transcendent: Yellowish crab, season early autumn. 

 Hyslop: Dark, rich, red crab, of late season, quality only fair. 



CHERRIES. 



Hardy varieties suitable for any portion of the Province bounded by Lakes 

 Ontario, Erie, Huron and the Georgian Bay: Orel, Richmond, Montmorency, 

 fiussian 207. For southern sections see district lists. 



PEACHES. 



General List for Niagara District Only. 



St. John, Early Crawford. Greensboro, Champion, *Brigdon or Garfield, Fitz- 

 gerald, *Reeves, *Niagara, Elberta, Carmen, Beers Smock. 



*Very similar and any of these varieties may be set, but all are not needed 



to cover the season. 



PEARS. 



Giffard, Clapp, Bartlett, Boussock, Flemish (hardy, subject to spot), Howell, 

 Louise, Duchess, Bosc, Clairgeau, Anjou, Kieffer. 



PLUMS. 



Americana: These are extremely hardy and desirable where the European 

 sand Japanese varieties cannot be grown. Aitken, Cheney, Bixby, Mankato, Wolf, 

 Hawkeye, Stoddard. 



European: Bradshaw, Imperial Gage, Gueii, Shipper Pride, Lombard (liable 

 to overbear, requires thinning), Quackenboss, Yellow Egg, Grand Duke, Golden 

 Drop (Coe), Reine Claude (one of the best for canning). 



