Ontario : An early an3 abundant bearer, but short lived. Recom- 

 mended as a filler among longer lived trees. Adapted to same 

 districts as Northern Spy, which it somewhat resembles. 



Stark : Adapted to best apple districts. 



Varieties Valuable for Home Use. 



Summer. 



Yellow Transparent : Adapted to all sections. 

 Primate : Adapted to best apple sections. 

 Sweet Bough : Adapted to best apple sections. 

 Duchess : Adapted to all sections. 



Fall. 



Chenango : Adapted to best apple sections. 

 Gravenstein : Adapted to best apple sections. 

 Wealthy : Especially adapted to northerly sections. 

 McIntosh : Especially adapted to northerly sections. 

 Fameuse : Especially adapted to northerly sections. 

 Blenheim : Adapted to best apple sections. 



Winter. 



King : Adapted to best apple sections. Should be top grafted. 



Wagener : Adapted to best apple sections. 



SwAYZiE PoMME Grise : Adapted to all sections except most northerly. 



Greening : Adapted to best apple sections. 



Talman Sweet : Adapted to best apple districts. 



Northern Spy : Adapted to best apple districts, but will succeed far- 

 ther north if top grafted. 



Mann : Adapted to best apple districts, but will succeed farther north 

 if top grafted. 



Hardy Varieties Recommended for Sections North of Latitude 46 



Degrees. 



Summer : Yellow Transparent, Charlamoff. 



Fall and Winter : Duchess, Wealthy, Hibernal, Longfield, Patten's 

 Greening, Whitney Crab, Hyslop Crab. 



Location and Site. 



The large inland lakes surrounding the southern portion of this 

 Province have a wonderfully ameliorating effect upon the climate for 

 some distance from their shores, and as a rule, our most extensive com- 

 mercial orchards are in proximity to these large bodies of water. There 

 are, however, in the interior many localities quite as favorable for fruit 

 growing, but in such locations the question of site and exposure 



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