DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 619 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The following characters of the seedlings of the varieties are quite marked. 

 Fameuse Seedlings.— It is generally supposed that seedlings of Fameuse resemble 

 the female parent in a marked degree. In this case the number of good Fameuse 

 seedlings has been small, while a large proportion of the seedlings of Mcintosh, whici 

 is supposed to be a seedling of Fameuse, have been good. 



Gano Seedlings.—A. large proportion of the seedlings resemble the female parent 

 in regularity of form, in colour, in absence of flavour, and in having large seeds. A 

 large proportion of the seedlings are winter apples like the female parent. 



American Golden Russet Seedlings.— 1% is interesting to note that of 28 seedlings 

 which have fruited none has a russet skin. In 78-58 per cent green or yellow predomi- 

 nates. A comparatively small proportion have been propagated and only one has been 

 thought good enough to name. 



Langford Beauty Seedlings. — A large proportion are handsome, fine-grained apples 

 of the Fameuse type with a marked resemblance to the female parent or to Louise, a 

 seedling of Fameuse. 



Lawver Seedlings. — While twenty-nine per cent of the seedlings are late-keeping 

 apples like the female parent, it is interesting to note that a large proportion have a 

 season before December. Some of the Lawver seedlings show marked signs of Nor- 

 thern Spy blood, particularly in character of flesh and flavour. Both Lawver and 

 Northern Spy are late-blooming sorts and were not very far apart in the orchard in 1898. 



Mcintosh Seedlings. — The Mcintosh is supposed to be a seedling of Fameuse and 

 has many Fameuse characteristics. Its seedlings have been much better than the 

 Fameuse seedlings, nearly one-half the Mcintosh- seedlings being thought worthy of 

 propagation, while less tian a fourth of the Fameuse seedlings were propagated. 



Northern Spy Seedlings. — Though, at least, partially self -sterile, and thus doubt- 

 less polleuized by some other variety or varieties, there has been a marked resemblance 

 to the Northern Spy in a large proportion of the seedlings in outward appearance, 

 flesh, and flavour, and in being late-keeping apples. 



Salome Seedling. — The Salome has given some good seedlings, thougii the best 

 are not from this variety. A large proportion of the seedlings bore a marked resem- 

 blance to Salome in outward appearance, flesh and flavour. 



^Shiawassee Seedlings. — The- Shiawassee is a seedling of Fameuse. A large pro- 

 portion of its seedlings had fine grained, tender flesh and were above medium to good 

 in quality, but the percentage thought worth propagating was only a little larger tian 

 the Fameuse seedlings. 



Swayzie Seedlings. — Only a small proportion of the seedlings resemble the parent 

 in outward appearance, though a large percentage bear a marked resemblance to 

 Swayzie in flavour. The Swayzie is a small apple, but of the seedlings, over 78 per 

 cent were medium to large. 



Wealthy Seedlings. — There is a general resemblance to Wealthy in a large pro- 

 portion of the seedlings, particularly in colour and the regular outline of the fruit and 

 character of flesh and flavour. 



^Yinter St. Lawrence Seedlings.— The Winter St. Lawrence has given a large pro- 

 portion of seedlings above medium to good in quality, but the proportion thought 

 worthy of propagation is about the same as for Fameuse. There are few late keeping 

 apples among them. 



In describing the apples of which tie characteristics are given in the following 

 table, the standards adopted for size were as follows : — 



Small — 21 inches in diameter, and below. 



Below medium — 2^ to 2J inches in diameter. 



Medium — 2^ to 2| inches in diameter. 



Above medium — 2| to 3 inches in diameter. 



Large — 3 to 3^ inches in diameter. 



Very large — Above 3i inches in diameter. 



Ottawa. 



