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Fig. 85. Wag»^uor 



403. Wagener (Fig. 85) is most reiiKirkal)ie for prcoocioiisness 

 in bearing?. Tiie trees hear annually and heavily and are hardy, 



hut ovcrlojid, are short-lived, subject to 

 hli.uht, and, vi^jjoi-ous at first, beeome very 

 weak in p^rowth with advaneing age. The 

 apples are attractive in appearance because 

 of their bright red color. The quality is 

 much above the average either for dessert 

 or cookery. Wagener came from seed 

 planted in 171)1, near Penn Yan, New York. 

 It has been widely planted in all northern apple regions. 



Tree dwarf, at first vigorous But soon dwarfing, round to spreading, 

 open. Fruit medium to large, oblate, broadly ribbed; sides often unequal; 

 stem short to long, slender; cavity variable, acute, deep, often angular 

 or furrowed, thinly russeted ; calyx small, closed or partly open ; lobes small, 

 short, acute, connivcnt, reflexed; basin medium in width and depth, abrupt, 

 furrowed; skin thin, tough, smooth, glossy, bright red striped with car- 

 mine and mottled and streaked with thin scarf-skin over a clear pale yellow 

 background; dots numerous, white or russet; calyx-tube long, narrow, 

 funnelform, often elongated and extending to the core; stamens median; 

 core large, abaxile with hollow cylinder in the axis, or nearly axile; cells 

 closed or open; core-lines clasping the cylinder; carpels broadly round, 

 smooth, mucronate ; seeds numerous, small, short, wide, obtuse, light brown, 

 often abortive; flesh firm, fine-grained, crisp, tender, very juicy, subacid, 

 aromatic, sprightly; very good to best; October to February. 



404. Ontario (Fig. 86) is an intermediate between its parents, 

 Northern Spy and Wagener. The apple has 

 the oblate shape and the prominent ribbing 

 of Wagener, but the deep cavity and the 

 color of Northern Spy. Usually the fruits 

 are larger than those of either parent, but 

 inferior in both color and flavor. Ontario 

 has been widely distributed, but is now^here 

 largely grown except in Ontario, where it 



was produced, in the town of Paris, by Charles Arnold. It was 

 first described in 1874. 



Tree medium to large, vigorous, upright-spreading. Fruit large to very 

 large, oblate or round-conic, distinctly ribbed or angular; stem medium in 

 length and thickness; cavity large, acute, deep, wide, with rays of russet; 

 calyx small, closed; lobes narrow, acute; basin small; deep, narrow, abrupt, 

 often furrow^ed and wTinkled; skin thin, tough, smooth, pale yellow, bright 



P^iG. 86. Ontario. 



