10 Sept., 1917] 



Apple Culture in Victoria. 



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Seedling. The tree is a thrifty, good doer, whose rather large fruit 

 ripens late and keeps well. Stewart's is most eminently suitable for 

 cool storage, as it retains its good quality, and when taken out for 

 market at the end of the season, is usually as sound and fresli as 

 when plafod in the store.?. 



Plate 123. — Fig. 1 shows six stages of development of the young apple after 



the petals have fallen. 

 Fig. 2. — Vertical section of a Stewart's apple showing formation 

 of the calyx. 



The purpose of the illustration, however, is to show the foi-mation 

 and condition of the calyx when the fruit is fully matured. It will be 

 observed that a portion of the withered pistil and stamens still remain, 

 and that they are protected by the sepals as in the first stage of the 

 flower. 



