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fig. 25. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:53. 1903. 26. Beach and 

 Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:140. 1904. 



SYNONYMS. Bristol of some. Canada Red (25). Canada Redstreak (26). 

 NONESUCH (2). NONSUCH (i, 3, 8, 13). Nonsuch (9). OLD NONSUCH (7, 

 10). Old Nonsuch (6, 9, 14, 15, 21, of Massachusetts 8 and 16). Red Canada 

 (13, of Western New York 8 and TO). Red Winter (26). Richfield Nonsuch 

 (10, n, 14, 15, 16, 19, of Ohio 9). Steele's Red Winter (20, 24, 25, 26, of 

 Michigan 16). Steel's Red (17). Winter Nonsuch (10). Not the Canada 

 Red of some portions of Ontario. See Roseau, page 292. 



This is a red winter apple which belongs in the same group with 

 Baldwin and Esopus Spitsenburg. When well grown and in prime 

 condition it is one of the best apples of its season for dessert use 

 on account of its desirable size, attractive form and color and 

 superior quality. It is well adapted to either general or special 

 markets and often brings more than average prices. The quality 

 of the fruit varies much in different seasons and in different locali- 

 ties. When grown on heavy clay soils its quality in some seasons 

 is decidedly inferior to that of Baldwin and would be rated only 

 fair to good; but when grown on certain fertile soils of a gravelly 

 or sandy nature in favorable seasons it develops color, flavor and 

 quality fully equal to that of Esopus Spitzenburg. It stands heat 

 well before going into storage and goes down gradually (26). Its 

 season is somewhat variable. The commercial limit in ordinary 

 storage is January or February, and in cold storage, April. Its 

 season for home use usually extends from November to March or 

 later. Although the fruit may remain apparently sound it is apt to 

 lose much of its high flavor after midwinter. The tree is somewhat 

 lacking in hardiness and is but a moderate grower. It should be 

 top-worked on some hardier and more vigorous variety such as Bald- 

 win or Northern Spy. In some cases it is an annual bearer but 

 more often it is not a sure cropper. 



Waugh recognizes Roseau as the correct name for an apple which 

 is commonly known in Ontario under the name of Canada Red. 

 It is quite distinct from the variety above described. 1 For further 

 consideration of this matter the reader is referred to Roseau, page 292. 



Historical This variety probably originated in New England but its origin 

 is obscure. Thacher (i) in 1822 described it under the name Nonsuch and 

 later Fessenden (2), Manning (3), Hovey (7) and other New England writers 



l Can. Hort., 18: 184. 1895. Waugh, Rural N. Y. t 62:143. 1903. Rural N. Y. ( 62:238, 

 282. 1903. 



