THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Canada Baldwin. 



THE CANADA BALDWIN. 

 It is believed that this apple oricri- 

 nated in tlie orchard of Alexis Derj, 

 St. Hilaire, Rouville County, Province 

 of Quebec. R. W. Shepherd, jun., of 

 Como, says it is of the Fameuse type, 

 and that his trees, six years planted, 

 have proved quite hardy and productive; 

 also that it does well on heavy soils. 

 The tree is a vigorous, thrifty, upright 

 grower, begins to bear when young, and 

 produces alternately heavy and li^ht 

 crops. The fruit is handsome, of only 

 medium size, oblate in form, the skin 

 white, thickly striped with red and 

 splashed with crimson. The flesh is 

 very white, tender, fine grained and 

 juicy, witha peculiar mildsubacid flavor. 

 It is in use from January to April. 

 Mr. Shepherd says it is " one of the 

 best of keepers." Mr. Chas. Gi])b, of 

 Abbottsford, Pro. of Que., says of it, 

 in the fifth report of the Montreal 

 Horticultural Society, page 86, that 

 there is no bright red apple of fine 



qualify, good size, and a long keeper, 

 that can at all approach it in general 

 satisfactoriness on the heavyish soils of 

 North Sheff'ord. He adds, that on the 

 warm quick soil of Abbotsford, the early 

 rising of the sap tends to sun-scald and 

 premature decay, yet that notwith- 

 standing this defect, they must plant it 

 because they have no other to take its 

 place, while on heavier soils he expects 

 it to become widely popular. In the 

 fourth report, page 120, he says the tree 

 is of undoubted hardiness, and that in 

 cold, and even wettish soils, where 

 Fameuse placed alongside have died, it 

 is a success both in trees and fruit. Br. 

 Hoskins, of Newport, Vermont, says of 

 it, " productive, fruit of very good 

 quality, and well adapted for transport- 

 ation, a good keeper, and attractive. 

 Faults, want of size, and lack of 

 adaptation in the tree to any but heavy- 

 soils." 



Because this apple seems to be likely 

 to be of value in the cold north, the 



