THE 



Canadian Horticulturist 



Vol XVII. 



1894. 



No. 7. 



THE TALMAN SWEET. 



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OME of our readers may criticise us for bringing into such 

 prominence in this journal, an old variety of apple, which 

 has little or no market value in Canada. But the Tal- 

 man Sweet has great value as food for stock : the food 

 is easier grown than carrots, and excels them as food for 

 our horses. In the home it is highly prized by many 

 people as a dessert apple, and those who are fond of bread 

 and milk will find it a delicious addition to that wholesome article of diet, if 

 first well baked in the oven. In the Eastern States the Talman Sweet is con- 

 siderably grown for market, because in such cities as Boston there is a special 

 demand for this fruit. In Canada there is little use in growing it for market, 

 because there is no demand for sweet apples in either the English or the ( ana- 

 dian markets. 



The Talman Sweet is a native of Rhode Island. The tree is a vigorous 

 grower, with an upright spreading top. 



The fruit is thus described ])y Mr. Charles Downing : — Form, nearly gIol)ular When 

 fully ripe whitish yellow, with a soft blush on one side, and generally a line running from 

 stem to calyx. Stalk rather long and slender, inclining to one side, and inserted in a 

 rather wide, shallow, but regular cavity. Calyx set in a small basin, slightly depressed. 

 Flesh (juite white, rather firm, fine-grained, with a rich sweet flavor. Novemljer to April, 



As a stock on which to top graft other varieties, the Talman Sweet cannot 

 be excelled. It is very hardy, of healthy and vigorous growth, very productive 

 and seems to impart to the variety top grafted upon it, some of its excellent 

 qualities. The King is usually a poor bearer, but when grafted on the Talman 



