THE 



Canadian Horticulturist 



Vol. XIX. 



1896. 



No. lo. 



THE YORK IMPERIAL. 



HIS is an apple that has been grown with great success in Penn- 

 sylvania, where it originated. For a winter export apple it stands 

 at the head of the list in that State, but of course it may not be 

 adapted to the Province of Ontario. Mr. Van Deman commended 

 ] it at the last meeting of the New York Fruit Growers, and said 

 he believed it would succeed in New York State. The apple is 

 being tested by the Ontario Fruit Experiment Stations, and in due time a report 

 of it will be given. 



The following paragraph concerning this apple, appeared in Mr. Van 

 Deman's report as U. S. Pomologist for 1891 : — 



" This notable winter apple, though not new in some sections, is deemed 

 of so much value for both market and family use, and adapted to so large a 

 territory as to deserve special attention. The variety originated at York, Penn- 

 sylvania, and was brought to public notice in 1855, but only before small Local 

 Associations. In 187 1 it received from the American Pomological Society 

 very high commendations for cultivation in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Mary- 

 land. Since then it has been grown in nearly all the apple sections of the 

 country, with remarkable success. It is one of the most popular kinds grown 

 for market in the States above mentioned, and is often called in Virginia by 

 the synonym of Johnson's Fine Winter. For several years I hav« noticed its 

 good behaviour in the orchards of Kansas and Missouri. In Illinois and In- 

 diana it does well, and also in California, where a few trees have been planted. 

 There is not a market apple now known which is m.ore worthy of being planted. 



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