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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



which might be an offspring of the old 

 Primate, but later in season than that old 

 variety. It does not however promise to 

 fill a place in the market like the other 

 spoken of above. 



Coming on to Collingwood I found a very 

 fine exhibit of fruit there. Whatever the 

 climatic differences between that section 

 bordering on the Georgian Bay and Orillia, 

 a few miles inland, the differences in the 

 fruit is very marked. At Collingwood I 

 found the Spy, Baldwin, King, Greening and 

 all the standard varieties quite up to the 

 mark. Ben Davis, Snow, Wealthy, and 

 Blenheim Pippin were equally good ; but 



Alexander and North Star were not up to 

 the Orillia standard. Here for the first time 

 I found a special prize offered for the best 

 barrel of winter apples, and several com- 

 petitors entered, the varieties being mostly 

 Spies, Kings and Baldwins. It was a good 

 object lesson and might well be imitated by 

 other fall fair managers. The only defect 

 was that the public were excluded while the 

 judging was going on. This is a mistake 

 in connection with all fruit judging. 



I will have something to say about the 

 cedars and other native ornamental trees at 

 Orillia next month. 



A STUDY IN FEUIT BLOSSOMS 



PROF. H L. HUTT, B. S. A., 



ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, GUELPH. 



A TREE in full bloom is an interesting 

 study, not only because of its beauty, 

 but because of the promise it makes of bear- 

 ing fruit. We can all enjoy its beauty ; the 

 fruit-grower appreciates the promise of fruit; 

 but in the tree economy, the blossoming and 

 bearing of fruit are only means to an end, — 

 the ripening of seed for the perpetuation of 



Fig. 2467. Apple Buds and Blossoms. 



the species is the ultimate aim of the tree in 

 blossoming. 



THE STRUCTURE OP A FLOWER 



If we examine an apple blossom, or that 

 of most any of our fruits, we will see that 

 it is made up of a number of parts. These 

 may be grouped into two sets : those on the 

 outside are the floral envelopes, made up of 

 the calyx and corolla ; and those in the 

 centre are the sexual, or reproductive 

 organs, the stamens and pistils. Let us 

 examine each of these parts separately. 



The calyx is the outer whorl of the floral 

 envelopes, and is usually of a green color. 

 Its parts are called sepals, and when united 

 by their edges, they form the calyx-tube. 

 The free ends are called the lobes of the 

 calyx. It is the remains of these that may 

 be seen at the top of the fruit in the goose- 

 berry, apple or pear. 



The corolla is the showy colored part of 



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