76 VARIETIES OF APPLE. 



Relieving that it will be very valuable in some of our colder 

 districts. The tree has been found to be perfectly hardy in the 

 State of Maine and the Territory of Nebraska, hence we have 

 good reason to expect that it will be a very desirable addition tO' 

 our varieties. It has an upright habit of growth, is moderately 

 vigorous, and a good bearer. The fruit is large, color clear rich 

 red, handsomely splashed and marbled with darker red; flesh 

 yellow, juicy, very tender, highly aromatic, of a rich sub-acid 

 flavor; quahty "best." In use from December to February. 



Northern Spy — This is one of our more hardy sorts, men- 

 tioned in the valuable report of the Fruit Growers' Association 

 of Ontario, as succeeding in all parts of that Province, even in 

 the Ottawa and St. Lawrence districts, and classed in point of 

 hardiness with the Fameuse and St. Lawrence. Yet we notice 

 that an enthusiastic amateur, residing near Arnprior, in the 

 County of Renfrew, says that it fails with him. It is possible 

 that Arnprior, which lies on a parallel some one hundred and 

 twenty miles north of Toronto, is beyond the limit of the suc- 

 cessful culture of this variety, though the Fameuse and St. 

 Lawrence have been in successful bearing at that place for many 

 years. 



The tree grows naturally very erect, forming a close, compact 

 head, which requires careful thinning out in order to admit 

 suflGicient air and light to perfect the fruit. It is slow in coming 

 into bearing, but when once arrived at the bearing state, it 

 yields large crops. The buds put forth late, usually ten days 

 later than on most of the trees in the orchard, and on this 

 account the fruit sometimes escapes late frosts which destroy 

 the earlier blooming sorts. It requires a soil rich in phosphate 

 of lime, or made so by the application of a plentiful supply of 

 bone dust, else a large portion of the fruit will be undersized and 

 flavorless. 



The fruit, when well grown, is large, handsomely striped 

 with light and dark purplish red, and covered with a thin bloom; 

 flesh white, very fine grained, crisp, with a delicious, mild. 



