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THE CANADA REINETTE. 



[|N view of the inquiry from our British Columbia friends with regard 



to the resemblance of the Canada Reinette to an apple there called 



?» the British Columbian, we give our readers a very good engraving 



of the former apple, which appeared in a recent number of the 



Prairie Farmer. 



Downing in his " Fruits and Fruit Frees of America,'' gives no less than 

 twelve synonyms of this apple, by which it has been known in Europe, and 

 which shows how highly popular this variety has been in the old country. He 

 thinks that it is not truly of Canadian origin, as a French writer describes the 

 same, fruit in the seventeenth century, and thinks possibly that it was first brought 

 to Canada from Normandy, and carried back hence under its new name. It is 

 a large, handsome fruit, a good bearer, the quality is excellent, and the tree is 

 vigorous and productive. 



Mr. Downing describes the fruit as follows :— Fruit, of the largest size^ 

 oblate, conical, flattened ; rather irregular, with projecting ribs ; broad at the 

 base, narrowing towards the eye, four inches in diameter, and three deep. Skin 

 greenish-yellow, slightly washed with brown, on the sunny side sprinkled with 

 dots and russet patches. Stalk short, inserted in a wide hollow. Calyx short 

 and large, set in a rather deep, irregular basin. Flesh nearly white, rather firm, 

 juicy, with a rich, lively, sub-acid flavor. Very good to best. Ripe in December, 

 and if picked early in autumn, it will keep till April. 



THE RUSSIAN APPLE. 



Dear Sir, With thanks for copy of Ontario Reports, I take the liberty of 

 calling your attention to two errors in "Letter from Russia,"' pp. 14 and 15: 

 Bessemianka pear is so called not for its small seeds but because it is seedless ; 

 German name, Sarmenlose. P. 15, Titovka is by the description plainly not 

 Tetofsky. Titovka (Titus), as I have it from Mr. Gibb, agrees with the descrip- 

 tion. The fruit is larger and better than Oldenburgh, but as yet, at least, not 

 nearly so good a bearer. There are a number of Aports, i.e., of the Aport family 

 to which Alexander belongs. One I have, called by Mr. John Craig ••Grand 

 Duke Constantine," looks like Alexander, but is better in quality and keeps 

 pretty well up to this time. I find I have at least four good Russians that are 

 better keepers than Wealthy and as large and good. 



Yours truly, 



T. 1 1 Hoskins. 

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