THE 



Canadian Horticulturist 



Vol XVI. 



1893 



No. 3. 





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McMAHAN APPLE. 



.."TMWi- pjf.HE State of Wisconsin has given us several apples of value, as 



fn Wolfe River, Pewaukee, McMahan and others, but none 



j.i of them equal the latter in hardiness. At the meeting of the 



V State Society, held in Madison, Wis., in 1890, Mr. Hatch, a fruit 



■"l^MMfA grower, stated that during the previous year he had raised three 



'^c/^Jy^* hundred bushels of fruit of this variety, and, in his opinion, it was 



very hardy and profitable. 



Dr. Hoskins, of Vermont, writes us : — I have had this apple 

 7T5 J in free bearing for three or four years. It seems to be an annual 

 bearer and very productive. It is also quite iron-clad, and the 

 quality very good for culinary use. It comes on after Oldenburgh is gone and 

 fills its place very well for family use, but in a commercial orchard quite a num- 

 ber of the large red fall Russians of the Apot family are dangerous rivals, as 

 they, though not quite so productive, or sure, are much fairer in appearance? 

 and not inferior in quality. In most markets a red apple will out-sell a yellow 

 one of the same size, season and quality. 



Mr. Craig, of Ottawa, reports that the McMahan was exhibited at 

 the last meeting of the American Pomological Society, Washington, where it 

 attracted much attention and favorable comment, owing to its large size and 

 golden, waxen color with a bright blush on the sunny side. He says the tree is 

 strictly hardy at Ottawa and exceptionally vigorous. The fruit may not be 



