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varities as : — Flushing Spitzenburg Ribston. Canada Baldwin, Wagener, Argen- 

 teuil, Greening, Seek no Further, Yellow Bellefleur, King of Tomkins. Perry 

 Russet, Mann, Northern Spy, Ben Davis, Jonathan, Golden Russet, Hubbard- 

 son, Nonsuch, Fallawater, Tolman Sweet, American Baldwin, Pomme Grise, 

 Longfield, English Golden Russet, Scott's Winter, Kellog Russet, Pomme de Fer, 

 Red Spitzenburg, Pewaukee, Iron Apple, Blue Pearmain, Canada Red, W. W. 

 Calville, Hibernal Magog Red Streak, Bourassa, Utter's Red, Rochester (so 

 called), Bethel, Caville Blanc, Rox Russet, Swaar, Reinette de Canada. 



This is proof positive that most of our orchardists are experimenting and 

 trying to discover an apple, or a number of apples, suitable to cultivate for the 

 export Uade ; but that they have not quite succeeded is proved by the small pro- 

 portion of our provincial grown fruit being exported. No one yet, that I have 

 heard of, has had the temerity to plant out a thousand trees of any one variety 

 of a late winter apple, expecting to succeed. .Scarcely any of the Western winter 

 apples are hardy enough to succeed in this province. Baldwin, Northern Spy, 

 Greening, King, which are the standard winter apples sent to the English 

 market to day from Ontario, will not succed in our apple-growing sections, if 

 planted on a large scale, although I believe Northern Spy is grown in Hunting- 

 don County in a small way. 



We have turned our eyes to Russia, too, to discover a winter apple suitable 

 for our needs ; but really, so far, although we have found many nice apples, 

 decidedly handsome apples, yet no late-keeping ones that can compete with the 

 standard Ontario apples just mentioned, in the English market. Bogdanoff will 

 not do ; Longfield is not worth cultivating except in extreme northern sections, 

 and then is only fit for home use — a pretty apple, but undersized — the quality, 

 however, is passable. What can we do, then, in the way of growing winter apples 

 on a large scale for export ? Can we compete with our brothers in Ontario ? I 

 think that in the more favorable parts of the province something may be done. 

 We have, by practical test and observation, after many years, found out two or 

 three varieties which, I think, may safely be recommended until something better 

 is discovered. 



First on the list is " Scott's Winter," a native of Vermont, tree quite hardy 

 and productive. The apple is of fairly good quality and handsome appearance. 

 The only objection that has ever been raised against Scott's Winter is, " that it 

 is rather small." I am better pleased with Scott's Winter every year ; the fruit 

 does not spot and is a late keeper. I can recommend its cultivation in the 

 Ottawa Valley and district of Montreal. Dr. Hoskins, that grand old pomolo- 

 gist of Newport, Vermont, says it cannot be surpassed for hardiness of tree and 

 productiveness, and endorses my report of it. He says: "And this Scott's 

 Winter, Professor Budd, of Iowa, declares to have the microscopic characteristics, 

 as regards wood and foliage, of the Russians, and believes it to be a chance 

 Russian seedling. For myself, I am inclined to look upon it as a proof of the 



