REPORT OX THE 



No. 33 



BAXTER (Larue). 



BAXTER 



A fine large red 

 apple, which, how- 

 ever, is inferior in 

 quality to other 

 varieties of its 

 season, such as 

 Tompkins King, Mc- 

 Intosh and Hub- 

 bardston. 



ORIGIX: with Mr. 

 Larue, near Brock- 

 ville, Leeds Co., On- 

 tario, but introduced 

 by Mr. Baxter. 



TREE : healthy, 

 vigorous, hardy, mod- 

 erately productive. 



FRUIT: size large 

 to very large; form 

 roundish, slightly 

 conical; color red 

 with obscure strip- 

 ings of dark red, and 

 numerous prominent 

 grey dots; stem half 

 an inch long, in a 

 narrow, funnel form 

 cavity, calyx nearly 

 closed, in a large 

 regular basin. 



FLESH: yellowish 

 white, often streaked 

 with red ; texture 

 moderately firm, not 

 very juicy; flavor 

 slightly acid. 



QUALITY : 

 medium; 

 good. 



dessert 

 cooking 



VALUE : home and 

 foreign market, first 

 class. 



SEASON: October to 

 January. 



ADAPTATION : has 

 proved hardy and 

 profitable in Eastern 

 Ontario and the Lake 

 Simcoe District. 



SECTION OF BAXTER. 



