1914 



FHUiTS OP ONTARIO. 



43 



GIDEON. 



A very pretty apple, but inclined to rot at the core: it is less highly colored than 



Duchess. These faults will 



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prevent its being popular 

 ^^^^^M^^L^^_ as an export apple. 



ORIGIN: by Peter M. 

 Gideon, Excelsior, Minn., 

 U.S. Prom crab seed prob- 

 ably crossed with Blue 

 Pearmain. 



TREE: vigorous, hardy, 

 holds fruit well, produc- 

 tive. 



FRUIT: large, round or 

 slightly conical; skin 

 white, with bright red 

 cheek shaded with deeper 

 red splashes; dots white, 

 obscure; cavity broad, 

 deep, regular or slightly 

 corrugated; stem one inch 

 long, slender; calyx half 

 closed, in a small, corru- 

 gated basin. 



GIDEON. 



FLESH: white, flaky, 

 crisp, juicy, subacid, 

 fair to good. 



QUALITY : dessert fair ; 

 cooking fair. 



VALUE: home market 

 second class ; foreign 

 third class. 



SEASON : September 

 to November; October 

 at Ottawa. 



ADAPTATION: only 

 valuable in the north. 



SECTION OF GIDEON. 



