1914 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



OF THE 

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GRIMES (Grimes Golden). 



An apple that has a good 

 reputation in some parts as 

 a winter dessert apple, .on 

 account of its excellent qual- 

 ity and its rich golden color; 

 not planted extensively in 

 the commercial orchards of 

 Ontario. 



ORIGIN: Virginia; on the 

 farm of Thomas Grimes. 



TREE: moderately vigorous, 

 branches with knobs at base; 

 not hardy very far beyond 

 north shore of Lake Ontario; 

 usually a biennial or some- 

 times an annual bearer and 

 a good cropper. 



GRIMES. 



FRUIT: size medium; form 

 roundish oblong; color rich 

 golden yellow with russet 

 dots; stem slender in a deep 

 cavity; calyx partly closed in 

 a deep, wrinkled, abrupt 

 basin. 



FLESH : yellow; texture 

 firm, crisp, juicy; flavor rich, 

 aromatic, spicy, subacid. 



QUALITY : dessert best ; 

 cooking poor. 



VALUE: market, second class. 



SEASON: November to Jan 

 uary. 



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SECTION OF GRIMES. 



GRINDSTONE (American Pippin) 



Valuable chiefly for its long keeping, and for cider. 



ORIGIN: United States. 



TREE: hardy, vigorous, productive 



FRUIT: size medium; form regular, roundish oblate; skin dull green with patches 

 and stripes of dull red and numerous dots; stem short, stout in a deep, slightly russeted 

 cavity; calyx large, open, in a deep, medium sized, slightly wrinkled basin. 



