HEPOKT ON THE 



No. 33 



HUBBARDSTON (Hubbardston's Nonsuch), 



HUBBARDSTON. 



nearly covered with 

 stripes and splashes 

 of light rich red; 

 stem three-quarters 

 of an inch long, set 

 in a narrow deep 

 russeted cavity; 

 calyx open in ribbed 

 basin. 



FLESH: texture 

 tender and juicy; 

 flavor subacid, rich, 

 sweet and excellent. 



QUALITY: very 

 good. 



VALUE: market 

 first class. 



SEASON: October to 

 February. 



ADAPTATION : suc- 

 ceeds in all the best 

 apple districts. 



A first-class com- 

 mercial apple for 

 early winter. It suc- 

 ceeds well in the Pro- 

 vince of Ontario, and 

 deserves to be 

 planted much more 

 freely. 



ORIGIN : Hubbard- 

 ston, Mass. 



TREE : hardy, vig- 

 orous, but somewhat 

 subject to apple 

 canker and therefore 

 better top worked 

 on some h e a It h y 

 grower; very pro- 

 ductive; an early 

 bearer. 



FRUIT: size, 

 medium to large; 

 form round ovate, 

 fairly regular; skin, 

 rich yellow ground 



SECTION OF HUBBARDSTOX. 



