1914 



FEUITS OF ONTARIO. 



67 



ROXBURY (Roxbury Russet). 



One of the staple export varieties in many parts of Southern Ontario, because of its 

 long keeping qualities. It resists scab well, but is inclined to drop early from the trees, 

 resembling the Greening in this respect. 



ORIGIN : Massachusetts. 



TREE: fairly vigorous, 

 spreading like Greening, but 

 flatter in form of top. 



FRUIT: medium to above 

 medium, roundish, oblate, 

 sides not equal; skin tough, 

 green, nearly covered with 

 russet, and having a brownish 

 red cheek when fully exposed 

 to the sun; stem half to 

 three-quarters of an inch long 

 in a medium sized, regular 

 cavity; calyx closed in a 

 round medium sized basin. 



FLESH: yellowish white; 

 texture almost coarse grained, 

 moderately juicy; flavor mild, 

 subacid, pleasant. 



ROXBUBY -RUSSET. 



QUALITY: 

 cooking, good. 



dessert, fair; 



VALUE: home and foreign 

 markets, good. 



SEASON: January to June. 



ADAPTATION: long tested in 

 the Niagara district and 

 found to be well adapted to it. 

 As hardy as the Greening, 

 and succeeds in the best 

 apple districts. 



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SECTION OF ROXBURY RUSSET. 



