1914 



FEUITS OF ONTARIO. 



73 



SPITZENBURG (Esopus). 



One of the finest dessert apples for late winter use, and widely planted by early 

 settlers throughout Southern Ontario. It has proved to be unprofitable as a commercial 



apple in Ontario because 

 the tree is a weak grower, 

 and yields small crops. 



ORIGIN: Esopus, on the 

 Hudson river, previous to 

 1798. 



TREE: lacking in vigor, 

 often showing dead or 

 feeble wood ; upright, 

 spreading, with drooping 

 limbs when in bearing; 

 fairly hardy. 



FRUIT: size medium to 

 large, oblong, slightly coni- 

 cal; skin straw color in 

 shade, but usually nearly 

 covered with bright red, 

 and dark red in sun, with 

 a few stripes, and many 

 obscure gray dots; stalk 

 seven-eighths of an inch 



SPITZENBURG. 



long in a narrow, deep 

 cavity; calyx nearly closed, 

 set in a narrow basin of 

 medium depth, slightly 

 corrugated. 



FLESH: yellowish white; 

 texture crisp, juicy, break- 

 ing; flavor brisk, rich, de- 

 licious. 



QUALITY: first class for 

 all purposes. 



SEASON: November to 

 February. 



ADAPTATION: succeeds 

 well on sandy loam in 

 Southern Ontario. 



SECTION OF SPITZENBURG. 



