1914 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



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SWEET BOUGH (Large Yellow Bough of Downing). 



An excellent dessert 

 apple, ripening about the 

 same season as the Early 

 Harvest; not subject to 

 scab, and a favorite with 

 those who prefer a sweet 

 to a sour apple. Not 

 profitable to grow for. mar- 

 ket, but it deserves a place 

 in every collection for 

 home use. Baked whole it 

 is delicious eaten with 

 cream. 



ORIGIN: United States. 



TREE: of medium vigor, 

 never attaining a large 

 size, and, therefore, even 

 with a full crop, not very 

 productive. Bears full 

 every alternate year; head 

 compact. 



SWEET BOUGH. 



FRUIT: large, ovate, coni- 

 cal; skin smooth, greenish 

 yellow; stem one inch 

 long, in a narrow, deep, 

 regular cavity; calyx open, 

 in a shallow, irregular 

 basin. 



FLESH : white, fine 

 grained, tender and juicy; 

 flavor moderately sweet, 

 rich and agreeable. 



QUALITY : dessert very 

 good; cooking good. 



VALUE : home market, 

 second class; foreign mar- 

 ket, useless. 



SEASON: late July and 

 August. 



ADAPTATION: succeeds in 

 best apple districts. 



SECTION OF SWEET BOUGH. 



