1914 FRUITS OF ONTAJLUO. 



VANDEVERE. 



An old variety originated at Wilmington, Delaware. 



FRUIT: medium oblate; surface waxen yellow, striped with red; dots numerous, 

 green; cavity deep; stem about one inch long; basin round, moderate; calyx small, closed. 



FLESH: yellowish, compact, but tender, with a fine rich subacid flavor; good; valu- 

 able for culinary use. October to January. (Budd.) 



WALBRIDGE (Edgar Redstreak). 



A good winter variety for northern sections, on account of the hardiness of the tree, 

 but not commended for the apple orchards of the more favored districts. 



ORIGIN: Edgar Co., Illinois, and first known as Edgar Redstreak. 

 TREE: vigorous; habit spreading; a tardy and often a shy bearer. 



FRUIT: size small; form round conic; skin pale yellow, shaded with pale red and 

 having stripes and splashes of bright red on the sunny side, and a few obscure whitish 

 dots; stem short in an acute regular cavity; calyx closed in a narrow flat basin. 



FLESH: color white; texture tender, juicy; flavor mild subacid. 

 QUALITY: dessert, fair; cooking, good, but rather small. 

 VALUE: market, second class. 

 SEASON: December to March. 



WOLF RIVER. 



The Wolf River is an apple that might be included in a list for export. It is a little 

 later in season than Alexander, and is supplanting that variety in some sections. 



ORIGIN: a seedling of the Alexander, and originated in Wisconsin on the bank of 

 Wolf River. 



TREE: very hardy, vigorous and fairly productive; an early bearer. 



FRUIT: very large, oblate, or roundish oblate, usually regular in size; skin light 

 yellow, shaded with dark red or crimson in sun, with a few yellowish dots; stem three- 

 quarters of an inch long, set in a narrow deep basin, of a green or russet color; calyx 

 open, in a narrow, deep, green, wrinkled basin. 



FLESH: yellowish white, moderately firm in texture, not fine grained, juicy, with a 

 pleasant subacid flavor. 



SEASON: October and November. 



ADAPTATION: general throughout the Province, but specially successful in the north. 



