1914 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



93 



ELKHORN. 



ORIGIN: Unknown. 



TREE: Upright, long- 

 jointed; growth, vigor- 

 ous. 



FRUIT : Heart-shaped, 

 very large, black, solid, 

 firm, productive; very 

 good for dessert and 

 market. 



SEASON: Late July, 

 before Windsor. 



ELKHORN. 



ELTON. 



An excellent dessert cherry for the 

 garden, but too soft and too much in- 

 clined to rot, to be worthy of a place in 

 the commercial orchard. 



ORIGIN : England. 



TREE: A vigorous grower; upright in 

 habit; quite productive. 



FRUIT: Medium' to large; color, pale 

 yellow, with red blush; stem, two inches 

 long, set in a deep cavity. 



FLESH: Light yellow; texture deli- 

 cate, tender, moderately juicy; flavor, ^ 

 sweet, vinous, delicious. ^j 



QUALITY: Dessert, good; cooking, 

 fair. 



VALUE: Fair, but like most white 

 cherries, not popular in the market, be- 

 cause inclined to show the slightest 

 bruises. 



SEASON: Early July. 



ELTON. 



