Clje faabM Portimltarist 



VOL. IV.] SEPTEMBEK, 1881. [No. 9. 



TWO NEW VAEIETIES OF HAEDY APPLES. 



We have received from our President samples of the Grand Sultan 

 and of the Grand Duke Constantine apples, varieties imported by him 

 in the hope of adding something of value to the list of very hardy 

 apples which can he successfully grown in the colder parts of the 

 Province. 



The Grand Sultan is a conical fruit, of good size, nearly white, 

 with some faint streaks of red on the exposed side. The tlesh is also 

 nearly white, juicy, breaking, pleasantly sub -acid, but not ricli. The 

 core is large, reminding one of the core of the Yellow Bellflower. Mr. 

 Dempsey says that it is a heavy cropper. In the climate of Prince 

 Edward County it seems to do well, and to ripen early in August. 



The Grand Duke Constantine is also conical in form, of a light straw 

 color, beautifully striped and sphished with bright carmine, dotted 

 with numerous gray specks. The flesh is nearly white, juicy, sprightly 

 sub-acid, agreeable but not high flavored, core small. Mr. Dempsey 

 says of it that it failed when worked on the Paradise stock, but that 

 as a standard it is a good grower. Of its bearing qualities he is not 

 yet able to speak, this being the first year of fruiting. It seems to 

 ripen at the same time as the Grand Sultan. 



Mr. Dempsey has taken great pains to procure apples and pears 

 from Europe, in the hope of being able to find some that will be 

 sulfficiently hardy to endure the severe climate of northern Canada, 

 In these two varieties he has doubtless found some that will do well 

 where the climate is far bolder tlian it is in Prince Edward County. 

 We seem now to have a sufficient number of very hardy summep 

 apples, but j^t lack in very hardy long keeping sorts. 



