THE 



Caijadiai] florticulturist. 



Vol. XI, 



1555. 



No. 4. 



HAAS 



OUR frontispiece represents no 

 novelty. It is an apple, which 

 under various names, as Haas, Fall 

 Queen, Gros Pommier, etc., has been 

 well tested in Illinois, Iowa, Vermont, 

 and the Muskoka district of Ontario, 

 as well as in many other places, and 

 the universal verdict is favorable. 

 According to Prof. Budd, of Ames, 

 Iowa, it is a full-blooded Ptussian in its 

 origin, though long ago introduced into 

 the Southern United States ; and is 

 grown in Northern Sweden undei- the 

 name of "(irosse Pommier." 



As might be expected from its origin, 

 it is a variety of great hardiness, and 

 may be commended for planting in 

 most parts of Ontario. 



Tiie fruit is very attractive, being 

 above medium size, and in color a 

 pale greenish yellow, shaded and striped 



APPLE. 



with red. It is like most apples of 

 Russian origin, a fall apple, ripening 

 in September, and keeping until about 

 the tirst of December. The flesh may 

 be described as white, tender and 

 juicy. At the South it is regarded as 

 coarse-grained and sour, but grown at 

 the North the (juality is far better, and 

 is tine-grained and sub-acid, especially 

 if picked early and kept in a cool place 

 until November; when, according to 

 Prof. Budd, it becomes decidedly plea- 

 sant for eating, if the skin be removed, 

 in which an unpleasant flavor is ob- 

 servable. 



In habit of growth the tree is unique, 

 being remarkably upright while young, 

 even in spite of abuse, and when older, 

 its branches become gracefully pendant. 



The tree bears fruit early and 

 abundantly. 



