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where it tirst sprung up, on that part of 

 Maplehurst Fruit Farm lying upon the 

 side of the so-called " Mountain," at 

 Grimsby. It was first shown at Ham- 

 ilton before the winter meeting of our 

 Association in the year 1879. On page 

 33 of the report for that year appears 

 the tirst mention in the report of the 

 fruit committee, A. H. Pettit chair- 

 man, as follows: — "A fine sample of 

 seedling, past its season ; a little above 

 medium size, yellow, with a fine, bright 

 blushed cheek, oblong, marked with a 

 light raised streak descending from the 

 calyx ; said to be crisp and juicy, re- 

 sembling the Snow apple in season, 

 from which tree it is probably a seed- 

 ling. The committee suggest, from its 

 beautiful, clear appearance, that it be 

 named " Princess Louise." In the 

 report for 1881, page 93, the fruit 

 committee, A. McD. Allan chairman, 

 again describe it, adding, " Our im 

 pression now is that this Seedling is an 

 improvement on the Snow, and should 

 be brought into more general cultiva- 

 tion." 



In volume 4, page 74, of Thf, Can- 

 adian Horticulturist, appears a good 

 description of this apple from the pen 

 of Mr. D. W. Beadle, then editor of 

 this Journal, from which we quote the 

 following description : — 



" In form, this apple is nearly coni- 

 ical, flattened somewhat at both ends. 

 The stem is not very stout, and projects 

 beyond the cavity, which is deep and 

 regular. The calyx is closed, and set in 

 a shallow, slightly wrinkled basin. The 

 skin is smooth, free from all blemishes, 

 and has a very bright, waxy lustre, as 

 though it had been highly polished. 

 Tlie color is a clean, bright carmine, on 



a transparent,light yellow ground. The 

 surface is moderately sprinkled with 

 light grey dots. No description will 

 convey any adequate idea of the extreme 

 beauty of tliis fruit, which is so very 

 striking that it would command atten- 

 tion in any market from its attractive 

 appearance. But to this rare beauty 

 of appearance it adds excellence of 

 quality. The flesh is pure white, like 

 that of the Snow apple, tender, juicy 

 and nearly as melting, with a richer 

 flavor and higher aroma : indeed, one 

 of the most fragrant of apples. Mr. 

 Woolverton informs us that the tree is 

 about eight years old, is a chance seed- 

 ling of the Snow apple, has borne for 

 three years, the crop being heaviest in 

 alternate years, and that it has estab- 

 lished its character for uniform beauty 

 and excellence of fruit. He considers 

 it to possess all the good qualities of 

 the Snow apple, besides being more 

 beautiful and a better keeper. We fully 

 coincide with him in the opinion that 

 it is destined to take a leading place 

 among our Canadian varieties, and are 

 confident that this fruit will command 

 attention in the English market when- 

 ever it may be produced in sufficient 

 quantity." 



On page 87 of the present volume, 

 some further items in connection with 

 the history of this apple, and also in 

 the July No. of The Horticultural Art 

 Journal for 1888, published at 

 Rochester. 



Miss Evvy Smith, daughter of our 

 esteemed Vice-President, has painted 

 a very good picture of this apple, and 

 we now give our readers a copy. The 

 color is not quite the shade of the orig. 

 inal painting, and the abrupt transition 



