C|e Canal)mn Partimltarist 



VOL. Ill] IJOVEMBEE, 1880. [No. 11. 



SOME NEW HAEDY APPLES. 



We have recently received from Wisconsin some new varieties of 

 very hardy apples, which are being grown in that State because of 

 their good qualities and their ability to endure the rigor of the climate. 

 We give tlie readers of the Canadian Horticulturist a brief descrip- 

 tion of each sort, in the hope that some of them may be found to be 

 valuable for the colder parts of this Province. 



Hicks. — This is a very handsome fruit, of medium size, light yellow 

 in the shade, with a bright crimson cheek in the sun, and sprinkled 

 with numerous russet dots. Flesh white, juicy and fine grained, with 

 a mild sub-acid flavor. The stalk is short, set in a narrow, russeted 

 cavity, and the eye is closed, lying in a very regular moderate basin. 

 Tlie specimens received seem to be quite ripe at the present time, 

 twenty-sixth of October. 



Martha. — This apple is quite egg-shaped, nearly red on a deep 

 yellow ground, and striped and splashed witli bright red, sparsely 

 sprinkled with minute gray dots. Stalk is stout and short, set in a 

 shallow cavity, basin shallow, somewhat wrinkled, calyx closed. Flesh 

 very light yellow, fine grained, with a very mild, some\yhat aromatic 

 flavor. Core quite large, in this respect resembling the Yellow Bell- 

 flower. This is also quite ripe now, but will usually keep well until 

 the holidays. 



Wate. — A very pretty apple, of medium size, having the skin 

 prettily marbled with red on a rich yellow ground, splashed and 

 striped with dark purplish red. The stem is inserted in a very deep, 

 Tegular, russeted cavity, the eye closed and set in a regular basin of 

 moderate depth. The flesh is white, stained with red next the skin, 

 a little coarse in texture, with a very pleasant, mild sub-acid flavor. 

 These specimens are fully ripe. 



