THE 



Canadian Horticulturist. 



Vol. XV. 



1892. 



No. 6. 



SCOTTS WINTER APPLE. 



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IX a list of hardy apples, suitable for planting in the cold north, which 

 . . appeared in the Canadian Horticulturist for the year 1888, page 

 220, Dr. Hoskins, of Vermont, gave the following for winter, viz., 

 Scott's Winter, Mcintosh Red, Wealthy, Fameuse, Bethel of 

 Vermont. 



This list, at that time, met with some adverse criticism, but 

 although some varieties have since been deemed worthy of being 

 added to the list, and one, the Fameuse, seems scarcely worthy of 

 retaining on account of the scab, the majority of them have been gradually gain- 

 ing ground m the confidence of the planters who live in the less favored regions 

 of Canada 



The Scott's Winter seems especially worthy of notice. The variety originated 

 in the State of Vermont, a portion of which is as bleak and cold as our most 

 northerly apple growing districts. The fruit is not large, averaging about the 

 same as the Fameuse as it is grown in Ontario, or the Winesap, and it is about 

 as handsome as the latter. It is roundish in form, with one shoulder rather 

 prominent, a darker red than is shown in our colored plate, which, indeed, in 

 other respects scarcely does justice to the beauty of the apple. The skin is 

 partially specked with rather prominent dots over its whole surface. The quality 

 i« only fair, yet, when fully matured, it is a good dessert apple, while for cooking 



