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purposes it is excellent. It keeps in good condition till about the end >-f April. 

 The tree is a vigorous and rather upright grower, and bears abundantly every 

 year. 



Samples of this apple were first sent to the writer some three years Ago. by 

 Mr. R. W. Shepherd, of Montreal, and again last February. They came in 

 excellent condition, and so commended themselves to our notice that we have 

 decided to illustrate this number with a colored plate of this variety, as a front- 

 ispiece. 



In sending these samples, Mr. Shepherd wrote as follows : " I have had 

 many enquiries regarding this hard winter apple, and take upon my.self to forward 

 to you by mail to-day a box containing three s])ecimens of the fruit. Vou will 

 receive them, I ho[)e, in the same good, sound condition which they leave me 

 to-day, 23rd Feb. The specimens are fair, average size, and, up to the present, 

 have been kept in a barrel in my town house basement-cellar, in which basement 

 a hot air furnace has been actively burning all winter, there being only a lath and 

 plaster wall between it and the cellar, so that you can see there were not any 

 special advantageous conditions to preserve the fruit in good condition. 



The Scott's Winter will average in size (most seasons) as large as Fameuse 

 grown here. The trees from which these specimens were taken are about fifteen 

 years old. In the same orchard, at Como, are Winter St. Lawrence, Canada 

 Baldwin, and Fameuse, and there are none more healthy or prolific than the 

 Scott's Winter. As to hardiness, I believe it surpassed either Canada Baldwin 

 or Fameuse in this climate, and ranks next to Duchess and Wealthy. 



From the standpoint of a fruit grower of Quebec Province, Scott's Winter, in 

 my opinion, is, by far, the best late winter apple to grow, and its handsome 

 appearance and freedom from spotting make it the most i)rofitable winter variety 

 and should be recommended where less hardy varieties fail. 



Mr. A. A. Wright, of Renfrew, Ont , writes as follows regarding this apple : 

 Fruit growers in the cold north labor under great disadvantages ; only the very 

 hardiest fruit-bearing trees can be grown with anything like success. Among 

 apples, Scott's Winter holds a very prominent place, in consequence of the cold- 

 resisting properties of the tree, as well as for tlie beauty and good-keei)ing quali- 

 ties of Its fruit. It is not of superior quality, but its a[)pearance is so much better 

 than the great majority of apples, that it sells readily, and is, consequently, a ver\ 

 remunerative crop. In autumn, when the tree is laden wiih fruit, it is really a 

 sight to behold, and at a distance looks almost like a ball of fire, so highly colored 

 is the fruit. It is not. however, the most desirable apple for the northern fruit 

 grower, the Wealthy being, in many respects, its superior. 



Mr. Ci. C. Caston, of Craighurst, writes : The Scott's \\inter ap|)le seems 

 quite hardy here, and would, no doubt, succeed in all the northern parts of the 

 j)rovince where any other api)le will grow. It has the advantage of being a 

 winter variety. It is of medium si/e. well colored, a very good rooking apple. 



