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more or less prominent ribs ; skin, green, almost completely striped and splashed 

 with bright red ; stem, medium, in a small snug cavity ; calyx closed, in a smooth 

 regular basin of moderate size ; flesh, creamy white, firm, of a pleasant, vinous 

 flavor ; quality, good ; season, March to July. 



Henderson's Seedling Apple : — 



Sir, — I send you a seedling apple, a winter variety. I showed it to Mr. Holton, of 

 Hamilton, and he advised my sending it on to you, as you are secretary of the Ontario Fruit 

 Growers' Association. The apple is a splendid keeper, and has a delicious flavor. Please 

 give your opinion of it. — G. G. Henderson, care of J . Winer &= Co., Hamilton, Ont. 



This is a beautiful sample of an apple, and is as excellent in quality as it is 

 beautiful in appearance. If it averages on the tree anything like the sample be- 

 fore us, it is well worthy a place among our finest winter dessert apples. It may 

 be thus described : — Size, medium ; form, oblate, regular, except that it is 

 obscurely ribbed ; skin, a beautiful creamy white ground striped and splashed with 

 pink, shading into a deep red on the sunny half; calyx closed, set in a medium 

 sized, somewhat rugged basin ; stem, very short, in a broad shallow cavity ; flesh, 

 snow white, tender, juicy, with delicate aromatic flavor; quality, best. A winter 

 applC; exact season not determined. 



Fig. 76. — Section of Henderson's Seedling. 



The Golden White. — We have received from R. Brodie, Montreal, two 

 fine samples of the Golden White, one of the most promising Russian apples. 

 It compares favorably in beauty w^ith the Duchess of Oldenburgh, ripens later 

 in the season, about the- first of October, is rather larger in size, and would 

 sell at top prices in our markets. Surely if our friends in the northern sec- 

 tions can grow such apples as Yellow Transparent, Duchess of Oldenburgh, 

 Golden White, La Rue, Wealthy and Renaud's Seedling they have as 

 good prospects for success in apple culture as we, who live in more favored 

 sections. Professor Saunders, Director of the Experimental Farm, Ottawa, 

 describes this apple as follows : — Golden White, from Montreal, said to be 



