72 VARIETIES OP APPLE. 



is as valualble in Canada as in the north of Europe. The tree 

 grows upright and stout in the nursery, and forms a fine, large, 

 spreading head in the orchard. It thrives well in E"ova Scotia, 

 and in the greater part of Ontario, bearing fruit at Amprior, in 

 the County of Eenfcew. It comes into hearing early, and is 

 very productive. 



The fruit is large, bright yellow at maturity, and beautifully 

 striped with various shades of red and orange; flesh tender, 

 crisp, juicy, and of a high aromatic flavor; quahty, " best." li 

 ripens in October, and wiU keep through IS'ovember. Valuable 

 both as a cooking and dessert apple, and always commanding the 

 highest price of any apple, of its season, in the markets. To those 

 who will attend to the gathering and shipping of this apple in 

 the early part of October, and are not too remote from the large 

 markets, this variety will be a very valuable one to plant in 

 moderate quantity. 



Geimbs' Golden Pippin. — ^We describe this apple here be- 

 cause of its great excellence, and because we believe it wiU thrive 

 well in a large part of the Dominion. At present it has been 

 planted in Canada only to a very limited extent, but it is well 

 worthy of a most extensive trial. Wherever it has been tried 

 it is much esteemed for the hardihood of the tree, and its uniform 

 productiveness every year. So far as our observation extends, 

 we have found the tree moderately vigorous, upright habit, with 

 peculiarly large knobs at the base of the branches where they 

 join the main stem or limb. The fruit is medium, roundish, of 

 a rich golden yellow, slightly netted with russet ; flesh yeUow, 

 firm, fine grained, crisp, juicy, rich, with a peculiar spicy sub-acid 

 flavor, which is certainly "very good;" and we are incHned to 

 believe, that after a more full acquaintance, it wiH rank as 

 "best." 



HuBBARDSToN NoNSUCH. — This fine, large apple originated 

 in the State of Massachusetts, and thrives well in all the apple 

 region of the Dominion. The tree is a vigorous grower, forms a 

 large, spreading head, and yields abundant crops of fair, beauti- 



