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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24- 



^ STRACH AN. ( Red Astrachan. 



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Origin: imported from 

 Sweden to England in 1816, 

 and widely planted in South- 

 ern Ontario for a summer 

 market apple. Scarce another 

 apple of its season equals it in 

 beauty of appearance, for, in 

 addition to its rich crimson 

 color, it is often covered with 

 pale white bloom. Selected 

 fancy grades of this apple are 

 usually in good demand in 

 our home markets, but some- 

 times there is a surplus, and 

 prices even for Astrachans are 

 very low. Promising for ex- 

 port in cold storage. 



ASTR\CHAN 



Tree:, upright; very vig-, 

 orous ; begins bearing early ; 

 very productive. 



Fruit : medium to large 

 round, narrowing towards 

 apex ; skin, deep crimson 

 when exposed to sun, yellow- 

 ish green in shade, often 

 covered with a thin, whitish 

 bloom ; stem, stout, three- 

 <juarter inch long, in a deep 

 cavity ; calyx closed in a 

 shallow, somewhat irregular 

 basin. 



Flesh: white, crisp, juicy, 

 tender, becoming mealy 

 when over-ripe ; acid, almost 

 too tart to be counted very 

 good for either dessert or 

 cooking. 



Value: first-class where 

 an early summer apple is in 

 demand. 



Season : early to mid Augunt. 



Adaptation : In Niagara district perfectly hardy and productive, 

 able in Lake Simcoe district by some growers. 



Section of Astrachan. 



Not considered profit- 



