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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24 



BAXTER (Larue.) 



A fine large red 

 apple, which brings a 

 high price in the Brit- 

 ish market if grown 

 free from fungous 

 spots, to which, unfor- 

 tunately, it is some- 

 what subject. 



Origin : with Mr. 

 Larue, near Brock- 

 ville, Leeds Co., On- 

 tario, but introduced 

 by Mr. Baxter. 



Tree: healthy, 

 vigorous, hard}', mod- 

 erately productive. 



Fruit: size large, to 

 very large; form 

 roundish, slightly con- 

 ical ; color red with 

 obscure stripings of 

 dark red, and numer- 

 ous prominent grey 

 dots ; stem half an inch 

 long, ill a narrow, 

 funnel form cavity, 

 calyx nearly closed, in 

 a large regular basin. 



Baxter. 



Flesh; white, often 

 streaked with red ; tex- 

 ture moderately firm, not 

 very juicy ; flavor slightly 

 acid. 



Quality : dessert med- 

 ium ; cooking good. 



Value: home and 

 foreign market, first class. 



Season: October to 

 January. 



Adaptation : has proved 

 hardy and profitable in 

 Eastern Ontario and the 

 Lake Simcoe District. 



Section of Baxter. 



