1905 FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 31 



BENONI. 



A summer apple little grown in Ontario, and not highly esteemed'for commercial purposes. 



Origin ; Maesachueetts. 



Tree : spreading, fairly vigorous ; hardy ; fairly productive. 



Fruit : size scarcely medium ; form oblate conical ; skin rich yellow, blushed with red in 

 the sun with a few scattered bright dots : stem half an inch long in a deep cavity ; calyx erect, 

 partly closed in a deep basin. 



Flesh : color yellow ; texture tender and juicy ; flavor rich subacid. 



Quality : dessert very good ; cooking good. 

 Value : market second class. 



Season ; August to September. 



BIETIGHEIMEK. 



A fall apple of magnificent appearance, attaining a very large size. 



Origin : Germany. 



Tree : habit vigorous, spreading ; an abundant biennial bearer ; hardy. 



Fruit : size very large, sometimes immense ; form round, oblate ; skin whitish yellow 

 almost covered with pale red, and having a few obscure stripes and splashes, and numerous 

 whitish dots ; stem very short, in a wide, regular shallow cavity ; calyx closed in a narrow 

 slightly corrugated basin. 



Flesh : white ; texture firm, juicy ; flavor brisk, subacid. 



Quality : poor for dessert ; fair for cooking. 



Value : home and foreign market second class. 



Season : September. 



BLUE PEARMAIN. 



A variety found in many of the older orchards ; not productive enough to be profitable. 



Tree : strong, vigorous, healthy ; a light bearer. 



Fruit ; size, very large ; roundish, regular, slightly conical ; color, splashes and stripes of 

 dark purplish red over a dull yellow ground, solid red in sun, with heavy white bloom and 

 distinct white, russet dots ; stem three-quarters of an inch long, set in a wide, deep cavity ; 

 calyx open in a smooth, shallow basin. 



Flesh : color yellowish ; texture firm, moderately juicy ; flavor mild acid, rich, aromatic. 



Quality : first rate . 



Value : not profitable on account of unproductiveness. 



Season : November to February. 



BOGDANOFF. 



A promising apple for the north ; not recommended where Spy and Baldwin succeed. 



Origin : Russia. 



Tree: growth vigorous ; habit upright. 



Fruit : size medium ; form roundish, somewhat ribbed ; color green or yellowish green 

 often with faint bronze blush and numerous small white dots ; stem short, set in a shallow 

 cavity ; calyx set in a broad, deep plaited basin. 



Flesh : color white ; texture tender and juicy ; flavor pleasant, subacid. 



Quality : dessert fair ; cooking good. 



Value : market second class. 



Season : November to February. 



