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BOIKEN. 



Tested at our Simcoe station since 1896 and esteemed worthy as a commercial apple. 



Origin : tree imported from Russia by Prof. Budd ; named after Dike- Warden Boike of 

 Germany. 



Tree : a fair grower ; habit willowy, like Golden Russet ; an early and abundant bearer. 



Fruit : size medium : form oblate conical ; skin smooth, yellow with red cheek and many 

 minute white dots ; stem long in a wide, deep cavity ; calyx in a wide, wrinkled basin of mod- 

 erate depth. 



Flesh : color white ; texture firm, juicy, fine grained ; flavor sprightly, refreshing, subacid. 



Quality : dessert fair ; very good for cooking. 



Value : thought well of at Lake Simcoe Station for market. 



Season : November to Februarv. 



BOTTLE GREENING. 



An apple grown in some parts of Ontario for home uses, for which its excellent quality 

 makes it very desirable ; it is not recommended for the commercial orchard, because the fruit 

 is rather tender for shipment to distant markets. 



Origin : according to Chas. Downing this variety was found near the border line between 

 Vermont and New York State, and takes its name from a hollow in the original tree, where 

 workmen were accustomed to keeping their bottle. 



Tree : vigorous, productive. 



Fruit : medium to large ; form oblate, slightly conical ; color yellowish with bright red on 

 one side, a thin bloom and a few light dots ; stem half an inch long in a deep, funnel-form 

 cavity ; calyx nearly closed, in a moderately deep, slightly plaited basin. 



Flesh : greenish white ; texture fine, tender, juicy, almost melting ; flavor subacid. 



Quality : dessert, very good. 



Value : home market, first class ; foreign market, second class. 



Season : November to February. 



BROCKVILLE (Brochille Beauty). 



k seeding of Fameuse which is as yet grown only to a limited extent in the eastern part of 

 the Province. This fruit is inclined to run small as the trees overload. 

 0ric;ix : near Brockville, Ontario. 



Tree: hardy, moderately vigorous ; bears heavily every alternate year. 

 Fruit: form conical ; size medium to small ; skin white, almost covered with bright red. 

 Flesh : color white ; texture crisp, tender, breaking : flavor brisk acid. 

 Quality- : dessert and cooking good. 

 Season : late August to mid September. 



