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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24 



DUCHESS. 

 ( Oldenburg of Doiiming, Borontsky of Royal Horticultural Society, 1824- ) 



111 cold storage, this apple maybe profitably exported to Great Britain . It succeeds in 

 every part of Ontario where the apple can be grown, and its beauty always brings for it the top 

 price in the market. 



Origin ; Taurida Gardens, St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1824 ; introduced into England by 

 the Royal Hc^rticultural Society in 1824. 



Tree ; very hardy, very vigorous and an earlv and abundant bearer. 



Fruit : medium to large ; form regular, roundish oblate, one sided ; skin greenish yellow, 



Duchess 



Section of Duchess 



with'ibright red stripes, 

 splashes and numerous 

 russety dots ; stalk slend- 

 er, three-quarters of an 

 inch long, set in a deep 

 funnel-shaped cavity; 

 calyx long, closed, in a 

 deep broad plaited basin. 



Flesh : greeni.h, turn- 

 ing yellowish white at ma- 

 turity ; texture fine, firm 

 and juicy ; flavor brisk, 

 refreshinix acid. 



Quality : dessert fair, 

 cooking good. 



V.-VLUE .• first class of 

 its season for home mar- 

 ket. 



Season : ; August and 

 September. 



Adaptation : general. 

 Succeeds fairly well 

 wherever apples are 

 grown in the Province, 

 and does exceptionally 

 well on the borders of 

 Lakes Ontario and Erie. 



