1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



EAKLY HARVEST. 



The beet apple of its season for dessert, E but 

 of late years rendered worthless ,in Ontario by 

 scab, which not only spoils its appearance, but 

 lessens its size and injures its flavor. The Early 

 Harvest and Fall Pippin are the two apples 

 which seem to be least able to resist this terrible / 

 fungus, and which most favor its spread. Un_ 

 less, therefore, the fungus is checked by spray- / 

 ing with the Bordeaux mixture, this apple must i 

 be left out of the list of desirable varieties . \ 



Origin : United States , in cultivation since 

 about 1700 A.D. 



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Tree : only medium in vigor, never attain- \ 



ing a large size, old trees averaging from one- ■-«—_,... 



half to two-thirds the size of Greening trees of the same age ; upright and spreading ; produc- 

 tive, considering the size of the tree and the fruit ; yield of full grown trees averages about four 

 barrels every alternate year. 



Fruit : medium round, oblate ; skin smooth, bright straw icolor when ripe, with a; few 

 faint dots ; stem short, one-half to three-quarters of an inch, in a medium cavity, often rus- 

 seted ; calyx closed in a shallow, sometimes slightly plaited basin. 



Flesh : white, fine grained, juicy, crisp, tender ; flavor rich, sprightly, pleasant subacid. 



Season : late July to early August. 



Quality : dessert best; cooking good. 



Value : borne market first class ; foreign market second class. 



Adaptation : succeeds in the best apple districts, but is much subject to scab. 



FILLBASKET. (Keniish FiUhaskei.) 



An old English variety of great beauty of appearance and enormous size, often exceeding 

 four inches in diameter. It is not, however, much grown in the commercial orchards of 

 Ontario, being a fall apple, ill adapted to export, unless by cold storage, and of very ordinarv 

 quality. 



Origin : England. 



Tree: vigorous, fairly productive, semi-hardy. 



Fruit : very large, globular, slightly ribbed ; color smooth, shiny, light green or pale 

 yellow, sometimes almost white, and on sunny side splashed and striped with bright red ; stem 

 stout, short, 1 inch long, set in a large cavity ; calyx closed, set in a large plaited basin. 



Flesh : fine grained, tender and juicy ; flavor mild, subacid. 



Quality : poor for dessert, good for cooking. 



Value : home market second class ; foreign market third class. 



Season : October to December. 



Adaptation : North shore Lakes Ontario and Erie, east shore Lake Huron. 



