1906 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



41 



GIDEON. 

 A very pretty apple, but inclined to rot at the core : 



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it is les.s Iiighly colored than 

 Duchess. These faults will 

 prevent its being popular as 

 an export apple. 



Okigin : by Peter M. Gid- 

 eon, Excelsior, Minn., U.S. ; 

 of same parentage asWealthy. 



Trke : vigorous, hardy, 

 holds fruit well, productive. 



Fruit : large, round or 

 slightly conical ; skin white, 

 with bright red cheek shaded 

 with deeper red splashes ; 

 dots white, obscure ; cavity 

 - broad, deep, regular or 

 slightly corrugated ; stem 

 one inch long, slenderi; calyx 

 half closed, in a email, corru- 

 gated basin. 



Gideon. 



Flesh ; white, flaky, 

 tender, almost melting, 

 yet crisp, fine, juicy, and 

 of good flavor. 



Quality : dessert, poor ; 

 cooking, fair. 



Value : home market 

 second class ; foreign 

 third class. 



Season : September to 

 November ; October at 

 Ottawa. 



Adaptation: only 

 valuable in the north. 



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Section op Gideon. 



