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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24 



HUBBARDSTON. {Hubbardston's Nonsuch. 



HUBBARDSTON. 



rich yellow ground 

 nearly covered with 

 stripes and splashes of 

 light rich red ; stem 

 hree-quarters of an 

 inch long, set in a 

 narrow deep russeted 

 cavity ; calyx open in 

 ribbed basin. 



Flesh : texture 

 tender and juicy : 

 flavor subacid, rich, 

 sweet and excellent. 



Quality : very 

 good. 



Value : market 

 first class. 



Season ; October 

 to February. 



Adaptation : re- 

 ported successful in 

 the Counties of Simcoe, 

 Prince Edward and 

 Norfolk, but succeeds 

 in all the best apple 

 districts. 



A first - class 

 commercial apple 

 for early winter. 

 It succeeds well in 

 the Province of On- 

 tario, and deserves 

 to be planted much 

 more freely. 



Origin : 

 Hubbardston, 



Mass. 



Tree : hardy, 

 vigorous, but some- 

 what subject to 

 apple canker and 

 therefore better top 

 worked on some 

 healthy grower ; 

 very productive ; 

 an earl J' bearer. 



Fruit : size, 

 medium , to large ; 

 form round ovate, 

 fairly regular ; skin, 



Seci'ion ok Hubbardston. 



