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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24 



MILWAUKEE. 



One of the best 

 hardy winter apples 

 for the commercial 

 orchards in the north- 

 ern belt of apple cul- 

 ture in Ontario ; test- 

 ed several years at our 

 St. Lawrence station, 

 and reported as one of 

 the most promising 

 winter apples for profit 

 yet tested for that dis- 

 trict; a f ai r 1 y go od 

 shipper. 



Milwaukee. 



Origin : a seedling of Duchess, by Geo. Jeffrey, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 



Tree: growth moderately vigorous; habit spreading; very hardy; very productive; an 

 early bearer ; foKage dark; green, abundant ; shows characteristics of the Duchess. 



Fruit: large, form oblate, flattened, slightly angular; skin yellowish green blushed and 

 streaked with bright red and crimson on the sunny side ; stem slender, one-half inch long in a 

 large deep, often rueseted cavity ; calyx half closed in a wide deep wrinkled basin. 



Flesh : color yel- 

 lowish white ; texture 

 tender, crisp, juicy ; 

 flavor acid. 



Quality : dessert 

 fair ; cooking very 

 good. 



Value : for near 

 markets first class. 



Season : December 

 to March. 



Section of Milwaukee. 



