1906 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



63 



PRIMATE. 



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A fine dessert 

 apple for the home 

 garden ; tori tender 

 for distant shipment. 



Origin : u n- 

 certain p r ( i b a i; 1 y 

 Western Kew York. 



Tree : hardy, 

 very vigorous, .sym- 

 metrical, very pro- 

 ductive. 



Section of Primate. 



Fruit : medium to 

 above medium ; form 

 oblate conical ; skin 

 light yellow, with 

 crimson blush on 

 sunny side; stem 

 about one inch long 

 inserted in a large 

 deep furrowed cavity ; 

 Calyx closed in an 

 abrupt, moderately 

 deep, somewhat corru- 

 gated basin. 



Flesh : color 

 white ; texture tender, 

 juicy, with a very 

 pleasant, subacid 

 flavor. 



Quality : dessert 

 very good ; cooking 

 good. 



Value: home 

 market first class ; 

 foreign market second 

 class. 



Season : August 

 and September. 



Adaptation : suc- 

 ceeds in best apple 

 districts. 



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Primate. 



