1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



65 



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St. Lawrence. 



ST. LAWRENCE. 



The St. Lawrence ap- 

 ple is not now planted in 

 the commercial orchards 

 of Ontario, bordering on 

 Lakes Ontario, Erie or Hu- 

 ron, being inferior t o 

 other autumn varieties of 

 its season, but it is val- 

 ued in orchards along the 

 St. Lawrence river, and 

 in parts of the province 

 between latitudes 45 and 

 46. It is rather subject to 

 scab and codling moth. 



Origin : Montreal, Can- 

 ada. 



Tree : hardy, vigor- 

 ous and productive. 



Fruit : large ; form, 



roundish oblate; color of skin yellowish, with distinct stripes and splashes of carmine ; dots 

 obscure ; stem five-eighths of an inch long, inserted in a large, deep, regular cavity ; calyx 

 closed in a small deep basin. 



Flesh : color white, 

 slightly stained ; texture 

 crisp, tender, juicy ; fla- 

 vor vinous, slightly acid; 



Quality: dessert good; 

 cooking good. 



Value : home market, 

 first class ; foreign mar- 

 ket, second class. 



Season: September and 

 October. 



Adaptation :' ^^ha rd y 

 generally lover l^the pro- 

 vince, except the extreme 

 north. 



5 F. O. 



St. Lawrence. 



