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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24- 



SPITZENBURG (Esopus Spiizenburg.) 



One ot the finest dessert apples for late winter use, and widely planted by early settlers 

 throughout Southern Ontario, It has proved to be unprofitable as a commercial apple, because 



the tree is a weak grower, and yields 

 small crops . 



Origin ; Esopus, on the Hudson 

 river, previous to 1798. 



Trek : lacking in vigor, often show- 

 ing dead or feeble wood ; upright, 





spreading, with drooping limbs when 

 in bearing; fairly hardy. 



Fruit ; size medium to large, ob- 

 long, slightly conical ; skin straw 

 color in shade, but usually nearly 

 covered with bright red, and dark red 

 in sun, with a few stripes, and many 

 obscure gray dots ; stalk seven-eighths 

 of an inch long in a narrow deep cavity ; 

 calyx nearly closed, set in a narrow 

 basin of medium depth, slightly corru- 

 gated. 



Flesh : yellowish white ; texture 

 crisp, juicy, breaking ; flavor brisk, 

 rich, deliciout. 



SpiTZENBUKf^H. 



Qu.\LiTY : first class for all purposes. 

 Season ; November to February. 



Section of Spitzenboeg. 

 AinpT.VTioN : succeeds well on .sandv loam in Southern Ontario. 



