1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



75 



Grimsby, grown as a top graft, it is inclined to drop its fruit about the middle of August, and 

 almost before fully colored. Probably a fine variety for export in cold storage to succeed 

 Duchess. 



Okigin : Russia. 



Tree . very hardy and productive. 



Fruit: large, oblong to roundish, often flattened at base and apex, somewhat irregular on 

 sides ; color yellowish green, almost covered with stripes and shadings of bright red, and light 

 green dots ; cavity narrow, deep and irregular ; stem about three quarters of an inch long, 

 stout ; basin large, plaited at bottom ; calyx nearly closed, segments recurved. 

 Flesh : white ; texture firm, moderately juicy ; flavor brisk, tart. 

 Quality : dessert poor ; cooking good. 



Value : 

 finst-class. 

 Season : 

 September. 



Adaptation: worthy 

 of trial where Wealthy or 

 Duchess succeed. 



home market 

 August and 



Tolman . 



which may be grown farther 

 north, when top grafted upon 

 the Tolman than when upon 

 common stock. 



Fruit: size medium; form 

 roundish ; color light yellow, 

 sometimes with reddish 

 cheek, and a line from stem 

 to calyx ; stem half an inch 

 long, often inclined, inserted 

 in a w-ide shallow cavity ; 

 calyx closed in a small shal- 

 low basin. 



Flesh: color white; tex- 

 ture firm, fine grained ; 

 flavor sweet, rich. 



Quality : dessert good ; 

 cooking fair. 



Value : second class, ex- 

 cept in special markets and 

 in limited quantities. 



TOLMAN. 



( Tallmnn Siceel. ) 



The best winter sweet 

 apple; valuable for baking 

 and by some people 

 esteemed a good dessert 

 apple ; useful also'as stock 

 feed, in place of roots ; not 

 of much value for export. 



Origin: a native of 

 Rhode Island. 



Tree : a vigorous grower, 

 very productive and very 

 hardy ; valuable as a stock 

 upon which to top graft 

 other and more tender 

 varieties, as, for example, 

 the King, which is more 

 productive, and tte Spy, 



Season : 

 April, 



November"! to 



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Section of Tol.man. 



