1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO 



79 



WEALTHY. 



This beautiful apple was distributed among the memberB of the Ontario Fruit Growers' 

 Association in 1882 for trial, and has won for itself a good reputation in every part of 



Province as a dessert 

 apple of excellent qual- 

 ity, while in the northern 

 portions it is especialy 

 desirable on account of 

 its hardiness. 



Okigin : St. Paul, Min- 

 nesota, by Peter Gideon. 



Thee : vigorous, very 

 hardy, over productive. 



Fhuit ; medium, round- 

 ish, oblate, regular ; skin, 

 smooth, greenish ground, 

 changing to pale yellow, 

 rich, red cheek, with 

 stripes and splashes ol 

 red in the sun, sometimes 

 nearly covered with crim- 

 son ; stem one-half to 

 three-quarters of an inch 

 long in a deep, regular 

 cavity; calyx nearly 

 closed in a deep, abrupt 

 basin. 



Wealthy. 



Flesh : white, texture 

 fine grained, tender, 

 juicy, sprightly, pleasant 

 subacid. 



Quality : dessert very 

 good ; cooking good. 



Value ; for home 

 market first class ; for 

 foreign market first 

 class. 



Season : September to 

 November. 



Adaptation : succeeds 

 throughout the Province 

 generally. 



Section of Wealthy. 



WOLF RIVER. 



The Wolf River is an apple that might be included in a list for export. It is a little 

 later in season than Alexander, and is supplanting that variety in some sections. 



Origin : a seedling of the Alexander, and originated in Wisconsin on the bank of Wolf River. 



Tree : very hardy, vigorous and fairly productive ; an early bearer. 



Fruit : verj' large, oblate, or roundish oblate, usually regular in size ; skin light yellow, 

 shaded with dark red or crimson in sun, with a few yellowish dots; st«m three-quarters of an 



