1905 



REPORT ON THE FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



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District Lists, Recommended by the ExrERiMENTERS, 



Niagara District: By Linus Woolverton, Grimsby, Ont. 



Commercial: Wood, Knight, Napoleon, Tartarian, Dyehouse, Montmorency, Late 

 Duke, Elkhorn, Windsor, Morello. 



Domestic: May Duke, Cleveland, Knight. Elton, Tartarian, Hortense. Choisy, 

 Eagle, Mezel, Royal Duke. 



Lake Simcoe District: By G. C. Cast^n, Craighurst, Ont. 

 Commercial and Domestic: Orel 24, Ostheim, Litham, Ru.ssian 207, Bessaral)ian , 

 Dyehouse, Morello. 



Algoma District: By Charles Young, Richard's Landing, Ont. 

 Commercial and Domestic: Richmond, Montmorency, Morello. 



Bay 0/ Quinte District: By W. H. Dempsey, Trenton, Ont. 

 Commercial and Domestic: Richmond, Montmorency. 



St. Lawrence District: By Harold .Jones, Maitland. Ont. 

 Commercial and Domestic: Richmond, Montmorency, Orel 24, Morello. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



CALIFORNIA ADVANCE. 



A fine Duke cherry, so .^fimilar in both season and in character to the Late Duke, that we 

 are inclined to think the two identical. Introduced by the Stark Nurseries of Louisiana, U.S. 



CHOISY. [Belle de Choisy, Ambree grosse of LeRoij. ) 



The most delicious of all dessert cherries, and one that should be planted in every amateur's 

 garden ; but of no value in tluj commercial cherry orchard, because not productive, and the tree 

 is oiten short lived. 



Origin : Choisy, near Paris, 1760. 



Tree: upright; foliage dark; hardy; not very 

 productive ; group, Duke. 



FiiUiT : medium to large, } x J, obtuse heart- 

 shaped ; skin transparent, showing the structure 

 of the flesh and the cells of juice within ; color 

 bright forneiian red in sun, pale red to amber in 

 shade ; stem slender, two inches long ; suture marked 

 by a delicate line. 



Flesh : very j.iale red ; texture soft, juicy ; 

 flavor sweet, very delicious. 



Qlialitv : dessert very good. 

 V'alue : market second class. 

 Season : late June. 

 QjjQjgY Adafi'ation : Southern Ontario. 



