1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



89 



GRENNKE GLAS. 



TiiEE : upright; fruit in clusters ; vigorous; moderately productive. 



Fkuit : large in size, gxj ; form oblate, one sided; color bright red ; cavity broad, 

 shallow ; stem 1} inches in length ; apex is a small depression ; suture traceable on one side. 



Fj.ESH : color yellowish with colorless juice ; texture tender ; very juicy ; flavor tart. 



Quality : dessert poor ; cooking very good. 



Value : market first class. 



Season : mid July. 



HORTEXSE. {Seine Hortense.) 



One of the finest flavored of cooking cherries, and one which deserves the first place 

 in the home garden. It is not as productive as the May Duke, but from its habit of fruiting 



singly is less subject to rot than that 

 excellent variety. 



Obigin : France, in 1832. by V. 

 Larose, Keuilly : first fruited in 1R3P. 



Tkee : of somewhat spreading habit, 

 a vigorous and handsome grower and 

 fairly jiroductive ; group, liuke. 



Frujt ; very large ; roundish elong- 

 ated ; side' slightly compressed ; skin, 

 thin, light shining red mottled with 

 darker red, becoming lirher in color 

 the longer i hangs ; stalk slender, 

 about two inches long. 



Flesh : creamy yellow ; texture 

 netted, very tender, juicy ; flavor 

 slightly subacid, excellent. 



Quality ; very good for cooking ; 

 very good fordei=sert. 



Value : first to second class for 

 market. 



HoETENSE. 



Se\son : mid Julv. 



