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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24 



NAPOLEOX. [Napukon 



A valuable variety of foreign origin. 

 Perhaps the most productive variety 

 known, yielding fruit of the very 

 largest size which is in good demand 

 and, therefore, one of the most desir- 

 able for the commercial ort'hard. It 

 has one serious fault, namely, it is 

 very subject to the rot, especially in 

 wet seasons, and sometimes the whole 

 crop of this variety is ruined by it. 



Trei! : upright, spjreading, vigorous, 

 hardy on the south shore of Lake 

 Ontario ; very productive. 



F];uiT : very large, oblong heart 

 sha|.ed ; skin yellow ground, light in 

 shade, rich red cheek in the sun, 

 sometimes mottled ; stem IJ inches 

 long ; suture plainly traceable. 



Flesh ; yellowish white, very firm, 

 meaty, fairly juicy ; flavor good; 

 texture much esteemed for canning 

 because it looks well in the jars and 

 bears cooking well. 



Quality : dessert medium. 



V.^LUE : market first class. 



Se.^son : early .Tulv. 



^igarreau, Royal Anne uf California.) 



Napoleon. 



OREL 25. 



One of the hardiest of the Morello cherries ; reported upon favorably by our 

 northern stations, and considered by Mr. Jones, of our St. Lawrence station, the best 

 all round cherry yet tested for cold sections. 



Origin : Russia ; imported by Prof. Bndd in 1883. 



Tree: rather a slow grower; an early and abundant bearer; habit round spreading 

 head. 



Orel. 



Fruit: medium size, f x | of an inch; form roundish; color carmine; stem one and 

 a quarter to one and a half inches in a round cavity; apex a distinct depression; suture 

 partly traceable. 



Flesh: color yellowish; texture tender, juicy; juice uncolored ; flavor mild subacid. 



Quality: dessert poor; cooking good. 



Value : market first class 



Season : mid July. 



Adaptation: one of the hardiest varieties. 



