1905 FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 103 



UUlmixon: "Whitefleshed, freestone, quality good. 

 Stevens: Whitefleshed, fj-eestone, quality good. 



Smock: Yellowlieshed, freestone, quality fair, very late, good shipper. 

 Dome!:iic: 



tlynes, St. John, Early Crawfoid. Oldmixou, Loiighurst, Stevens. 



EisTRicT Lists, Relo.m.uended by the Experimenters. 



Niagara Dls':rici: By Linus Woolverton, Grimsby, Ont. 



Commercial: Sneed, Akxandler, Cieensboro, St. John, Early Crawford, New 

 Prolific, Champion, Elberta, Willett, Smoclv. 



Domestic: Rivers, Hynes, St. John. Early Michigan, Lewis, Crosbj', Champion, 

 I'eeves, Wonderful, Jacques Rareripe, Wheatland, Longhurst. 



Essex District: By W. W. Hilborn, Leamington^ Ont. ■ 



Commercial: Alexander, St. John, Brigdon, Early Crawford, Fitzgerald, New Pro- 

 lific, Engol. Elberta, Golden Drop. Kalamazoo, Banner, Smock. 



Domestic (Whiteflesh) : Alexander, Mountain Rose, Oldmixon, Stevens. 



(Yel!owflesli) : St. John, Early Crawford, Fitzgerald, New Prolific, Engol, Crosby, 

 Golden Drop, Banner. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



ALEXANDER. 



An early variety considerably grown in the Ni.ngara district and in Essex County. It is a cung- 

 tone of poor quality for dessert purposes and poor also for cooldng, so that, in competition with 

 better varieties coming in at the same time from southern orchards, it sells at a low price in 

 our markets. 



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Alex.\nder. 



dZ. Okioin : chance seedling, Moimt Pulaski, 111., on fanii of A. 0. Alexander. 



Tree : vigorous ; hardy ; productive. 



Fruit: medium ; globular, sides unequal ; color greenish, suffused w-ith dark and light red ; 

 suture broad ; apex slightly sunken. 



Flesh : color, greenish white ; texture, firm, juicy, half melting, clings to stone ; flavor, 

 sweet and fairly good . 



QtiALiTY : dessert poor ; cooking poor. 



Value : market second class. 



Se,\son : early August. 



