1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



187 



Oeigin : New York City, as a sucker from a grafted tree, which was purchased 

 from a market woman by a Mr. Balmer. 

 at first called Balmer after him. 



He first fruited it in 1818, and the plum was 

 fairly productive; foliage remarkably large, 



Tree : a strong, vigorous gro\ver ; 

 broad and gloss}'. 



Feuit : size large; form round oval; suture traceable, very distinct near the stem; 

 color dull yellow, changing to deep yellow, marked with crimson dots and covered with 

 pale bluish, grey bloom ; stem three-quarters of an inch long, set in a wide, shallow 

 cavity. 



W.4SHINGT0N. 



Flesh: yellow; texture firm; flavor rich, sweet and luscious. 

 QtALiTY : dessert, very good; cooking, very good. 

 Value : home market, first class. 

 Season : late August. 



WHITAKER. 



The best of its class fruited at our St. Lawrence station. 



OuiGiN : a seedling of Wild Goose; raised by J. T. Whitaker, Texas; closely resem- 

 bling its parent. 



Tree: vigorous; rapid grower; spreading habit; healthy; foliage bright green, free 

 from shot hole fungus; late bloomer; class Chickasaw. 



Fruit: oval; size medium; cavity shallow; suture traceable; color bright red, with 

 raanv white dots and thin bluish bloom; skin thin. 



Flesh : color yellow ; texture moderately firm, juicy ; flavor sweet and good. 



Quality: good. 



Value : market second class. 



Season: September. 



WICKSON. 



Among the largest and finest of the Japan plums, but not productive enough to 

 be profitable as a market variety. Introduced with a great flourish and largely planted, 

 but in most cases it has proven a disappointment. 



Origin: grown from seed of Kelsey by Luther Burbank. of Santa Rosa, Cal. ; 

 from its habit the tree appears to have some relation to Prunus Simoni. 



Tree: habit very upright, bearing fruit mostly on fruit spurs; hardy; blooms 

 .darly and abundantly' but sets very little, fruit ; should be planted with such productive 

 sorts as Burbank for cross pollination; class Japanese. 



Fruit: form oblong conical, apex a point; size large to very large; skin thick; 

 color yellow, mostly covered with rich brownish red; bloom thin; stem stout; cavity 

 large, deep, abrupt: suture very decided from base to apex. 



Flesh: semi-cling; color yellowish, translucent with yellow veins; texture firm 

 for shipment, but tender and juicy when fully ripe; flavor sweet, rich, aromatic. 



Quality : very good for all purposes. 



Value : market first class. 



Season : mid September. 



