. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. :i06 REPORT ON THE No. 24 CHILI (Hiirs Chili). Recommended for drying ; a good shipper. Origin : New York State. Tree ; fairly vigorous ; productive. Fkuit : medium to large ; form roundish : color pale yellow, with red cheek ; down thick, whitish ; cavity narrow, deep ; suture markeil ; apex a point. Flesh ; iight yellow tinted red at the pit; te;ctiire tender, moderately juicy ; flavor sulj- acid ; free. : dessert poor ; cooking good ; drying good. y.\LUE : home market, second class. Se.\son : mid September. CROSBY {Excehior, Hale's Ilu
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. :i06 REPORT ON THE No. 24 CHILI (Hiirs Chili). Recommended for drying ; a good shipper. Origin : New York State. Tree ; fairly vigorous ; productive. Fkuit : medium to large ; form roundish : color pale yellow, with red cheek ; down thick, whitish ; cavity narrow, deep ; suture markeil ; apex a point. Flesh ; iight yellow tinted red at the pit; te;ctiire tender, moderately juicy ; flavor sulj- acid ; free. : dessert poor ; cooking good ; drying good. y.\LUE : home market, second class. Se.\son : mid September. CROSBY {Excehior, Hale's Ilunh/.) A peach of good quality, but scarcely large enough for the commercial orchard. Origin : Massachusetts 1876, by Mr. Crosby, nurseryman ; named Excelsior by the Massa- chusetts Agricultural College ; Hale's Hardy, because Mr. J. H. Hale was the first grower to plant it extensively, and finally Crosby liy the United States Division of Pomology. Tree: vigorous; healthy; fairly hardy; very Crosby. Fruii' : medium size ; form almost round, slightly one-sided ; color yellow, with bright red cheeks ; very pretty ; cavity, deep, abrupt ; apex small in a slight depression ; suture traceable. Flesh: color, bright yellow, red at the stone; texture, fine, moderately juicy, tender; flavor, sweet and very agreeable. : very good for dessert, and good for cooking. V.\lue : first class for home market. Se,\son : late September to early Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto : printed by L. K. Cameron
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