The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1888 . nd at our win-ter n)eeting at Ottawa ; and now thatit has been favorably noticed by thefruit committees at all these places, it 88 CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. will surely not be considered improperfor us to notice it in these columns. It was given the name PrincessLouise by a fruit committee of ourAssociation on account of its remarkablebeauty of appearance, and as a compli-ment to Her Royal Highness, but thename Woolverton is preferred bysome as being shorter, and at the sametime indicating its origin on the Wool-verton homestead. The accompanying cu
The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1888 . nd at our win-ter n)eeting at Ottawa ; and now thatit has been favorably noticed by thefruit committees at all these places, it 88 CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. will surely not be considered improperfor us to notice it in these columns. It was given the name PrincessLouise by a fruit committee of ourAssociation on account of its remarkablebeauty of appearance, and as a compli-ment to Her Royal Highness, but thename Woolverton is preferred bysome as being shorter, and at the sametime indicating its origin on the Wool-verton homestead. The accompanying cuts of this applewere prepared from nature by the and beautifully marked on a wax-like,greenish-yellow ground with brightsplashings of carmine. It is a beauti-ful, excellent apple, and must provevery popular wherever it shall be foundto thrive. Hoptieultupe in the Schools This was one of the subjects debatedupon at our Ottawa meeting, and wassuggested by the reading of a papercontributed by Mrs. A. L. Jack, ofChautauqua Basin, That some-. FiG. 37—Section of Irin( •:ss Louise or Woolverton Aitlk. Rural New Yorker fiom samples sentMr. Carman, the editor, and appearedin that paper under date of Jan. 7th,1888, with the following remarks : — Two Princess Louise apples werereceived at this office December 1, oneof which is shown entire at Fig. 36, andin half-section at Fig. 37. The flesh iswhite, tender, juicy, with a richer flavorand a higher fragrance than the Fa-meuse possesses. It is said to have allthe good qualities of the Fameuse, be-sides being handsomer and a betterkeeper. The skin is as glossy as silk thing should be done in this directionwas strongly advocated by Prof. Ma-Coun, A. A. Wright, and L. Woolver-ton, especially in view of the lamentableignorance of the general public of thisdepartment. The result of the dis-cussion was a resolution commendingto the consideration of the Minister ofAgriculture the importance of someknowledge of trees and shrubs, and ofth
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