. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 1905 FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 71. SPY {Northern Spy). The Spy stands in the very first rank of Canadian apples, whether for home or foreign mar- kets. Originating in New York State on the line with the soutliern portion of the Province of Ontario, it succeeds hero to perfection. Its beauty of coloring, lialf shaded by its delicate bloom, and its great excellence of quality for all purposes, justly claim for it its wide popularity. In Chicago, Canadian Spys are more sought for than any other variety, but owing to tenderness of skin, which shows the slightest br
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 1905 FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 71. SPY {Northern Spy). The Spy stands in the very first rank of Canadian apples, whether for home or foreign mar- kets. Originating in New York State on the line with the soutliern portion of the Province of Ontario, it succeeds hero to perfection. Its beauty of coloring, lialf shaded by its delicate bloom, and its great excellence of quality for all purposes, justly claim for it its wide popularity. In Chicago, Canadian Spys are more sought for than any other variety, but owing to tenderness of skin, which shows the slightest bruise, it is less popular for ex- port to Great Britain than some other varieties. The tree is late in coming into bearing, often being fif- teen years planted before yielding a crop, and this renders the variety som e- what unpopular with planters. Probably for fancy packages, selected Spys would be among the best. Ohtgin : near Roches- ter, , introduced about 1850. Tree: upright and Spy. spreading in habit; fruit spurs on interior boughs ; very vigorous, late in coming into bearing, but afterwards very productive in alternate years ; blossoms late in spring and holds its fruit late in the autumn ; requires high cultivation and good fertility. Fruit : large to very large ; form roundish, slightly conical ; skin thin, light green, or pale yellow, sprinkled with light pink, striped and shaded with pinkish red, and covered with thin whitish bloom; stalk slender, three-quarters of an inch long, in a wide, deep, sometimes russeted cavity; calyx small, closed, in a narrow, moderately deep, abrupt, irregular basin. ' Flesh : white; texture fine grained, crisp, tender, juicy ; flavorrich, sprightly, subacid, fra- grant. Quality : dessert and cooking, best. Value : home market first class ; skin a little tender for distant ship- ment unless handled with care and wrapped with paper. Season : January to May. Adaptatio-v : sandy or clay loams in Southern and Middle Ontario ; found tend
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