. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. McIntosh Red. Fkdit ; size medium to large ; form roundish ; color, deep crimson in sun, light crimson on shady side, inclined to show broken stripes and yellow dots, often with a heavy blue bloom ; stem one inch in length, stout, set in a vide, and often somewhat irregular cavity, which is green at bottom ; calyx closed in a smooth, regular, rather shallow basin. Cuts given on this page show fruit considerably reduced in Flesh : snow white ; tex- ture crisp, tender, very juicy; flavor slightly subacid, aro- matic, perfumed near the skin. Qu.^LiT
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. McIntosh Red. Fkdit ; size medium to large ; form roundish ; color, deep crimson in sun, light crimson on shady side, inclined to show broken stripes and yellow dots, often with a heavy blue bloom ; stem one inch in length, stout, set in a vide, and often somewhat irregular cavity, which is green at bottom ; calyx closed in a smooth, regular, rather shallow basin. Cuts given on this page show fruit considerably reduced in Flesh : snow white ; tex- ture crisp, tender, very juicy; flavor slightly subacid, aro- matic, perfumed near the skin. Qu.^LiTV: dessert first class. \ ' Value: home market first i class. Season ; November to Jan- uary; quite ready for eating by November first. Adaptation ; Northern ap- ple districts; succeeds at Trenton and St. Lawrence stations. Section of McIntosh 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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