Ontario Sessional Papers, 1898-99, . MORELLO. (English Murello.) An old reliable variety for cooking purposes, known in England for nearly three hundredyears, and deserving of wider cultivation in Ontario. Downing thinks the name Morello isfrom Morus, the Mulberry, from the dark purple colorof its juice, which resembles that of the mulberry ;a profitable market variety. Tree, habit, spreading, slender ; hardy and veryproductive ; vigor, medium ; Morello. Fruit, fairly large, roundish, nearly heart shaped,somewhat flattened on one side, with a slightly trace-able suture. Skin, red, tur
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1898-99, . MORELLO. (English Murello.) An old reliable variety for cooking purposes, known in England for nearly three hundredyears, and deserving of wider cultivation in Ontario. Downing thinks the name Morello isfrom Morus, the Mulberry, from the dark purple colorof its juice, which resembles that of the mulberry ;a profitable market variety. Tree, habit, spreading, slender ; hardy and veryproductive ; vigor, medium ; Morello. Fruit, fairly large, roundish, nearly heart shaped,somewhat flattened on one side, with a slightly trace-able suture. Skin, red, turning dark red or pm-ple towardsmaturity ; stalk about. If inches long, inserted in ashallow cavity ; stone small, slightly cling. Flesh, very dark red, texture, tender, juicy, acid,becoming more subacid and agreeable the more itmatures. Season, July 20 to August 10, in 1897. Quality, dessert, very poor ; cooking, first class. Value, home market, second Morello. 87 62 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 21). A. 1899 NAPOLEON. Napoleon Bigarrecm, Royal Anve of California. A valuable variety of foreign origin. Perhaps the most productive variety known, yieldingfruit of the very largest size which is in good demand and, therefore, one of the most desirablevarieties for the commercial orchard. It has one serious fault, namely, it is very subject to therot, especially in wet seasons, and sometimes the whole crop of this variety is ruined by it.
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