. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 1905 FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 67 harvested the skin is green, but during the winter it takes,.on the coloring above descrih>ed, making it very attractive ; stem stout, three-quarters of an, inch long, set in a,deep, uneven cavity : calyx half closed, segments erect, in a moderately deep, shghtly plaited [basin, having five distinct prominences ; core large, open, sessile. Flesh ; color yellowish!; texture tender, firm, becoming toward springjinoderately :juicy ; flavor pleasant, subacid. Quality : dessert or cooking, fair to good. Value : promising for expo
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 1905 FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 67 harvested the skin is green, but during the winter it takes,.on the coloring above descrih>ed, making it very attractive ; stem stout, three-quarters of an, inch long, set in a,deep, uneven cavity : calyx half closed, segments erect, in a moderately deep, shghtly plaited [basin, having five distinct prominences ; core large, open, sessile. Flesh ; color yellowish!; texture tender, firm, becoming toward springjinoderately :juicy ; flavor pleasant, subacid. Quality : dessert or cooking, fair to good. Value : promising for export. Season ; November to March, Adaptation : succeeds remarkably well in the County of Simcoe and at othei' favored points in the north. SCOTT In the province of Quebec this is considered the best late winter cook- ing apple, the tree [being very hardy and the fruit a long keeper ; useful for tbe'northerly limits of apple culture. Origin : On the Scott farm, New- port, ^Vermont. Introduced bj' Dr. Hoskins, of Newport. Thee : vigorous ; habit upright ; productive, an early bearer. Fruit : size small to medium ; form roundish oblate, slightly conical; skin yellow,'[washed, striped and splashed with red ; stem short set in a regular, deep, russeted cavity ; calyx closed in^a'narrow abrupt, wavy basin. Scott Wintek. Flesh ; color yellow ; texture fine grained, crisp, juicy ; flavor pleasant, sprightly acid. Quality : dessert fair ; cooking ', good. \ Value : fruit rather small, for \^ market except under high cultivation. \ Season : late 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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