. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 54 REPORT ON THE No. 24 McINTOSH. [Mcintosh Red). A very fine dessert!apple!for early winter use. " [At Ottawa andfalong the St. Lawrence and other places where conditions_are favorable, it is counted one of the: Vjest dessert apples ot^ its season, adapted and yjrofitable tor export, but in"'the'Niagara District^it it not so much grown, owing to scab. Origin : with .Tohn Mcintosh. Dun- dela, Ont., in whose orcliard the original tree is still standing (1904). Tree : hardy, vigorous ; fairly up- right ; fairly productive ; an annual bearer ; of
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 54 REPORT ON THE No. 24 McINTOSH. [Mcintosh Red). A very fine dessert!apple!for early winter use. " [At Ottawa andfalong the St. Lawrence and other places where conditions_are favorable, it is counted one of the: Vjest dessert apples ot^ its season, adapted and yjrofitable tor export, but in"'the'Niagara District^it it not so much grown, owing to scab. Origin : with .Tohn Mcintosh. Dun- dela, Ont., in whose orcliard the original tree is still standing (1904). Tree : hardy, vigorous ; fairly up- right ; fairly productive ; an annual bearer ; of Fameuse type ; inclined to drop its fruit last of September in Niagara 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 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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