Ontario Sessional Papers, 1898-99, . asa common price. Origin, Southern Europe. Tree, a slow grower, bushy, seldom attaining a height of more than twelve or fifteen feet ;hardy, will endure neglect but responds well to good cultivation and manure ; delights in moistland, without standing water ; fairly productive. Fruit, large and weighing from eight ounces to a pound ; form, somewhat like an apple,but with protuberance about the stem instead of a depression ; skin, golden yellow at maturity,with often a little greenish or russett color about the stem, which is set in a narrow cavity;
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1898-99, . asa common price. Origin, Southern Europe. Tree, a slow grower, bushy, seldom attaining a height of more than twelve or fifteen feet ;hardy, will endure neglect but responds well to good cultivation and manure ; delights in moistland, without standing water ; fairly productive. Fruit, large and weighing from eight ounces to a pound ; form, somewhat like an apple,but with protuberance about the stem instead of a depression ; skin, golden yellow at maturity,with often a little greenish or russett color about the stem, which is set in a narrow cavity;calyx large segment, which are leaf like, in a large deep, corrugated basin. Flesh, tender : flavor good. Season, October 1st to 15th, sometimes end of September. Value, limited demand in Canadian markets. [94] 6*2 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 21). A. 189^ CHAMPION. A variety introduced betwen 1880 and 1890, ptobably raised from the Orange grows to a larger size than the Orange, and ripens later. Season about the 20th This variety usually ripens well in Southern Ontario, but would be too late farther it succeeds it is of more value for market than the Orange, on account of its largesize, and freedom from blemishes. Not yet tested sufficiently for a full description. X.
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