402 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



The pear orchard now contains 145 varieties ; the following additions having been 

 made to the list during 1894 : — 



Bon Chretien, Fred. Beaudry, Jones' Seedling, Olivier de Serries, Reeder, Pitmaston 

 Duchess, Lady Clapp. Dana's Hovey, Duhamel de Morceau, .Urbaniste, Ansault, 

 Mme Hemniingway, Hoosic, Manning's Early, Lincoln Coreless, Bartlet-Seckel, 

 Dewey's Premium, Edmunds, Andre" Desportes, Bordeaux, Early Bergamot, Beurre 

 de Livonie, Exeglovka, Lemon Kharkoff, Bon Chretien No. 15, Panna No. 33, Princess 

 No. 3, Tonkovietka (Gibb), Gakovka, Zucherbirn (Budd), Lemon (Gibb), Lemonaya, 

 Riga 108 (Gibb), Voronesh, 102 (Budd). 



Plums. 



The cold wet spring did not materially affect the plums, some of the young trees 

 being so heavily laden that they had to be supported, notwithstanding that many had 

 been considerably thinned. 



The following varieties fruited : — 



Saunders. — Ripe August 8th. A vigorous healthy tree, but not productive. Fruit 

 medium size and of good quality for a few days when just ripe but soon loses its quality 

 by keeping. Skin very thin, the slightest bruise soon turning dark, a poor shipper. 



Peach. — Ripe August 8th. Fruit very large and handsome, but coarse grained and 

 not of high quality. 



Niagara. — Very similar to Bradshaw in growth and appearance of tree and fruit. 

 Fruit averages larger than Bradshaw growing alongside, and ripens several days earlier 

 than that variety. Ripened August 22nd. Fruit large, some specimens measuring 2 

 inches long by If in diameter. Very productive, fruit of very good quality. 



Bradshaw. — A strong, vigorous, upright grower, and very productive. Ripe 

 August 28th. Fruit large, reddish purple with a light blue bloom, handsome and of 

 good quality. 



Washington. — A vigorous healthy grower, productive ; fruit, lai'ge and handsome, 

 yellow and of good quality, but will not stand snipping. Ripened, August 30th. 



Victoria. — A spreading grower ; fruit large, pale red and of fine quality, pro- 

 ductive. Two trees produced over 100 lbs. Ripe, August 28th. 



Imperial Gage. — A vigorous, healthy grower, and productive ; fruit greenish yellow, 

 larger than Green Gage and of first-class quality. Ripe, August 28th. 



Jefferson. — A healthy vigorous grower and moderately productive ; fruit above 

 medium size, golden yellow with a reddish cheek and of fair quality. Ripe, August 28th. 



Columbia. — A spreading grower, and productive ; fruit large, round brownish 

 purple with a blue bloom ; handsome, very sweet when quite ripe. Ripe, August 29 th. 



Moore's Arctic. — A medium gruwer and begins fruiting when the tree is quite 

 young ; fruit of medium size, blue and only moderately good. Ripe August 30th. 



Smith's Orleans. — A vigorous grower fairly productive ; fruit of medium size, reddish 

 purple with a blue bloom, fair quality. Ripe, August 31st. 



Large Golden Prolific. — Tree a vigorous grower, but as yet has only fruited spar- 

 ingly ; fruit above medium size and of very fair quality. Ripe, September 1st. 



American Violet. — A vigorous grower, fairly productive ; fruit, large, handsome 

 and good, a good shipper. Ripe, September 2nd. 



Hudson River Purple Egg. — Tree a vigorous and strong grower, fairly productive; 

 fruit, strikingly oblong ; quality good. Ripe, September 2nd. 



Moyer. — Tree a moderate grower, but not very productive ; fruit of medium size and 

 of medium quality. Ripe, September 3rd. 



Shipper's Pride. — Vigorous and productive ; fruit above medium size, purple, 

 handsome and of good quality. Ripe, September 3rd. 



Gueii. — A vigorous grower and one of the most productive varieties yet fruited ; 

 fruit above medium size, purple, very handsome and of good quality, a good shipper. 

 Ripe, September 3rd. 



Fellenberg. — A vigorous spreading grower, productive ; fruit of medium size, 

 purple, sweet and good. Ripe, September 4th. 



