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Peters' Yellow Gage.- — Tree an upright strong grower, and moderately productive ; 

 fruit of medium size, handsome and of good quality, but apt to crack if not picked 

 before quite ripe. Ripe, September 4th. 



Lombard. — A vigorous grower and very productive ; fruit above medium in size ; 

 dark red and of fair quality. Ripe, September 5th. 



Sugar Plum. — A vigorous grower, but not productive ; fruit small, nearly black, 

 sweet and pleasant. Ripe, September 6th. 



Yellow Egg. — Tree a thrifty strong grower, and fairly productive ; fruit of the 

 largest size and coarse, very handsome and a good shipper. Ripe, September 7th. 



Damson. — Productive ; fruit small, dark blue and rather acid. Ripe, Septem- 

 ber 7th. 



Munroe. — Blue. Ripe, September 10th. 



Heine Claude. — Tree vigorous and very productive ; fruit medium in size, yellow 

 and of good quality, but liable to crack when ripe, if the weather is wet. Ripe, 

 September 8th. 



Pleecker's Gage. — Tree a vigorous grower and productive. Fruit of medium size, 

 yellow, sweet and very good. Ripe Sept. 9th. 



Pond's Seedling. — A strong upright grower and very productive. Fruit very large, 

 handsome and purple; a good shipper. Ripe Sept. 10th. 



Coe's Golden Drop. — A fair grower and moderately productive. Fruit above medium 

 in size, and yellow, of very fine quality. Ripe Sept. 10th. 



Red Egg. — A vigorous grower. Fruit large and handsome. Ripe Sept. 10th. 



Prune d'Agen. — A moderate grower, and productive. Fruit of medium size, violet 

 purple. Sweet and very good. Ripe Sept. 13th. 



General Hand. — A very vigorous grower, but not productive. Fruit large, golden 

 yellow, round, and of medium quality. Ripe Sept. 10th. 



The following varieties have been added this year to the collection : — 



Field, Hubbard, Brunswick, Excelsior, Mason, Botankio No. 1, Bailey's Japan, 

 Burbank, Silver Prune, Holman Prune, French Prune, Tragedy Prune, Dunlop, Bryan- 

 ston's Gage, Orange, Youngken's Golden, Prince Englebert, Wangenheim, Lafayette, 

 Henrietta, Centralia, Long Fruit, Willard, Chabot, Hawkeye. Bringing the number 

 up to 157 varieties, more than 30 varieties fruited during the past season. 



Cherries. 



The cherry trees, were very full of bloom in spring, but the cold rains probably 

 prevented the proper fertilization of the blossoms, and they fell off. Only the English 

 Morello, Bessarabian, Lieb, Lithaur and Ostheim, produced a few chei'ries each. All the 

 trees are vigorous and promising. 



The following varieties have been added, this year : — 



Cleveland, Sparhawk's Honey, Kirtland's Mary and Dwarf Rocky Mountain, 

 making 71 varieties in all. 



Apricots. 



Although these trees blossomed very freely last spring, and on several varieties the 

 fruit set, when they grew to be as large as Marrowfat pease they fell off. 



The trees have in most cases made good growth, and promise well for next year. 



The following varieties were received and planted last spring, and have made a 

 vigorous growth : — 



Longfellow, Sweet Russian, Dr. Evart Smith. We have now 26 varieties in all. 



Nectarines. 



These trees were not troubled with " curl leaf " last season, and have made a 

 fine healthy growth, and give good promise for fruit next year. 

 One variety, New White, has been added, making 17 in all. 



