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some, dark red over the whole surface. Flesh yellowish-white, firm, mod- 

 erately juicy; flavor mild, sub-acid, pleasant, not rich, but better than 

 Ben Davis and more attractive in appearance. It closely resembles 

 Gano, if not identical with that variety as claimed by some. Superior 

 to Ben Davis in every way. Ripe Dec. 15. 



Arkansas Beauty: — Planted in 1895. Trees moderately vigorous, up- 

 right, slightly spreading. Fruit above medium in size, roundish-ob- 

 long, tapering slightly to the eye. Color greenish-yellow, nearly covered 

 with bright red, some stripes. Basin small to medium, shallow, corru- 

 gated; cavity small, slightly russetted; stem long, slender. Texture 

 firm; flesh juicy, fine-grained, greenish-yellow; flavor sprightly, sub-acid, 

 pleasant; quality good. Promising for winter. 



Arkansas: — This variety is very diff'erent from Arkansas Beauty. In 

 size about the same; form roundish-conical; color light and dark red; 

 flesh very firm, moderately juicy, fine-grained, breaking; quality fair. 

 It falls far below Arkansas Beauty in quality. 



Akin: — Size medium; form oblate-conic; color yellow, overlaid and 

 striped with bright red ; texture firm, fine-grained, crisp, very juicy, with 

 a pleasant, sprightly flavor; quality good. Requires further trial. 



Fulton : — From the late B. Hathaway in 1895. Tree rather a slow, 

 spreading grower. Fruit large, oblate. Basin large, of medium depth, 

 corrugated; cavity narrow, close; color yellow, nearly covered with a 

 light red blush. Texture tender, fine-grained, melting, moderately juicy, 

 mild, sub-acid, pleasant, not rich; quality fair to good. Season Novem- 

 ber to January. Promising. 



Winter Banana : — From Greening Brothers, Monroe, Michigan, in 

 1895. Trees moderately vigorous, upright-spreading, making a round 

 head. Fruit large, round flattened, slightly conical; color clear yellow, 

 with a light blush on the exposed side. Texture firm, medium juicy, 

 fine-grained, yellowish-white. Flavor mild, sub-acid and with a rather 

 indistinct ''banana" flavor. Is a handsome apple and of some promise 

 for dessert purposes. 



QUINCES. 



Fuller, Alaska, Missouri, Rea and Champion all bore good crops. 

 Missouri and Rea have given the best results. The quinces seem 

 especially sensitive to the attack of twig blight and each year a con- 

 siderable amount has to be cut away. 



NUTS. 



The pecans have not borne as yet and the English walnuts are a 

 failure. The Japan walnuts bore a lighter crop than usual this year 

 but are valuable from coming into bearing earlier than our native but- 

 ternuts, which they slightly resemble in several respects. Of the filberts, 

 Kentish Cob bore a much heavier crop than Cosford Thin-shell, but both 

 are valuable kinds and should be in every collection. This nut should 

 succeed well in all parts of the "peach belt," and as they bear early and 

 produce abundant crops, there is no reason why they should not be 

 profitable. The nuts are large and compare well in size and flavor with 

 those sold in the stores. 



