140 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Lemon Free. — A large greenish-yellow peach ripening about with Smock. Although 

 not very attractive in appearance, the quality of the fruit is good and the trees are 

 productive. Profitable for market. 



Lewis. — A well-known Michigan seedling. Hardy and very productive. Fruit medium 

 in size, white, shaded with red, of fair quality. Extensively grown for market. Late 

 August. 



Longhurst. — A new variety supposed to be a seedling of the Chili. Fruit large, oval 

 in shape, yellow, shaded with red. Very similar to Chili in appearance, but a little 

 larger and more highly colored here. Late September. 



Salway. — One of the best late market peaches grown. Fruit large, yellow, with red 

 cheek, fair to very good quality depending on the season. Fairly hardy and usually 

 productive. Middle of October. 



Smock. — An old variety well-known and much esteemed for late market. Color green- 

 ish-yellow, with a slight blush on exposed surface; quality quite good, but inclined to 

 be a little sour. Wood brittle, easily broken by winds. Quite free from leaf curl. Early 

 October. 



St. John. — One of the first good yellow peaches to ripen. Tree a good grower, but 

 does not make many fruit buds and hence sometimes fruits rather sparsely. Fruit 

 large, roundish, yellow, beautifully shaded with red, of good quality. Desirable for 

 home use and in many localities profitably grown for market. Late August and early 

 September. 



Switzerland. — Medium to large, white, freestone ripening in late September. Quite 

 Similar to Stevens' Rareripe. Tree grows well and bears well. One of the most profitable 

 white peaches grown for market. Stands shipment well. 



Triumph. — Fruit medium in size, roundish ; color, yellow well overlaid and blotched 

 with dark red; flesh sweet juicy, quite good; semi-cling. Tree upright, spreading, vigor- 

 ous, quite productive. Although one of the newer kinds, this variety has been quite 

 extensively planted and is now well known. It proves better in most respects than the 

 old varieties of its season and can safely be recommended for planting where an early 

 variety is desired. Middle of August or about two weeks later than Alexander. 



PEARS. 



Quite a number of varieties of pears bore well this season. Ansault, Bartlett, Duchess, 

 Howell, Kieft'er, Seckel and Winter Nelis were amoung the more productive kinds. The 

 later varieties, in particular, were somewhat damaged by the codling moth in spite of 

 the several sprayings which were made, but the fruit was quite free from scab. Several 

 varieties, among which were Clapp's Favorite and Idaho, were destroyed by blight. The 

 trees were cut back repeatedly, blighted twigs and branches being removed, until it 

 became apparent that they could not be saved, whereupon they were dug up and burned. 

 Other trees were attacked, but the cutting out of affected branches saved them and the 

 disease was finally checked in the orchard. No doubt the attack of blight was induced 

 by the heavy growth which the trees made last season owing to the wet weather which 

 occurred. 



NOTES ON VARIETIES. 



Ansault. — Ripens just before Sheldon and resembles that variety quite closely in 

 appearance. Quality very good; texture tender, buttery and melting. The tree is an 

 early, abundant bearer. 



Barry. — California seedling by B. S. Fox. Tree is a spreading, moderately vigorous 

 grower, inclined to be unproductive. The fruit is elongated, pyriform, slightly obtuse; 

 color, yellow nearly covered with russet; texture, firm, fine grained; quality, poor. This 

 variety is gaining popiilarity in the state from which it comes, but does not appear to 

 be desirable here. 



Bartlett-Seckel. — Fruit oblong pyriform ; color, light yellow with red cheek, very 

 attractive; texture, melting, buttery, slightly granular: quality, good. Better than 

 Bartlett but lacks the richness and high flavor of the Seckel. Requires further trial. 



Beauty (Summer). — Very strong upright grower, quite unproductive. The fruit is 



