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STATE HORTICULTURAIi SOCIETY. 



This list of fifteen varieties contains most of the desirable kinds. The 

 Crawford's Early and Late, are old standard sorts and being so generally 

 known have received more than their share of votes. Our best peach, 

 growers are each year leaving them more and more out of their lists on 

 account of their want of hardiness and j)roductiveness. Of new varieties 

 Crane's Early, Bronson, Lewis, and Engle's Mammoth, have proved very 

 hardy and productive. Although they are comparatively new varieties they 

 are being largely planted. A few would do well to try, but it is not advisa- 



SECTION v.— CHERKIES.— Heart and Bigaebeau. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Form. 



a. angular. 

 CO. compressed. 



c. conical. 



o. ovate or oval. 



1. long. 



h. heart shaped. 



ob. obtuse, 

 r. roundish. 



The numbers under the head of "cooking" recommend strictly for canning or drying with sugar as 

 raisins. 



Karnes. 



Bigarreau, Yellow Spanish. 



Black Heart 



Black Tartarian 



Early Purple 



Elton 



Governor Wood.. 



Use and 



Value. 



Scale 1 to 10. 



I 



Form. 



CO. compressed, 



h. heartshaped. 



ob. oblate, 



ov. oval, 



r. rounflish. 



SECTION VI.— CHERRIES.— Duke and Mohello. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Color. 



a. amber. 



b. bright. 

 d. dark. 



p. purplish, 



r. red. 



y. yellow. 



CD 



a 



a 



3 



Names. 



BeUede Choisy 



Early Richmond, Kentish. 



Late Duke_- 



Late Kentish, Common Red. 



Louis Pliillippe 



May Duke 



Montmorency (Late) 



Morello 



m 

 m 



1 



m 



e 



r ob 



r ob 



obh 

 r ob 



r 

 r ob h 

 r ob 

 obh 



Descriptions. 



o 



y ar 



dr 



dr 

 dr 

 d p r 

 dr 

 dr 

 dr 



c8 



S 



b 



vg 



vg 

 g 



V g 



b 



vg 

 vg 



m June. 



m June. 



m July, 

 m July, 

 e July 

 m June, 

 e June, 

 m July. 



d 



m 



d 

 m 

 m 

 d 

 m 

 m 



-a 



Fr. 



Eur. 



Eur. 

 Eur. 

 Fr. 

 Eur. 

 Eur. 

 Eur. 



Use and 



Value. 



Scale 1 to 10. 



10 



8 



8 



10 



3 



10 



6 

 8 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 



