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Josephine 



is another of these Late Crawford seedlings by Mr. Engle ; originated in 1875 and 

 first fruited in 1879. Tree very hardy, vigorous, upright, stout. Foliage crenate, 

 globose, glaucous, waved. Fruit very large, round, greenish yellow and dark 

 red. Apex, a swollen point in suture. Bloom rather slight. Flesh pale yel- 

 low, slightly red at the pit; tender, melting, juicy; mild, rich, vinous flavor. 

 A market peach. This variety has a few dark brown spots, similar to those 

 on Hill's Chili. Season same as the foregoing. 



Juno 



is the last and latest of this set of seedlings, originating, like the two preced- 

 ing ones, in 1875, and first fruiting in 1879. Tree hardy, very vigorous, very 

 upright and bears heavily. Foliage long, broad, smooth, glaucous, waved, 

 crenate, globose. Fruit very large, round, compressed, yellow, dark red in 

 the sun, apex depressed with the suture, pubescence medium. Flesh very 

 bright yellow, slightly red at the pit, which is adherent; fine grained, very 

 juicy, vinous, rich. A market, cooking fruit. Ripe October 1st, with the 

 Heath Cling. An exceedingly promising late cling. 



Another Late Crawford Seedling, 



the result of a second reproduction from that variety, was introduced to our 

 notice by specimens received from George Busk, of Battle Creek. A seed pro- 

 duced from a seedling of Late Crawford was planted in 1875, and is under- 

 stood to have first fruited this season. The tree is small, for a four-years-old. 

 Fruit large (9f inches in circumference), round; color yellow, with a little 

 red ; pubescence moderate ; flesh, bright yellow, juicy, vinous, good. Uses, 

 cooking, market. Free stone. Ripens this year, September 5th to 10th. It 

 seems to be a mere reproduction of the Late Crawford ; possibly earlier. The 

 specimens were partially decayed when received, hence farther acquaintance 

 is needed to determine its characteristics and consequent value. 



) Kelsey Cling 



is the name given by us, at the request of the introducer, to a peach 

 originating at Three Rivers, Michigan, and brought to our notice by Mr. 

 Stephen Kelsey, of that place. The original tree (probably a budded one) 

 died, leaving four sprouts from the roots which bore a few fruits in 1875, and a 

 full crop this year. We describe it as follows. Tree vigorous, foliage crimped, 

 recurved, crenate, reniform. Fruit medium sized, roundish; color pale, 

 creamy white, with red, marbled cheek. Apex, a swollen point in the suture; 

 pubescence very slight. Flesh creamy white, red at the pit; melting and del- 

 icate, but firm ; juice very abundant, flavor very mild, rich and pleasant. 

 Uses, culinary and dessert. The specimens were sent by Mr. Kelsey to Secre- 

 tary Garfield at Grand Rapids, and by him to me at South Haven, reaching 

 me on the 16th of October, still in good condition. They will probably be 

 in season with Heath Cling. It is somewhat doubtful if they can be relied on, 

 except in Southern Michigan. The specimens are said to have grown with 

 the tree standing in sod, and without cultivation. The size, and possibly even 

 the quality, might be improved by cultivation. At the South we regard it as 

 eminently worthy of trial. 



To the foregoing we add the following description of three peaches, brought 



