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the name. Its first fruit, this year, is unexpectedly fine. Indeed, it is so 

 unusual for so excellent and beautiful a fruit to be circulating about unrecog- 

 nized and even unnoticed, that we more than half suspect it to be an estray. 

 Whatever be its true name, it is 'good and beautiful enough to satisfy the 

 requirements of the most fastidious. Season, the latter half of September ; 

 glands globose ; a pale-fleshed free-stone. 



Muscogee 



is an unattractive looking, late September peach, originating in Georgia, 

 which disappoints us by its unexpectedly excellent quality. Forbidding as one 

 looks, it is a really fine flavored dessert peach ; a pale-fleshed free-stone. 



Reeves' Late Yellow 



is a very late, yellow, free-stone, market peach, of eastern origin, similar in 

 general character to Early Crawford, fully as beautiful and even more desira- 

 ble, if sure to ripen in all seasons. 



Silver Medal 



is understood to be a recent Missouri variety, ripening at the end of Septem- 

 ber or beginning of October. White, with a faint, red cheek, with flesh 

 white and free from all discoloration at the pit. It will, beyond doubt, prove 

 one of the most desirable culinary peaches, on account of this absence of all 

 color in the flesh; the only doubt being as to our ability to ripen it with cer- 

 tainty in our climate. 



Gugeon's Late 



is an early October, pale-fleshed, market peach, which comes to us from Central 

 and Southern Ohio, and is represented as valued among growers there. It has 

 been satisfactory here, in our recent favorable seasons; but it remains to be 

 determined whether or not it will be sure to ripen under less favorable circum- 

 stances. 



PLUMS. 



Imperial Blue 



is a plum introduced into our State catalogue from Lenawee county, upon the 

 representation of Israel Pennington, of Macon, a prominent fruit culturist, 

 but heretofore without a proper description. This is now supplied by means 

 of specimens sent us when in season by Mr. P. From these specimens we 

 describe it as rather under medium size, nearly round, purplish black, with a 

 dense bluish bloom ; stem short, in a shallow, regular cavity ; flesh greenish 

 yellow, soft, delicate, juicy, rich, sweet; pit small, oval, roundish; season, 

 September 1st to 10th. It is understood to be a good keeper and exempt from 

 rot. 



RASPBERRIES. 



Cuthiert 



has for some months past attracted much attention as the coming market red 

 raspberry. Experience with it in our State cannot, of course, have yet been 

 very extensive, but so far it would seem to be favorable. J. D. Baldwin, of 

 Ann Arbor, has doubtless been as thoroughly acquainted with it as any other 



