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juicy, rather acid, slightly bitter; quality 5; too late to acquire flavor in 

 this climate. 



Worthen (Jennie), ripe b. m. September; size 3 to 4; form roundish, com- 

 pressed toward the rather prominent suture, which extends more than half 

 around; color yellow, with a red cheek; flesh yellow, with red at the pit, 

 which is free; juicy, vinous, not rich; quality 5; so far not desirable. 



Yellow Rareripe, ripe August 28; size 8; form roundish, suture moder- 

 ate, two thirds around, one side enlarged; color yellow, with red in the 

 sun; flesh yellow, reddened at the pit, which is free; fibrous, very juicy, 

 vinous, sprightly; quality 3; a market fruit. 



APRICOTS {Armeniaca vulgaris.) 



Owing to its very early season of blooming, and its liability to the dep- 

 redations of the curculio, this fruit is rarely planted in Michigan. A sin- 

 gle recent variety only (the Harris), an American seedling, of the type 

 usually designated as European, which has been found successful in cen- 

 tral New York, has been planted here the past spring, although several of 

 the varieties more commonly known as "Russian" have been on trial here 

 for several years, with but ill success, none of them, so far, having shown 

 fruit. 



They have been treated, by spraying, for insects and fungi, in connection 

 with peaches, to which section the reader is referred for such information. 



- NECTARINES {Persica vulgaris). 



This is usually considered to be merely a smooth-skinned variety of 

 peach, it being a well- authenticated fact that nectarines have originated 

 from peach seed, and vice versa. 



For remarks respecting insects, fungi, and spraying, reference is made 

 to the section on peaches. 



Pitmaston Orange, planted in 1892; glands reniform; not yet bloomed 

 or fruited; appears to be deficient in vigor. 



Seedling originated here, from Michigan-grown seed; ripe b. September; 

 size 5 (as compared with peaches), form round, slightly ovate; suture 

 slight, half around; color whitish, washed and marbled with dark red; flesh 

 white, reddened at the pit, which is free; highly vinous, juicy, rather rich; 

 quality 4. Too poor to be recommended, except for hardiness. 



GRAPES (Vitis). 



Although the season's crop of grapes, of many if not most varieties, has 

 been comparatively light, few of either insects or fungi have been specially 

 troublesome. 



An occasional rose chafer {Macrodactylus suhspinosus) has been dis- 

 covered, and of course, at once destroyed. 



The only other insect numerous enough to demand special attention is a 

 black aphis {Siphonophora viticola, Thomas), which appeared in large 

 numbers upon the young, tender canes and foliage, but yielded to a thor- 

 ough spray of strong tobacco water. 



