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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Bigarreau, or Yellow Spanish 



Black Tartarian, a rapid grower aiul prolific. 



Burr's Seedling, big tree, bears profusely 



Downer's Late— very late 



Pontiac — fine late 



Governor Wood, very desirable 



The common red cherries are as follows 



Kentish, or Early Richmond 



Kentish — late 



Dessert 



Market. 



10 

 9 



Many of these are easily grown and 1 believe would pay most bountifully if 

 we would plant a long row or two in road fence corners or across our fields, 

 and thus an ample supply would be produced to regale the weary traveler and 

 cheer the beautiful songsters of Heaven that arc of so much value to destroy 

 the innumerable insects that destroy so much of the products of the earth. 



Of peaches I will name a few varieties with a view of hardiness and profit- 

 ableness. The Barnard, a large peach, if not allowed to overbear ; Crawford's 

 early and late; Coolcdge's favorite, one of the best early market peaches; 

 Hill's Chili, a hardy tree, good bearer, and profitable variety for a cling if 

 desired; Large White, and Tippecanoe; Smock Free, one of the latest and 

 most profitable market peaches; Ked cheeked Melocoton, the parent of the 

 Crawford's, early and late; Richmond, a few days later than the early Craw- 

 ford. We may have fine crops from seedlings. I have raised peaches from the 

 first and second generation of seedlings of good quality and bountiful yield, and 

 that too, annual bearing that would be hard to beat with any of the named 

 varieties. The trees are hardy and will renew themselves for a goodly num- 

 ber of years. 



Plums may be grown in any part of this county, and upon any of its soils. 

 Among the varieties I consider the following the best. The higliest standard 

 for dessert, cooking, and market is 10: Green Gage, though the tree is a slow 

 grower, stands best; dessert 10, cooking 8, market G. liavay's Green Gage, 

 tree a little better grower and quite as fine as the Green Gage, ranks, dessert 

 9, cooking 9, market 9. Canada Egg grows and bears well, and is superior 

 for market: ranks, dessert 7, cooking 10, market 9. Coo's Golden Drop, a 

 beautiful, excellent plum : ranks, dessert 8, cooking 6, market 9. Tlie Im- 

 perial Gage, productive, excellent; shoots dark and vigorous; ranks, dessert 

 9, cooking 9, market 9. Lombard, tree vigorous, hardy, productive; leading 

 market variety; ranks, dessert G, cooking 10, market 10. Washington, one 

 of the laigest and most beautiful, ranks dessert 8, cooking 10, market 7. 

 Princess Yellow Egg, a fine market variety, ranks, dessert 8, cooking 8, mar- 

 ket 9; an old favorite, being hardy and productive. Smith's Orleans also 

 ranks well. 



The swine and fowls should have the freedom of the i)Uun orcliard. 



Prunes may be grown wherever tlie wild phini is found, by grafting upon its 

 stock. They will grow vigorously, and it allowed will soon die from over- 

 production. 



