1006 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. [Bee. 2, 1908. 



" De Montfort." — Spreading, vigorous ; fruit roundish, medium ; purple 

 with brown specks and veins : cavity medium, stem fairly stout ; suture 

 distinct part way; flesli fairly firm, greenish gold; fair crop. Ripe 14th 

 .Fanuary, 1908, 



" Prince Englohert." — Upright, fairly vigorous; fruit ovate, flattened on 

 sides, medium to lai'ge ; blue with light liluq bloom and many grey specks ; 

 cavity shallow, stem medium; suture distinct' half way; flesh dry, golden^ 

 acid ; stone almost free, large. Kipe 2nd February, 1908. Heavy crop. 



"Purple Gage." — kSpreading, fairly vigorous ; fruit roundisli (»\al, slightly'- 

 ovate ; medium, purj)le with blue bloom, and many brown dots ; cavity slight, 

 stem long ; suture sunken half way ; flesh greenish, fair flavoui- ; stone 

 partial cling, small ; fair crop : fruit rather too small for dessert. 



" Belle de Septeinbre." — Tree upright, vigorous ; fruit roundish, small, 

 blue, almost black, with blue bloom ; flesh, soft, watery, greenish golden ; fair 

 flavour. Ripe 7th January, 1908. Heavy crop. 



" Yellow Egg." — Upright, thick, stocky wood ; fruit oval, flattened on 

 suture side ; large, bright yellow with thin whitish bloom, and many light 

 dots ; cavity rather deep, stem medium, suture sunken half way ; flesh yel- 

 lowish ; fair flavour : stone clings, rather large. Ripe 12tli Februaiy, 1908. 

 Light crop. 



"Washington." — Vigorous, upright, thick wood; fruit oval, oblong, some- 

 times roundish, flattened on sutui-e side ; large, yellowish green, many light 

 dots, thin light grey bloom ; shalLjw cavity, short stem ; suture distinct half 

 way ; flesh melting, juicy ; greenish gold ; stone almost free, rather small ; 

 light crop. Ripe 3rd February, 1908. Shows bruises very badly. 



"Gold." — Upright, healthy, but small ; fruit round, small; golden glossy ;: 

 cavity fairly deep, stem medium ; flesh juicy, greenish gold, fair flavour ; fair- 

 crop. Ripe 30th January, 1908. An attractive plum of Japanese type, but 

 too small to be of commercial value. 



Glhn Innes Orchard. 



Apples. — Taking them as a whole, these trees continue to make satis- 

 factory growth. The year a fine, sturdy lot of trees, very even in size, and 

 they present a very attractive appearance, and are admired ])y all who see 

 them. About 50 varieties blossomed last year, but only about a dozen 

 carried fruit. Those which cropped the heaviest were the " Buncombe," 

 followed by " Jonathan "; "Rome Beauty," " Cleopati'a," " Five Crown," " Stone 

 Pippin " and " Munroe's Favorite" carried some fruit, Imt did not crop 

 nearly so heavily as the first-named two varieties, which two were also quite 

 free from any disease, while most of the others suffered in a greater or less, 

 measure from Powdery Mildew. 



