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Black Twig— Tree, a rapid, upright grower; twig coarse and 

 dark; fruit, color and quality much like Winesap, but large. 



Stump — A new variety here, has been fruiting three j r ears; tree, 

 good grower and hardy; fruit, very large; color, red striped; 

 quality, excellent; season, Aug. 1st; a perfect beauty. 



Picket's Late, Sparks, TerriPs Late, Fink and Cash all fruited 

 well this season, and have given good satif action. Egyptian Queen 

 continues to give us those fine specimens of fruit, but rather ashy 

 bearer. 



Grain's Spice — Fruited well this season, and continues to hold 

 out in all its good qualities. 



The Keifer and Le Conte still maintain their reputationas good 

 growers; almost free from blight; the fruit generally smooth and 

 fine in appearance: quality, only medium. 



Koonce has proved, so far, to be entirely free from blight, and 

 a good grower; fruit, medium in size; quality, good; season with 

 Early Harvest. 



PEACHES. 



Elberta — Very large yellow free; hardy in bud; heavy bearer; 

 good shipper; standard of excellency; season with Oldmixon. 



Kilbourn ripens with Hale's Early; large red ad heres some to 

 stone; hardy in bud; rots some in a wet season. 



Reed's Golden — Large yellow free; good bearer; hardy in bud; 

 good shipper; season with Early Crawford. 



Hyatt — White, with red blush; size, medium; half cling; sea- 

 son, early; ripens irregular; quality, poor; not desirable. 



Texas~-A fine family peach ; large, white free; very hardy in 

 bud and a prolific bearer; ripens with Early York. 



Endicott Seedling — A seedling from Oldmixon; large red, the 

 shape of Oldmixon; free, but ripens with Hale's Early. 



GRAPES. 



Empire State — Early and a profuse bearer of the finest quality, 

 equal to Deleware; good grower; fruit rots a little in wet seasons. 



Moore's Diamond — A good grower; medium in size; heavy 

 bearer; branches very large ; quality of fruit, excellent. 



Niagara — Did well the last two years; bunches and berries 

 large and fine in appearance; quality only fair. 



Downing — Good grower; shy bearer; fruit and bunches very 

 large; quality good, but subject to mildew. 



Pocklington — Slow grower; quality, poor; fruit and bunches 

 very large; season late. 



