STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 169 



Diseases. — Pear blight, rotten root in apple, pear and cherry ; rot- 

 ting or specking of fruit on the trees, especially certain varieties of apples 

 — cause not known; yellow rust in blackberries, especially Kittatinny ; 

 grape rot ; premature falling of the leaves on cherries and some varieties 

 of pears. 



Intelligent cultivators are, as rapidly as possible, contracting the 

 number of varieties of all sorts of fruits, and planting only those that have 

 proved themselves least subject to disease and most productive of salable 

 fruit. 



REPORT FROM E. DAGGY, OF TUSCOLA. 



* * * In sending you the promised report I will have to tax my 

 memory somewhat, as it is so long since we had a good crop of fruit here 

 that it appears as though we are nearly out of the fruit-growing business. 

 My knowledge of varieties is too limited to do the subject justice, I feel sure, 

 but I will give the names of varieties in the order of preference, all things 

 considered, so far as my acquaintance extends, and note any peculiarities 

 opposite each. 



There are many other sorts grown here, but I mention those that 

 have succeeded best, except where I do not know the names, when, of 

 course, it is impossible to report them. 



Apple trees in this locality have been on the decline for five or six 

 years, and had the dry summers continued I think the decline would have 

 continued ; but I feel that with this wet season will begin vigorous tree- 

 growth. 



Apples — Early Summer. — Early Harvest best, but tender. 



Summer. — Carolina Red June, Red Astrachan, shy; Keswick Cod- 

 ling, tender; Sweet June, syn. High Tops; Benoni, tardy. 



Late Suvimer. — Duchess of Oldenburg, Sops of Wine, Horse Apple, 

 syn. Yellow Hoss ; Golden Sweet, tardy ; Summer Queen. 



Early Autumn. — Maiden's Blush, Lowell, tender; Red Siberian, 

 crab; Yellow Siberian, crab ; Transcendent, crab. 



Late Autumn. — Snow, syn. Fameuse ; Cooper, Rambo, tender; 

 Fulton, Ramsdell's Sweet, Fall Wincsap, syn. Yellow Winesap ; Fall 

 Orange. 



Early Winter. — Rome Beauty, Milam, Jonathan, Yellow Bellflower, 

 on clay soil ; Mother. 



Winter. — Winesap, Willow Twig, Ben Davis, Pond Sweet, White 

 Winter Pearmain, on clay soil; Minkler, Smith's Cider, on clay soil; 

 Tolman Sweet, White Pippin, Harrison Cider. 



Late Winter and Spring. — Rawle's Janet, Hoops, Gilpin, Grindstone, 

 syn. American Pippin ; Farley's Red, tender; Limber Twig. 



Fears (all blight). — Flemish Beauty, Louise Bonne d'Jersey, on 

 •dwarf stock. 



