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The Salome fruited this season for the first time on my grounds. 

 Being in an orchard that was badly infested with curculio nearly 

 every specimen was stung by this little pest, but a portion of them 

 outgrew the injury, and made handsome fruit. The grafts have 

 been set but three years, which seems to indicate that it will prove 

 to be an early bearer. The tree passed safely through the terrible 

 ordeal of last winter, which is a strong point in favor of its hardi- 

 ness. It is very unwise to form an opinion of any new fruit on a 

 short acquaintance, but what I have seen of this apple leads me to 

 believe that it will, in time, become one of our popular varieties. 



I have, also for the first time, fruited Worthen's Winter Sweet, 

 and think it may be safely classed among our best amateur fruits. 

 It has the rich golden color of Grimes" Golden, and also resembles 

 that apple in size, shape, and general appearance. 



" Calkins " has not yet fruited on my grounds, but Mr. Calkins 

 tells me that the original tree bore a good crop of fine large speci- 

 mens this season. It is one of our most promising new varieties. 



In the spring of 1878 I planted two hundred Wythe, at the 

 same time planting a Ben Davis orchard. The Ben Davis have made 

 the most rapid growth, but have as yet produced but little fruit, 

 while many of the Wythe trees this season bore from a peck to a 

 half bushel of large, smooth fruit. But on the other side of the 

 question, I am comi)elled to say that trees of this variety twelve or 

 fourteen years old, also pr(xluced very heavily, but the fruit was 

 rough and unmarketable. Just how much of this difficulty was 

 caused by the work of the plum curculio I am unable to say, but am 

 not quite ready to recommend it for general cultivation. 



The Celestine .has been cultivated in Ohio for fifteen years, but 

 is comparatively unknown in the west. I have fruited it for eight 

 years with but one failure, and consider it valuable for amateur col- 

 lections. It is of too light a color and delicate texture for market 

 purposes. 



At the October meeting of the Warsaw Horticultural Society 

 President Dennis presented an apple that he had received from 

 Frank Harlan, Esq., of Canton, Mo., having a marked resemblance 

 to Ben Davis in size, color, quality, and general ai)pearance. It orig- 

 inated near Athens, Mo., and has been generally disseminated, and 

 is highly i)riztMl in that locality. Mr. Harlan says the tree is more 

 hardy, and the fruit a better keeper, than the Ben Davis. If five or 

 ten years' trial bears out the good o})inion so far formed it will be a 

 valuable acquisition to our a])ple list. 



Several years ago I becaiue acquainted with the orchard of .lules 

 Charpentier, an intelligent Frenchman residing in Hancock Co. In 

 this orchard are a number of varieties which Mr. C. brought from 

 his native land, that have been in bearing ten or twelve years. The 

 past three years, as is well known, a large portion of our orchards 

 nave been nearly barren, but during that time these French varieties 

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