162 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



Sept. 1st — Lemon Cling : Too sour, and rots badly. [This cannot be the true Lemon 

 Cling or Pine Apple, -which is very late.] 



Sept. 1st — Moore' 1 s Favorite : Not valuable. 



Sept. 1st — Oldmixon Free : One of the best. 



Sept. 1st — Reeve's Favorite: Good, but not bearing well. 



Sept. 1st — Robinson Crusoe, (Pullen) : Good, white, free. 



Sept. 1st — Shanghae Cling, (Pullen) : Good. 



Sept. 1st — Stetson's Seedling, (Phcenix) : Of no value. 



Sept. 5th — Beer's Late Melocoton: One of the best, late. 



Sept. 5th — Oldmixon Cling : One of the best clings. 



Sept. 5th — Susquehanna: Very large ; desirable. 



Sept. 8th — Jane: Same as Stump the World. 



Sept. 10th — Crawford's Late : A sby bearer. 



Sept. 10th— Burden's Rareripe: White and colorless ; of very fine flavor. 



Sept. 10th — Harker' s Seedling : Very good. 



Sept. 10th — Jaques' Rareripe : Very good ; bears well. [This peach should come 

 earlier, according to some authorities.] 



Sept. 10th — Late Admirable : One of the best. 



Sept. 10th — Monmouth Melocoton : One of the best market sorts, but comes with 

 Beer's, which is better. 



Sept. 10th — Philadelphia, (Pullen) : One of the best. 



Sept. 10th — Prince's Red Rareripe: Very good ; desirable market variety. 



Sept. 10th — Scott's Nonpareil : Of finest flavor ; a good market sort. 



Sept. 10th — Stump the World: Good market sort. 



Sept. 10th — Wier : Small, not very good ; very hardy. 



Sept. 12th — Morris' White, (Pullen) : Large, fine ; rots a little. 



Sept. 12th — Prince' s Paragon : Small, handsome; not desirable. 



Sept. 15th — Qaskill's Late: Good. 



Sept. 15th — Heath Free: Rots ; somewhat good. 



Sept. 15th — Wara's Late Free : First rate market sort. 



Sept. 17th — President : Good. 



Sept. 20th — Smock : Good. 



Sept. 21st — Patterson's Late White, (Pullen) : Not valuable. 



Sept. 25th — Allen's Late October : Valuable. 



Sept. 25th— iter's Smock: Better, larger and stronger grower than Smock. 



Sept. 25th — Todd's Seedling : Not desirable. 



Oct. 1st — Heath Cling : Not valuable. 



Oct. 10th — Molden's White : Best late market variety. 



Mr. Benton recommends the following as a market list, from his experience thus far : 



Aug. 15th— *Troth's Early Red; 18th. Honest John, (yellow); 24th. **Crawford's 

 Early ; 26th. **Yellow Rareripe. Sept. 1st — ** Oldmixon Free ; 10th. *Reeve's Favor- 

 ite ; 5th. *Beer's Late Melocoton ; **01dmixon Cling ; 10th. ^Crawford's Late ; *Jaque'a 

 Rareripe ; **Late Admirable ; **Phvladelphia ; **Scott's Nonpareil ; **Stump the 

 World ; 15th. *GaskiU's Late ; *Ward's Late, Free ; *Heath Free ; 17th. *President ; 

 20th. *Smock ; 25th. **AUen's Late October ; *Beer's Smock. Oct. 1st. — *Heath 

 Cling ; 10th. *Moldcn's White. 



Those marked with one star (*) are commended. Those marked with two stars (**) specially so. 



