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Mr, King. — It lias not proved, so far, satisfactory with us. I 

 live near Trumansburg, Tompkins county. 



What of Phair's Choice? 



Mr. Willard. — It is a fine late peach, and it succeeds excellently 

 on the shores of Lake Huron. 



Mr. Barns. — It is being grown by some of my neighbors, and by 

 Mr. Quinby of Marlboro. He reports it a good peach. 



There were some other of the new varieties named and de- 

 scribed by Mr. Bogue of Batavia, and other growers present. 

 Among them Triumph, which Mr. Willard said he regarded as 

 of not much value, notwithstanding its name. 



Mr. Woodward. — There is a seedling of Crawford in Niagara 

 county which is better than Crawford in every respect. It has 

 been named Niagara, and I would not plant a Crawford if I could 

 get this seedling. 



Another new variety, known as Willard, is said to be one of 

 the best of the new sorts, its season being a little later than Craw- 

 ford. 



What of the Windsor cherry, one of the new varieties? 



Mr. Willard. — It was introduced by Ellwanger & Barry. As a 

 market fruit it stands pre-eminent as a sweet cherry. None has 

 ever been introduced that approaches it. I have 50 trees. They 

 are young, but they have already paid for themselves, the ex- 

 penses of growing and caring for them, and the interest on the 

 land they stand on. The fruit is large, hard and good. I can 

 take three or four bites out of one. It sells well, the market price 

 having been raised from 10 to 12 cents per pound last season. 



George T. Powell. — Mr. Willard has left out one valuable qual- 

 ity, that of health and constitutional vigor. It has the power to 

 withstand insect and climatic attacks, such as Black Tartarian, 

 Black Eagle and some other sorts of like character and season, do 

 not. Therefore I regard Windsor superior to all others in this 

 respect. Then, too, it begins ripening in July, from the Gth to the 

 10th with me in the Hudson river valley, and keeps a long time. 

 So it goes early into market and brings good prices. 







