REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARPS. 



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PEARS. 



This has been a decidedly poor year for pears in this valley. Very few trees 

 bore any fruit this year, but we have no losses to report, and the severe winter did 

 not affect the growth which has been strong and vigorous. 



Large additions have been made to the pear orchard, trees having been received 

 from England and from different nurseries in America, Amongst others from Eng- 

 land this year are two William's Bon Chretien, or Bartlett. It will be interesting 

 to note what difference, if any, climate has made in this popular variety. The trees 

 previously planted, having been obtained from trees many years in America. 



New varieties planted in 1893 imported from England. 



Aston Town, 

 Huyshe's Bergamot," 

 Beurre d'Amanlis, 

 Beurre Eance, 

 Chaumontel, 

 Compte de Laray, 

 Doyenne d'Alencon, 

 Fondante d'Automne, 

 General Todtleben, 

 Hacon's Incomparable, 

 Madam Treyve, 

 Marie Louise d'Uccle, 

 Nouveau Poiteau, 

 Thompson's, 

 Van Mons, 



Bergamott© d'Esperin. 

 Beurre Baltet Pere, 

 Beurre d'Aremberg, 

 Bon Chretien, 

 Citron des Carmes, 

 Conseiller de la Cour, 

 Doyenne du Comice, 

 Fertility, 

 Glou Morceau, 

 Hessle, 

 Magnate, 



Knight's Monarch, 

 Princess (Rivers), 

 Triomphe de Vienne, 



Gansel's Bergamot, 



Beurre Brown, 



Beurre de Capiaumont, 



Catillac, 



Colmar d'Et^, 



Dr. Jules Guyot, 



Durondeau, 



Forelle, 



Gratiole of Jersey, 



Jargonelle, 



Marie Beuoist, 



Nouvelle Fulvie, 



St. Swithin's, 



Uvedale's St. Germain. 



From American nurseries we have received : — 



P. Barry, 



Wilder Early, 

 Giffard, 



B. S. Fox, 



Directeur Alphande, 

 Vermont Beauty, 



Lucy Duke, 

 Col. Wilder, 

 Smith's Hybrid, 



J.apan Golden Eusset, and Seneca. 



All of these, notwithstanding the long time some of them were in transit, are 

 alive and have made substantial growth. There are now 112 varieties of standard 

 pears in the orchard. 



Dwarf Pears. 



The dwarf pear does not seem to endure severe cold so well as standards of the 

 same varieties. Several of the dwarf trees in the orchard died after leafing out this 

 spring, and last year's growth was seriously injured in every case. 



PLUMS. 



The collection of plums has also been increased by importation from England, 

 and from several other sources, including the Central Experimental Farm 



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