344 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Roi du Noir, Brown Ischia, Madeleine, Pregussata, Brown Turkey, Col de Sig- 

 nora Bianca, White Genoa, Castle Kennedy, Black Ischia. 



There are now 10 varieties of figs in the plantation, all looking well. 



BENCH PLANTING. 



The Apple, Pear, Plum, and Cherry Trees, in all of the bench orchards have 

 made a vigorous growth this year, and the peaches as mentioned elsewhere have 

 been entirely free from curl leaf on the highest bench. 



There has been planted on the benches a large number of nut bearing trees of 

 different varieties. Black Walnut, Butternut, Hickorj'- iiut. Chestnut, and between 

 three and four thousand timber trees, such as different varieties of Ash, Elm, Oak, 

 Maple, White Pine, Black Cherry, Locust, Beech and Birch. These are doing 

 well and making satisfactory growth although there was no preparation of the 

 ground, or care of the trees after planting, the only expense being in planting care- 

 fully, and then letting the trees take their chances. In all about 4,000 forest trees 

 have been planted on the bench. 



GRAPES. 



No new additions have been made to the collection of grapes, and only three 

 varieties have had any fruit this season, in no case were the bunches or berries per- 

 fect, and none of them ripened. The cold wet weather delayed growth so much and 

 there was not heat enough to ripen the fruit, the collection consists of 90 varieties 

 embracing most of the desirable sorts. 



NUTS AND MULBERRIES. 



An orchard has been planted containing a few trees each of English, American 

 and Japanese Walnuts ; Spanish, American and Japanese Chestnuts ; Hickory, 

 Chinquapin and Pecan nuts ; Downing's everbearing New American, Black and 

 White English Mulberries. These were put out last spring and have made good growth. 



Also an orchard of hard and soft shell and Lanquedoc Almonds, and Cosfords, 

 Pearson's Dwarf Red, White and Cut leaved filberts. These have all made satis- 

 factory progress, and the Cosford filbert although transplanted from the nursery 

 row very late, has borne very fine nuts this season. 



The almond appears to be hardier than the peach, as the last year's growth 

 of the trees was not seriously injured, and they do not appear to have any leaf 

 disease. 



There are now twenty varieties of nuts in the collection. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



A large number of gooseberries were received from England last spring, and a 

 few from nurseries in America. 



The Downing and Grolden Prolific gave a small crop this yeai". They were 

 sprayed with the Bordeaux mixture which appeared to check the mildew very con- 

 siderably, but it was not received in time to spray early in spring, and perhaps on 

 that account the benefit was not so great as it would otherwise have been. 



The varieties received this year are as follows: — 



From England : — Speedwell, Leader, King of Trumps, High Sheriff, Bobby, 

 Blackley Hero, Beauty, Leveller, White Champagne, Red Warrington, Red Cham- 

 pagne, Queen Victoria, Pitmaston Green Gage, Lancashire Lad, Improved Early 

 Hedgehog, Green Overall, Governess, Early Sulphur, Dublin, Bonny Lass, Com- 

 panion, Eva. 



From other sources — Red Jacket, Mountain, Columbus and Oregon Seedling. 

 Which makes in all 38 varieties now in the collection. 



