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The rich golden color, large size, fine form, 

 Pearl. melting flesh and sweet, luscious flavor give Pearl 



a place among the best dessert plums. It is sur- 

 passed in quality by no other plum in the Station collection. The 

 variety lacks a little in the character of the trees, as these, though 

 vigorous, healthy, seemingly hardy, and of fair size, are not quite 

 satisfactorily productive. If the defect of unproductiveness can be 

 overcome by growing Pearl on other soils, or under different environ- 

 ment, it becomes a plum of great value. It can certainly be profit- 

 ably grown for local markets and can be most highly recommended 

 to all who grow fruit for pleasure. Its shipping qualities have not 

 yet been tested, but it will probably ship as well as Reine Claude, 

 which it resembles in many respects. 



While the Tennant plum is not of sufficiently 

 Tennant. high quality to be called a first-rate dessert fruit, 



it may be rated as far above the average and as 

 well toward the top among purple plums. In the Station collection, 

 the variety is prominent in size, beauty of form and in color. It 

 ripens a few days before the well-known Italian prune and is said 

 to ship and keep well in the Pacific Northwest, where it has long 

 been grown and esteemed. The tree is ideal — large, vigorous, 

 healthy, hardy and productive, unexcelled in general habits by any 

 other variety. Tennant should be very generally tried in com- 

 mercial plantations in New York and a few trees should be planted 

 in every home orchard. 



cherry. 



About Geneva, where many sweet cherries are 

 Schmidt. grown, Schmidt, better known as Schmidt's Bigar- 



reau, is one of the best market varieties, but in 

 New York State, as a whole, it has not received the attention it 

 deserves from commercial cherry growers, as it is placed behind ten 

 or a dozen other kinds, when it should be in the front rank. The 

 characters which entitle it to first place as a money-maker are: 

 Largeness, since it is unsurpassed in size by any other black cherry 

 in this region; its round, plump form and glossy black color, which 

 tempt the eye; crisp, firm, juicy flesh and sweet, rich flavor, delicious 

 to the taste; dark ruby-red color under the skin, which makes it as 

 pleasing inwardly as outwardly; freedom from brown-rot, in this 

 respect excelling any other market sort; and vigor, productiveness 

 and health of the tree. 



GRAPES. 



The offspring of two good varieties, Delaware 



Berckmans. and Clinton, the Berckmans grape unites in some 



degree the good points of its parents. It is not 



quite so good in quality as Delaware, but it does not fall far short in 



tenderness, sweetness and richness, while it keeps and ships better 



