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liunt ia «©lor tbau Gano, aud if 1 wanted to plaut apples of that type, 

 I would prefer it to Gano. The two varieties, however, have been 

 badly mixed bj- nurserymen, and it is very diilicult to get scions that 

 are distinct. 



PEARS. 



Of pears, there are not many new varieties. "Rossney/' which 

 originated in Utah, is large and similar to Kieffer in shape, but no 

 kin to that variety. It is yellowish green, with red blush, ripening 

 about with Kieffer, or later than Bartlett. 



"Philopena" originated in Putnam county, Indiana, with Reuben 

 Ragan, a pioneer fruit growler of the Mississippi Valley. It is a 

 pear, of medium size, tender, melting, juicy and of good quality. It 

 is well worthy of trial. 



PEACHES. 



Of new^ peaches, "Belle of Georgia'' is a recent introduction from 

 Marshallville, Georgia, from the same lot of seed that produced 

 Elberta. It is a distinct free-stone, creamy white, tinted with red. 

 a little earlier than Elberta. It is better in quality than Champion 

 and less liable to rot. It does well in Connecticut and in the Pen- 

 insula and is one of the coming peaches. 



"Hiley" is another Georgia seedling, ripening just before Mt. 

 Rose. It is a distinct free-stone, creamy white, good color and of 

 handsome appearance. It is considered one of the best of the new 

 varieties. 



"Sunrise'' is a chance seedling from West Virginia. It is a cling, 

 of the tj-pe of Heath Cling, of which it is a seedling. It has con- 

 siderable color and is quite late. 



PLUMS. 



Those who want a hardy type of plums from the Northwestern 

 states should plant some of the Prunus Americana seedlings. "Brit- 

 tlewood'' is about the best of that type aud is a seedling by Theo- 

 dore Williams, of Iowa. It was introduced in the East by J. W. Kerr, 

 Denton, Md. For that type it is a large plum, one and one-fourth to 

 one and one-half inches in diameter, and free from the bitterness of 

 skin so common in native plums. When fully ripe it is sweet, melt- 

 ing and good, not much subject to curculio. 



''Wyant" is another of the same type of plums, not quite so large 

 as the first named, round, very rich, and red in color. 



"Stoddard" is also of same type, not so large as those already 

 named, very productive and a good grower. Of the European type, 

 one introduced by Mr. Burbank, of California, is the "Miracle." This 

 is strictly a novelty, being s toneless. There is nothing of Prunus 

 Sirnoni in its pedigree. 



