242 STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



Peaches for Home Use — Alexander, Dewey (or Wark), Early Michi- 

 gan, Hale's Early, Crane's Yellow, Yellow St. John, Champion, Fitz- 

 gerald, Mountain Rose, Engle, New Prolific, Kalamazoo, Markham Chili, 

 Gold Drop, Lemon Free, Banner, Salway. 



Peaches for Market — Dewey or Wark, Early Michigan, Davidson, St. 

 Johns, Early Crawford, Weed's Barnard, Engle's ]\Iammoth. Kalamazoo, 

 Crosby, New Prolific, Improved Chili, Elberta, Gold Drop, Lemon Free, 

 Banner, Salway. 



Plums for Home Use — Red June, Czar, Abundance, Jefferson, Brad- 

 shaw, Lombard, McLaughlin, French Damson, Fellenberg or Italian 

 Prune, Monarch, Bavay's Green Gage (Reine Claude), Coe's Golden, 

 Stanton. 



Plums for Market — Japan : Red June, Burbank, October Purple, 

 l^uropean : Bradshaw, Lombard, Black Diamond, Arch Duke, Pringle 

 Damson, Shropshire, Grand Duke, Fellenberg, Monarch, Coe's Golden, 

 Bavay, Copper. 



Cherries for Home Use — Sour : Early Richmond, Montmorency. 

 Sweet : Gov. Wood, May Duke, Tartarian, Yellow Spanish, Bing, 

 Windsor. 



Cherries for Market — Sour: Early Richmond, May Duke, Montmor- 

 ency, Dukes, English Morello. Sweet: Gov. Wood, Napoleon, Yellow 

 Spanish Tartarian, Bing, Windsor, Smith's Bigarreau. 



Quinces — Orange, Rea Mammoth, Missouri Mammoth, Champion. 



DESCRIPTION OF TREE AND FRUIT, OF PRINCIPAL VARI- 

 ETIES SUGGESTED. IN ORDER OF HARVESTING: 



YelloiD Transparent — Tree of medium size, hardy, moderately vigor- 

 ous, upright (compact), bears 4-6 years of age and prolifically. Should 

 be thinned heavily to produce annual crops. Fruit — Season, late July 

 and August; medium size, good quality, excellent for cooking, has tender 

 yellow skin, bruises easily and cannot be shipped long distances. 



Sweet Bough — Tree medium to large, hardy, vigorous, upright, spread- 

 ing, bears early and prolifically, subject to canker. Fruit — Season, late 

 July; large, excellent quality, good for dessert, cooking or local market, 

 somewhat subject to scab. 



Primate — Tree large, hardy, moderately vigorous, upright, spreading, 

 bears 5-7 years of age, productive, somewhat subject to canker. Fruit — 

 Season, ripens unevenly, August and September; medium to large, 

 quality very good, juicy, excellent for dessert, somewhat subject to scab. 



Oldenburg (Duchess of Oldenburg) — Tree medium size, vary hardy, 

 moderately vigorous, bears at 4-6 years, yielding heavy crops biennially; 

 sometimes subject to collar rot. Fruit — Season, ripens unevenly through 

 late August and September, large size, excellent for cooking or market. 

 Free from scab. 



Maiden Blush — Tree medium size, hardy, vigorous, upright, spreading, 

 bears early and usually every year. Fruit — Season, September and early 



