158 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Triumph. — Vines vigorous and very productive of bunches of the largest 

 size and attractive appearance. Color greenish-yellow; quality very poor. 

 Ripens late. 



tjlster. — Vine moderately vigorous, very productive; inclined to over- 

 bear and not ripen its fruit well. If one-half of the bunches are pinched 

 oflf early in the season, the results will be more satisfactory. Bunches 

 small to medium in size, compact; color red; quality fine. Valuable for 

 home use. 



Vergennes. — A late ripening red grape of good quality; moderately 

 vigorous and quite productive; somewhat subject to anthracnose. Valu- 

 able for home use. 



Worden. — One of the most profitable varieties on trial. Vine hardy, 

 vigorous and productive. Ripens a few days earlier than Concord and 

 excels that variety in productiveness and quality. 



APPLES. 



The apple crop was very good this season. One-half of the trees were 

 sprayed early in the season with copjjer sulphate, two pounds to fifty 

 gallons of water, and the remainder were sprayed just before the blos- 

 soms opened with Bordeaux mixture, as a comparative test in controlling 

 the scab of apples and pears. The results were not as satisfactory as 

 in former tests, as but little difference could be seen in amount of scab on 

 trees sprayed early and those sprayed just before blossoms opened. 

 In past seasons, more beneficial results were noted on trees sprayed just 

 before blossoms opened, than those sprayed earlier. All of the trees were 

 sprayed with Bordeaux and arsenite of lime, within a week after blossoms 

 had fallen, and, at intervals of ten to fifteen days, two more applications 

 were made. As a whole, the results of spraying for scab and codling moth 

 were satisfactory as the apples were unusually free from worms, and 

 while a few varieties were somewhat affected with scab, most of them 

 were absolutely free from disease. There was no difference noticeable in 

 amount of wormy fruit on trees sprayed July 25 and August 5, for the 

 control of the later broods of codling moth, and those sprayed earlier. 

 The fruit sprayed August 5 and picked October 10 had to be brushed with 

 cloth before it was salable which, of course, is an objectionable feature 

 in late s])raying. Oldenburg and Jonathan brought the highest price on 

 the market this season. 



NOTES ON NEW VARIETIES. 



Barry 5. — Oblate, conical, irregular; medium size; yellow with russety 

 markings; flesh firm; quality rather low. Season October to December. 

 Requires further trial. 



Blue Anis. — Below medium in size ; form oblate-conical ; color yellow, 

 striped and splashed with light and dark red, with thin blue Jbloom; 

 flavor mild ; quality fair. Requires further trial. 



Buckskin. — Of small size; roundish-conical; yellow with light red 

 blush ; mild sub-acid ; quality good. November to March. Not promising. 



Egyptian. — Of medium size; oblate, irregular; clear, deep yellow; firm, 

 fine grained, moderately juicy; flavor sub-acid; quality fair to good. De- 

 cember to April. Requires further trial. 



