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NOTES ON VAEIETIES. 

 Peaches Ripening in July — All Semi- cling 8. 



Waterloo was the earliest to ripen; and, so far, one of the most produc- 

 tive. Champion, a seedling from Allegan, Michigan, is a serrate- leaved 

 variety which, for several years, was considered worthless, on account of 

 the mildewing of the foliage and young wood, usually so injurious to varie- 

 ties of this type which, however, yields readily to the copper-su!phate 

 treatment, applied to the dormant plant. Under this treatment, the 

 variety proves fairly productive and vigorous, and less clingy than most 

 others ripening at this season. 



River Bank, received from Missouri, and Canada, from Ontario, follow 

 the foregoing very closely. 



Alexander and Amsden, although of distinct parentage, may, for all 

 practical purposes, be considered identical. Although scarcely equal in 

 quality to Waterloo, they are almost the sole representatives of this type 

 of peaches in western Michigan. 



Rivers, an English seedling, easily takes rank as the best, most beautiful 

 and profitable of the early semi-clings. 



Hyatt, Hale X (a seedling by C. Engle, of Paw Paw, Michigan)^ 

 Japanese Dwarf, Haas, Hale and Hynes, have all ripened this year, in the 

 order given, within the month of July. 



Varieties Ripening in August. 



Of the varieties which fruited at the station this season, sixty-eight 

 ripened during the month of August. Of these the following thirteen 

 ranked from nine to ten in productiveness, viz: Amelia, Bequett free, Early 

 Barnard, Early Crawford 1 and 3 (of C. Engle), Early Michigan (16), 

 June Rose, Kalamazoo, Minnie (of Texas), Mountain Rose, Muir, Mystery 

 and Stump (World); while, of the same, barely four, viz: Champion (of 

 Ohio), Early Michigan, Engle (Mam.), and Morris White, grade as high 

 as nine to ten in quality. 



September Varieties. 



Of the remaining varieties fruiting this year, ninety- two ripened du ring- 

 September, of which the following twenty-six are graded at nine to ten for 

 productiveness, viz.: Allen, Bonanza, Blood Leaf, Chili, Chili 2 (of 

 Engle), Columbia, Crothers, Geary, Gold Drop, Hance Smock, Kallola, 

 Lovett White, Magdala, Marshall, McCoUister, Morris Co., Muir, N, Am. 

 Apt, Nectarine, Oldmixon free. Pearl, Princess (Wales), Smoek X, Walker 

 Var., and Williamson, of which only a single variety, the Oldmixon free^ 

 ranks as high as nine to ten in quality. 



October Varieties. 



Iron Mountain, Normand and Stark Heath matured during the early 

 days of October. Brett was assumed to be mature on or about the middle 

 of the month, while the first crop of Ice Mountain was yet immature when 

 the first freezing weather occurred during the latter half of the month. 



