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buttery, rich and sweet, excellent tor dessert, cooking- or market. Ripens 

 October. 



Duchess [Aufioiilcinr] — Tree medium to large, hardy, vigorous and 

 very productive, does best when grown on (juince stock. Fruit very large, 

 melting, buttery, juicy, valuable for dessert, cooking or market. Ripens 

 October. 



Clairgcau — Tree medium, hardy, moderately vigorous, erect, moder- 

 ately productive, t^omewhat subject to blight. Fruit ripens large, some- 

 what granular, buttery, melting, often Avith rich flavor, but frequently 

 poor, good for ]iiarket. Ripens late October. 



HoicclJ — Tree medium size, hardy, vigorous, erect and very productive. 

 Fruit medium to large, yellow, melting, buttery, moderately rich, usually 

 good quality, good for dessert, cooking or market. Ripens late October. 



Anjou — Tree large, very hardy, A'igorous, upright spreading, ver^' pro- 

 ductive. Seldom bears before 10 years old. Fruit large, finegrained, 

 buttery, melting, Avith rich flavor, one of the most valuable dessert and 

 market pears. Rii»ens, October. 



Kieffer — Tree medium to large, very hardy, very vigorous, upright, 

 dense, slightly spreading, usually very productive. In some places re- 

 quires iuterplanting of some other variety. Bartlett or Lawrence are 

 suggested. Fiiiit large to very large, poor quality, but a favorite of 

 growers and canners. Ripens late October ou early November. 



PEACHES. 



Deirei/ — Tree medium in size, hardy, vigorous, productive and requires 

 heavy thinning. Fruit medium to large, yellow, nearly freestone, fair 

 qualitv, ripens in August, good for earlv market. Somewhat subject to 

 rot. 



Warl- — Tree medium in size, hardy, vigorous, productive. Fruit 

 medium in size, yellow, clingstone, good quality, ripens in August. Good 

 for early market. 



Damdson — Tree medium in size, hardy, vigorous, very productive. 

 Requires heavy thinning. Fruit medium to large, smooth skin, jellow, 

 freestone, follows shortly after Dewey, good for dessert or market. 



Early Michigan — Tree medium in size, hardy, vigorous, very produc- 

 tive. Requires careful thinning. Fruit medium to large, white, free- 

 stone, ripens about same time as Dewey, good for dessert or local market. 

 Is very subject to rot. 



*S'^. Johns — Tree medium in size, somewhat tender in bud, vigorous, 

 very productive in favorable years. Fruit medium to large, yellow, free- 

 stone, ripens about same time as Early Michigan, quality very good, good 

 for dessert, culinary or market iise, ripens about same time as Early 

 Michigan. 



Earlif Crawford — Tree large, tender in bud, very vigorous, requires 

 severe heading in, fairly productive in favorable years. Fruit medium 

 to large, yellow, freestone, good for dessert, culinary use or market. 

 About two weeks later than St. Johns. 



Engles Mammoth — Tree medium to large, hardy, very vigorous, pro- 

 ductive. Fruit medium to large, attractive, yellow, freestoue, valuable 

 for dessert, culinaiw use or for market, ripens in September. 



Kalamazoo — Tree large, hardy, very vigorous, productive. Fruit 



