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Late in the season two trees received from Prof. J. L. Budd of Ames, 

 Iowa, as Chinese pear, which had made a vigorous growth during the 

 season, were attacked by blight, which rapidly extended to the entire 

 trees, so that it became necessary to cut both wholly away, leaving only a 

 small shoot from the stocks upon which they had been worked, well 

 beneath the surface. 



The contagion also manifested itself upon an adjacent tree of Emile 

 d'Heyst, though much less severely; and also upon a large tree, top- 

 grafted with Idaho pear, which is so seriously affected that it may, very 

 possibly, require to be wholly cut away. 



None of the pears have yet shown either blossoms or fruit. Tabulation 

 therefore seems unnecessary and is omitted. 



Since no varieties have yet fruited here, lists of varieties for planting 

 can not be predicated upon the experience here; but, acting in the light of 

 earlier experience, there seems no occasion to modify the recommendations 

 of last year, which were as follows: 



For a succession of varieties of high quality, named as nearly as practi- 

 cable in the order of their ripening: Summer Doyenne, Giffard, Blood- 

 good, Tyson, Rostiezer, Clapp's Favorite, Howell, Bosc, Anjou, Winter 

 Nelis, Dana Hovey, and Pound, the last for culinary use only. 



For smaller plantations the following will afford a partial succession of 

 vigorous, productive varieties, of fair quality: 



Summer Doyenne, Clapp's Favorite, Bartlett, Sheldon, Howell, Onon- 

 daga, Anjou, and Lawrence. 



For a market list affording a succession: Summer Doyenne, Tyson, 

 Sterling, Clapp's Favorite, Bartlett, Howell, Onondaga, Bosc, Anjou, and 

 Lawrence. 



The varieties named have all been a long time before the public, and 

 are believed to be so well and generally known as not to require 

 description. 



APPLES— Pyrus Malus. 



Of apples, the number of varieties planted during and prior to the 

 spring of 1891 is as follows: 



No. of varieties. 



In 1888 34 



In 1889 4 



In 1890 88 



In 1891 14 



Total 140 



Of which but one variety, Keswick, has yet shown either blossoms or 

 fruit, this having fruited in 1890 on a two-year-old rootgraft, and again 

 in 1891 upon the same tree, which was at the same time in vigorous, grow- 

 ing condition. 



There are yet on the southeast block 'intermediate between the planta- 

 tions of pears and apples, ninety-eight vacancies to be filled with either 

 pears or apples as shall be found most desirable. There is also room on 

 Ihe northeast block for an intermediate row of twenty- four trees which 

 may be filled with either apples or pears; and a similar one in the north- 

 west block with space for thirty- three trees; with space for another, also, 

 between apple rows for thirty-three trees. 



