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peach "which lie calls the Yellow Honest John which he regards as a great 

 acquisition, he has set largely of them ; the season is first after the Early 

 Crawford ; tree vigorous and productive ; fruit large, yellow and attractive in 

 appearance and bears handling well. 



Mr. J. C. Gould has also originated a peach which is very large, yellow and 

 altogether a promising variety. 



Mr. Engle stated that people sometimes get mistaken notions in regard to 

 the exemption of varieties from the effects of the frost. The Crawfords are as 

 sure as any. Some years ago tlie fruit buds of his Crawfords were all killed 

 and his Barnards came through all right; ho thought he would henceforth 

 discard Crawford and set Barnards, but a subsequent experience turned the 

 tables. In the following year the fruit buds of the Barnards were destroyed 

 and the Crawfords bore finely, so he concluded that one ''can't most always 

 tell." 



