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QUINCES. 



The crop of quinces was rather poor this year, there being an ex- 

 ceptionally large crop last season. A few of the trees have been taken 

 out on account of the blight but generally they have been eiisily taken 

 care of in that respect by immediate cutting out of the affected parts. 



The following varieties are on trial here: 



Alaska : — Large, roundish-oblate, ribbed, irregular. Quality very good. 

 The tree is hardy and productive. Starts bearing moderately early., 

 Similar to Orange. Kipens early in October. 



Angers: — Medium sized, roundish, necked, firm in texture. Quality 

 good. Too small and comes into bearing too late to be of profit. Ripens 

 late in October. 



Champion: — Large, of good quality, firm, thrifty and prolific. Starts 

 bearing young. Ripens in mid-October. Valuable for culinary and mar- 

 ket purposes. 



Fuller:- — Large, of good quality, firm; ripens in mid-October. In- 

 clined to rot. Does not bear enough to make it valuable. 



Missouri : — One of the best. Large, of very good quality, firm, crisp 

 and juicy. A'igorous and productive. Valuable for culinary and market 

 uses. 



Rea : — A seedling of the Orange. A larger and more profitable fruit. 

 Quality very good. Not as large as the Missouri but more regular in 

 form. Thrifty and productive. Valuable for market and culinary pur- 

 poses. 



Van Deman : — Medium si/e, of very good quality, somewhat irregular 

 in form. Tree is not very thrifty grower. Growth slender. Quite pro- 

 ductive. Ripens early in October. 



NUTS, 



The English walnut has been a failure here as we have been unable to 

 get it to grow. The pecan has made a very vigorous growth but has not 

 fruited yet. The Japanese walnut (Juglans Sieboldiana) bore a rather 

 small crop. Many of the nuts were undersized. The trees seem to have 

 been failing during the last two years. 



Of the filberts both the Kentish Cob and the Cosford Thin-Shell are 

 good. The Cosford is a little smaller and of thinner shell than the 

 Kentish, The bushes of both are very thrifty growers and bear well. 

 They are not, however, productive enough to make them profitable but 

 are very desirable for home use, the nuts being as large as those bought 

 in the store. 



The chestnuts are the most promising of all. Paragon is the best 

 variety. It is productive, large, attractive and of quite good quality. 

 The tree starts bearing young. The Comfort is of about the same size 

 as the Paragon but is not as productive. The other varieties are small 

 and unproductive. The Japanese varieties are failures. However they 

 make a handsome tree which might be suitable for landscape purposes. 



