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Mr, Braman: They are a good deal like those of Early Crawford. 



The President: Are they globose, or reniform? Mr. Braman: Glo- 

 bose. 



Mr. Hamilton: Then that would settle the question. Chair has 

 reniform glands. Mr. Kork thinks they have the reniform, and I am 

 quite sure they have. 



Mr. Hale: It is a peach much of the form of Smock, with a very 

 rosy cheek, and rather an acid fruit — rather a sharp, high-flavored 

 peach. Perhaps that will help you out a little. 



A Member: I would like to ask about Captain Ede, because it has 

 been recommended as a substitute for Elberta on account of its free- 

 dom from leaf -curl? 



Mr. Hamilton: With regard to Captain Ede, I grew a few trees a 

 number of years ago and sold them. I got my buds from George 

 Endicott of Illinois, who thought they were very fine, and sent me 

 the buds because I happened to be a friend of his. I had full faith 

 in the peach, and set it out; but it curled so badly that the great 

 proportion of all the trees that I grew in western Allegan county 

 are now dead from curl. It is a very fine peach, I think equal to 

 Elberta, and resembles it very closely; but any one who would dis- 

 card Elberta for Captain Ede, because of curl, would be thoroughly 

 mistaken; they are both bad curlers, but Captain Ede is very much 

 the worse. It curls so badly that I think it would be scarcely worth 

 Vvliile to try to grow it close to the shore. Back from the lake so 

 far as this, where they have warmer summers, they might succeed 

 with it, but wherever they can succeed with Captain Ede I am sure 

 they can succeed with Elberta, and I prefer Elberta. 



Professor Craig: I would like to ask what the concensus of opin- 

 ion is about Reeves, at the present time, in Michigan? 



Mr. Stearns: They are growing it about South Haven and* are highly 

 pleased with it, and there is quite a good deal of call for the trees 

 this season. 



Q. Does it bear well? A. It has the last two or three years. I 

 think that is one reason why it has not been more plentiful before, 

 that we have had exceptionally good seasons the last three years for 

 tender varieties. 



Q. Tender in bud, is it not? A. Yes, sir, I am inclined to think 6o. 



Q. Does it ship well? A. It is said to; I have never shipped it 

 myself, but I have had several calls for the trees because they have 

 thought so much of it around South Haven. 



The President: It is a large, heavy peach, delicate in texture, very 

 tender in the bud. 



Mr. Stevens: It is very tender after ripening. 



Mr. Richardson: I would say that it comes right between Early and 

 Late Crawford, with me, if I have Reeves, ^ow, I set trees that I 

 call Reeves, and they resemble Late Crawford but are a larger peach. 

 They color up a little differently, are not quite so oblong, are more 

 rounding, and are larger. They did not bear very early with me. I 

 supposed they were Late Crawfords because they hung off so about 



