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and Downer. Yellow Spanish might well be included, but for its tendency 

 to crack and decay when ripening. 



For a market list of Dukes and Morellos, Early Richmond, May Duke,. 

 Louis Phillippe, and Magnifique, will supply a good sucession. 



MULBERRIES— JIforMS. 



Although in one of its forms indigenous in Michigan this species occurs- 

 in our forests but rarely, the varieties grown at this station being imported 

 ones. 



Downing is an American seedling of Multicaulis, (M. alba) which 

 ripens its fruit in somewhat lengthy succession, proves scarcely hardy in 

 southern Michigan. 



Hicks and New American, with similar habit of fruiting, so far prove 

 more hardy. 



Russian {M. Siberica of nursery catalogues), so far, proves abundantly 

 hardy, here, though of little apparent value. 



Teas Weeping is a very pronounced "weeper," apparently worthy to^ 

 supersede the somewhat coarse and less attractive Kilmarnock willow. 



SERVICE BERRIES— ^metowc/uer. 



The indigenous variety, often a tree fifteen or more feet in height, varies- 

 considerably in productiveness as well as in the size and quality of the 

 fruit; but we are not aware of any attempt to bring: it under cultivation. 



The dwarf variety, planted here as early as 1876, is also deficient in 

 productiveness, as compared with many of our indigenous huckleberries,, 

 which it resembles. It also lacks flavor as compared with them. 



The variety introduced as Success, is, so far, slightly, if at all, an 

 improvement upon the foregoing. 



A variety received from an Indiana nursery and planted in the spring of 

 1891, is of slightly taller growth; and, so far, appears to be slightly more 

 productive. 



The fruits ripen in succession, and so attract the -birds, that nearly or 

 quite all are taken before fully ripe; still, if grown in sufficient quantity, 

 they may take the place of the so far impracticable huckleberry, in regions 

 where these do not occur. 



PEACHES — Prunus Persica. Amygdalus Persica, and Persica vulgaris (of various- 

 botanists). 



To the 149 varieties of peach already planted, sixty-one were added 

 last spring, making a total of 210 varieties, lacking three or four of last 

 spring's planting; which, for one cause or another, have failed to grow. 



The trees planted prior to 1890 bloomed profusely last spring and those- 

 planted in the spring of 1890 and '91 also showed more or less bloom ^ 

 and, at least upon the older ones, .there was promise of an abundant crop, 

 until the advent of the protracted rainy season already spoken of. Doubt- 

 less from the rain and accompanying cold, the partially developed 

 foliage was almost wholly ruined by fungus ( Taphrina deformans), and 

 before new foliage developed in its place, the young fruits had blasted and 



