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and vigorous. The fruit very large, nearly round, creamy white, faintly dappled, 

 shaded, and streaked with red, the ripening season being a full week in advance of 

 the Early Crawford. The flesh is faint yellowish white, very delicate, slightly fibrous, 

 very juicy, vinous, pleasant; "very good" to "best;" freestone. 



This is a very large and an excellent early peach, which may fill a vacancy between 

 Hale and Early Crawford. It is exceedingly juicy; possibly too much so to handle well 

 as a market variety. 



A seedling peach (No. 2), also originated by C. Engle, of PawPaw, from the same 

 parentage with the foregoing, was received, also, on the same date — August 18, 1886. 

 The tree is hardy: fruit very large, roundish, slightly elongated, mottled, and obscurely 

 striped with bright red: in season August 18, 1886. Flesh creamy or greenish white, 

 texture melting, fibrous: juicy, vinous, sprightly, rich: "very good" to "best" — use, 

 market and dessert; freestone. Equally promising with the foregoing, and eminently 

 worthy of trial. This peach, at the last State fair, received the first award, under the 

 society"s rules, as worthy of trial. 



A seedling peach was received on August 20, 1886, from E. F. Babcock, of Russell- 

 ville, Arkansas. Fruit large, round, creamy white, with a light and dark red dappled 

 cheek; flesh white, with much red next the pit, firm, crisp, juicy, rich, vinous, pleas- 

 ant; a partial cling. It may have been picked too early to fairly show its quality. 



Specimens of Lewis peach, originated in Allegan county, were received on August 

 23. 1886; said to be the last picking of the variety. Size medium, or above, round, 

 slightly compressed toward the suture, creamy 'white, mostly overspread with red. dap- 

 pled and obscurely striped with dark red; flesh pale greenish white, firm, melting, 

 fibrous, juicy, mild, vinous — a market peach — in season about August 15, 1886; free- 

 stone. This peach was noticed bv Mr. G. H. La Fleur. in the report of this committee 

 for 1883. 



A seedling peach was received on September. 4, 1886, from Daniel Falconer, of Sauga- 

 tuck, Allegan county. Glands reniform: fruit of medium size, roundish, compressed 

 toward the suture, with a slight blush on a creamy white ground; season early Septem- 

 ber; flesh faint yellowish white, red at the pit, tender,^melting, juicy, vinous, pleasant; 

 freestone. Use, dessert or near market. 



A peach has been locally known here for several years as Golden Drop, and has, 

 within a few years, become somewhat popular for late marketing. It was named 

 as above, and introduced by George W. Griffin, of Casco, Allegan county; but it was 

 suspected to bean old unrecognized variety. On October 2, 1886, the chairman of this 

 committee, for the first time, obtained and examined mature specimens of the variety, 

 and found it to be identical with a variety he had noticed in orchards here, as early as 

 1874 or 5, and by some erroneously called, at that time, Yellow Rareripe. Although it 

 is, in all probability, an old, unrecognized variety, there seems to be no account of the 

 manner or time of its introduction here. 



The tree is hardy and vigorous, and a heavy bearer, and the fruit must generally be 

 severely thinned. Fruit, when well grown, large, roundish, one side enlarged, clear, 

 light yellow, with an orange cheek, and sometimes a suspicion of red; flesh, rich pale 

 yellow, red at the pit; texture, soft; melting, juicy; strongly vinous, rich; freestone. 

 A market peach. 



Bray's White, although not a new peach, is believed to be nearly or quite unknown in 

 this State. The tree proves hardy and productive here. Fruit medium to large, round- 

 ish obscurely ovate, compressed toward the suture, creamy yellow, faintly marbled 

 with red; flesh white, very slightly reddened at the pit, melting, juicy, mildly vinous, 

 rich, "very good;" freestone. Asa late market and canning peach we consider it, in 

 some respects, superior to the " Golden Drop." 



Grapes. 



On September 28. 1886, a seedling grape was received from George Hosford, of Ionia, 

 Michigan, which he supposes to be an accidental seedling, of Concord. It originated 

 with him at Ionia, about 1874 or 6. The plant is as hardy as Concord, and very vigor- 

 ous. The cluster is large, not compact, with a large shoulder. Berry very large, 

 often an inch in diameter, with a dense, whitish bloom; flesh faint greenish white: pulp 

 tender; juice very abundant, colorless, with an peculiar, not unpleasant foxiness; flavor 

 sweet, pleasant, rich, with a slight acidity at the center; seeds, usually three. We 

 regard this as eminently worthy of trial. 



From the same source, and in the same package with the foregoing, was received 

 another supposed seedling of the Concord, which we describe as follows: Plant as hardy 

 as Concord; cluster of medium size, moderately compact; berry medium, round, yel- 

 lowish, or greenish white; bloom very slight, whitish; flesh colorless; pulp tender; 

 juice colorless: aroma foxy; flavor sweet, rich; skin astringent; seeds few, generally 



