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good; size large. A generally productive and valnalile variety for home aud market 

 use. 



Wealthy. — Tree vigorous, with a roundish head and spreading, slender branches. 

 Fruit roundish, oblate, slightly conical: cavity broad, acute, russet; stalk three- 

 fourths of an inch long, slender; basin narrow, abrupt, uneven; calyx closed; seg- 

 ments long, tips reflexed; calyx tube long, funnel-shnped; color pale yellow, mostly 

 overspi'ead with dark red, obscurely striped; dots large, light; flesh white, juicy, 

 firm, sub-acid; core closed, seeds few, quality good; season October to December: 

 size large. An early bearer and generally quite productive. One of the most 

 promising of the new fall sorts. Tree very liardy. 



Whitney, 20. — Tree quite vigorous, with an upright habit. Fruit ovate, conical; 

 cavity narrow; stalk one inch long, rather stout; basin medium, plaited: calyx 

 closed; calyx tube long, funnel-shaped: color dark red on yellowish ground; surface 

 of fruit covered with specks, spots and flecks of yellow; flesh pale yellow, .iuicy, 

 crisp, mild, sprightly, sub-acid. Season August and September; quality good: size 

 large for a crab. One of the hardiest and best of the crabs. 



Winter Streifling.— Tree quite vigorous with a roundish head aud spreading 

 branches. Fruit roundish, slightly oblate: cavity, broad, deep, slightly russet; stalk 

 one inch long, rather slender; color whitish yellow, striped and splashed with dark 

 red; basin medium size, plaited or ribbed; cal.vx large, closed; tips reflexed: calyx 

 • tube large, long, conical; flesih yellowish-white, moderately .Iuicy, rather coarse, 

 tender, brisk, sub-acid; core medium, compact; seed large, plump; quality medium; 

 size large; quite productive. Season October to November. Well worthy of trial 

 in the Northern part of the State, where it would probably be an early winter sort. 



Yellow Transparent. — Tree quite vigorous, witli an upright form; young shoots, 

 dark olive. Fruit roundish, remotely conical: cavity broad, deep, irregular; stalk 

 seven-eighths of an inch long, stout; jjasin shallow, corrugated; calyx nearly closed; 

 calyx tube conical; color light yellow, with numerous light brown spots; flesh white, 

 juicy, a little coarse, tender, acid; core medium, open; seeds many; qiiality fair; size 

 medium to large. Season August. A valuable early variety. 



York Imperial.— Tree quite vigorous, with an upriglit habit, but with spreading 

 branches. Fruit oblate, somewhat oblique; cavity, broad, deep, russeted; stalk 

 three-fourths of an inch long, stout; basin broad, deep, slightly corrugated; calyx 

 small, closed, or partially open; calyx tube funnel-shaped; color light yellow, shaded 

 witih crimson in the sun. with numerous large, light gray specks; flesh yellowish 

 white, sprightly, sub-acid. Season November to February; quality good; size large. 

 A valuable sort for home use or market purposes. 



Zolotoreff. — Tree fairly vigorous, with spreading habit. Fruit round with a rough 

 surface: cavity narrow, rather deep, con-ugated: calyx open: calyx tube broadly 

 conical; color pale yellow, shaded, striped and splashed with light and dark red; 

 flesli white and moderately juicy, inclined to become rather coarse: firm, crisp, mild, 

 sub-acid. Season August to September: quality fair; size large. Faii-ly productive. 



Zuzoff.— Tree quite vigorous, with a roundish head. Fruit rounded, conical; cavity 

 narrow, rather deep, irregular; stalk one inch long, moderately stout; basin narrow, 

 plaited; calyx medium sized, closed, segments stout, reflexed; calyx tube conical or 

 slightly funnel-shaped: color pale yellow, nearly covered with two shades of red, 

 with many yellowish specks, and with a slight whitish bloom; flesh white, 

 moderately juicy, tender, brisk, mild, vinous. Senson September to October; size 

 medium to large: quality rather poor. Seems to have little value unless for the 

 cooler parts of the State. 



CHERRIES. 



Aside from a few varieties, planted from year lo year, most of the cherry trees 

 were set in 1890 and 1891 and have developed sufliciently to indicate their probable 

 value. During the season of 1898. however, comparatively few varieties gave a 

 full crop, and hence it is not possible to judge of the relative productiveness of the 

 kinds. The trees were sprayed with a strong solution of copper sulphate previous 

 to the opening of the buds, and, as soon as the fruit had set. were again thoroughly 

 sprayed with Bordeaux mixture and Paris green, the latter being used at the rate 

 of three ounces to forthy gallons. On the fifteenth of .Tune, the black aphis having 

 appeared on a few of the trees, they were sprayed with tobacco water, and the 

 application was repeated upon the twenty-third of June and the third of July, on 

 such trees as required it. Although it had been quite troublesome in previous 

 years, the presence of the cherry slug was not observed at any time during the 

 season. 



