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Champion.— Trees quite strong witli a round head. Fruit large, roundish, with a 

 broad and deep cavity: suture indistinct, more than one-half around; apex prominent; 

 color clear, light, creamy white, with a beautiful red blush where exposed; 

 pubescence slight; flesh very juicy, red at the pit, very tender, sweet, slightly 

 vinous, rich, nearly white, but with a slight creamy tinge; pit free; quality very 

 good, excellent; fairly productive; season last of August. A handsome peach that 

 is quite promising for home use and worthy of trial as a market sort. 



Chili 2 (Engle). — Trees quite vigorous, spreading. Fruit large, rounding remote- 

 ly ovate, compressed at the suture, which is very slightly marked; cavity rather 

 narorw and deep; apex prominent; color j-ellow, with a bright red cheek and a 

 slight pubescence; flesh juicy, tender, yellow, red at pit, very mild and rich; pit long, 

 oval, pointed, free; quality quite good; season last of September; quite productive. 

 A seedling from C. Engle, Paw Paw, Mich., which seems to be an improvement 

 over its parent. 



Chili 3 (Engle).— Trees fairly strong, spreading. Fruit quite large, roundish, 

 slightly oblong, compressed; cavity medium, narrow; suture slight, one-half around; 

 apex not very prominent; color yellow, with dark red cheek and a moderate 

 pubescence; flesh quite juicy, tender, yellow, slightly red at the pit, mild, nearly 

 sweet; pit rather large, oval, pointed, plump, free; quality quite good; season last 

 of September; quite productive; foliage slightly crimped; glands reniform; flowers 

 small or medium. Another seedling from Mr. Engle, which also has much merit. 



Chinese Cling.— Trees rather strong, roundish, upright. Fruit quite large, round- 

 ish; cavity narrow; suture and apex distinct; color creamy white, with a slight 

 pubescence; flesh juicy, firm, creamy white, red at the pit, rather acid; pit large, 

 long oval, pointed, cling; quality good; season last of September; as yet not very 

 productive; foliage slightly crimped; glands reniform; flowers large. 



Cleffey Allen.— Trees quite strong, roundish, upright. Fruit medium to large, 

 roundish, with a broad, deep cavity; suture slight, one-half around: apex indis- 

 tinct; color yellow, with a brownish red cheek and a plentiful pubescence; flesh 

 juicy, tender, yellowish red at the pit. mild, vinous, not rich; pit oval, plump, 

 pointed, free; quality good: season middle of September; fairly productive; foliage 

 crimped: slands reniform: flowers small or medium. 



Columbia.— Trees rather strong, upright, spreading. Fruit medium to large, 

 roundish, slignny eiougaieu; cuMiy Ltiuau, ueep; aLiuire uisuuct, oue-uall around; 

 apex very prominent; color yellow, nearly or quite covered with stripes and marb- 

 iings of dull red; pubescence plentiful; flesh yellow, more or less red near the sur- 

 face, and slightly red at the pit, tender, juicy, mild, with more or less bitterness; 

 pit small, round, plump, pointed, free; quality quite poor; fairly productive; foliage 

 slightly crimped, waved; glands reniform; flowers large; season early October. The 

 quality is too poor to make it of any value. 



Connecticut.— Trees fairly vigorous. Fruit medium size, roundish, slightly com- 

 pressed and enlarged at one side of suture; cavity broad, deep; suture distinct, more 

 than one-half around; apex prominent, color yellow, nearly overspread with red; 

 flesh lacking in juice, tender, very mild and rich, yellow, red at the pit, which 

 is small and free; quality quite good. The trees were planted in 1896, and only 

 bore a few fruits last year. 



Connett.— Trees quite vigorous. Fruit large, roundish, oval, compressed; cavity 

 small, deep, abrupt; suture very marked, more than one-half around; apex in a de- 

 pression; color creamy white, faintly mottled and washed with light red; very hand- 

 some; flesh quite juicy, creamy white to pit, tender, luscious, sprightly, vinous; pit 

 oval, plump, semi-cling; quality quite good; fairly productive. A very handsome 

 and delicious peach which is likely to prove a valuable sort for home use. 



Coolidge Mammoth.— Tree quite vigorous, with a roundish, upright head. Fruit 

 large, roundish, ovate; cavity rather narrow and deep; apex very prominent: suture 

 distinct, more than one-half around; color clear, bright yellow, with a bright blush 

 and a medium amount of bloom; flesh juicy, yellow, red at pit and with a mild, 

 vinous and sprightly navor; pit large, oval, pointed, tree; quality quite good; season 

 middle of September. Foliage crimped, with globose glands; flowers small. 



Corner. — Tree quite vigorous, with a round head. Fruit medium size, oval or 

 ovate; cavity deep; apex prominent; suture distinct, more than one-half around, 

 color yellow with bright blush and a moderate amount of bloom; flesh moderatel.v 

 juicy, yellow, red at pit, fairly tender and with a mild, almost sweet, but not rich 

 flavor; pit free, oval, pointed quality good; season early September. Foliage crimped 

 with renoform glands; flowers small or medium. 



Crosby. — Tree rather vigorous, with a spi'eading, drooping habit. Fruit medium 



