hardly perceptible; apex prominent; color creamj wliite witla a thin bloom, fre- 

 quently with a li,2;ht blush or marbling of red; flesh juicy, white or greenish white, 

 tender, vinous, springhtly; pit roundish, oval, pointed, plump, free; foliage crimped; 

 glands globose; flowers large; quality quite good; season middle to last of September; 

 quite productive. 



Walker (\'ar). — Trees moderately strong, roundish, upright. Fruit medium to 

 large, roundish oval; cavity medium size; suture slight, but extending one-half 

 around; apex usually somewhat elevated; color creamy white Avith a bright red 

 cheek and a thin bloom; flesh juicy, pale creamy white, red at pit, tender, vinous 

 and sprightly; pit roundish, oval, pointed, free; foliage slightly crimped; glands 

 globose; flowers small; quality quite good; season last of September. 



Washington.— Trees fairly vigorous, upright. Fruit large, roundish, slightly 

 ovate; cavity narrow, rather deep; suture scarcely perceptible; color creamy white 

 with a red cheek and a medium amount of bloom; flesh moderately juicy, whitish, 

 tender, vinous: pit roundish, oval, plump, free; foliage smooth, or very slightly 

 crimped; glands globose; flowers small; quality good; season middle of September; 

 quite productive. 



Willett.— Trees fairly vigorous, spreading. Fruit medium size, roundish, slightly 

 ovate, compressed and enlarged at one side of suture, which is sliglit. extending 

 more than one-half around; cavity medium size, deep, abrupt; apex distinct; color 

 yellow, with a bright red blush and an abundant bloom; flesh moderately juicy, 

 yellow, red at pit, tender, sweet, ra.ther I'ich, but somewhat bitter near the pit, 

 which is small, oval, pointed, free; flowers large glands reniform; quality fair to 

 good; season last of September; moderately productive. 



Williamson (Choice). — Trees moderately strong, upright. Fruit large, roundish, 

 slightly ovate and with a rather narrow, deep cavity; suture slight, more than one- 

 half around; apex a distinct point in the suture; color yellow with a dark blush on 

 exposed specimens and a thin bloom; flesh moderately juicy, yellow, red at pit, 

 fairly tender and with a mild, vinous flavor; pit oval, pointed, free; flowers small; 

 glands globose: foliage crimped: quality good; season middle to last of September; 

 quite productive. A handsome and productive variety that promises to be valuable 

 for mai'ket purposes. 



Wonderful. — Tree.s fairly strong, roundish, upright. Fruit large, roundish-oval, 

 with a narrow and deep cavity: suture distinct, more than one-half around: apex a 

 mere point in the suture; color yellow with a red blush wlien exposed, and a fair 

 amount of bloom; flesh moderately juicy, yellow, red at the pit. rather tender and 

 high flavored; pit large, roundish, oval, free: foliage slightly crimped and waved, 

 glands reniform: flowers small; quality fairly good; season last of September. The 

 fruit is quite handsome, but the trees are lacking in productiveness. 



Worthen (Jennie).— Trees fairly strong, spreading. Fruit large, roundish, slightly 

 ovate: cavity deep and narrow: suture distinct, one-half around: apex prominent; 

 color yellow, red where exposed; flesh moderately ju.icy, yellow, red at pit, tender, 

 delicate, sweet and rich; pit large, oval, plump, free; glands reniform; flowers small; 

 quality quite good: season last of August. A handsome and profitable variety if it 

 proves sufficiently productive. 



Yellow Rareripe. — Trees moderately strong, roundish, spreading. Fruit medium 

 to large, ovate, compressed; cavity narrow: suture distinct, extending more than 

 one-half around: apex a mere point; color yellow with a bright red cheek and a 

 medium amount of bloom: flesh juicy, yellow, red at pit, tender and high flavored; 

 pit rather large, plump, free; giands globose: flowers small; quality fair; season 

 early September; moderately productive. 



PEARS. 



The pear trees were pruned in the early spring, heading back the new growth and 

 thinning out surplus shoots, and, on the 12th of April, the alternate rows of trees 

 were sprayed with copper sulphate solution at the rate of one pound to fifteen gal- 

 lons of water. On the 23rd of April the remaining rows were sprayed with Bor- 

 deaux mixture. This was done for comparison to determine whether there were 

 any increased benefits from the use of Bordeaux mixture as compared with those 

 from the solution of copper sulphate, but no difference could be noticed during the 

 summer. On the 27th of May, after the fruit had set, the trees were spra.ved with 

 Bordeaux mixture, containing Paris green at the rate of three ounces in forty gal- 

 lons. The application was repeated on the 16th of June. As a result of these three 

 applications, the work of the slugs and codling moths was almost entirely prevented 

 and the fruit and foliage were quite free from leaf blight and scab. Although only 



