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NOTES ON VARIETIES. 



Allen. — A roinulish. smooth, yellow, free stone peach of large size and good quality. 

 Ripe September 1.5. Quite unproductive. 



American Apricot Peach. — Inclined to be undersized even when well thinned. Re- 

 sembles Gold Drop in appearance, but is not of so good quality. Ripe in late 

 September. 



Arctic. — Slow to bear and quite unproductive. The fruit is of medium size, greenish 

 yellow, dry fleshed, and of rather poor quality. 



Bequette Free. — A very large white peach of the Elberta type. Has made a good 

 record here, but ripening as it does with Elberta, the latter is preferred since it is 

 yellow-fleshed. 



Berenice. — A pale yellow peach of fair size and good quality, but of rather poor 

 appearance. Ripe September 25. 



Bickell. — Late, white, of poor quality, freestone. Ripens with Salway. 



Bokara No. 3. — Both a white and a yellow peach are out under this name. The 

 following statement from Prof. J. L. Budd, the originator of this variety, was kindly 

 sent to this station by \\m. A. Taylor, assistant U. S. Pomologist: "Some of the seed- 

 lings we grew from pits of Bokara have white flesh, but Bokara No. 3 has yellow 

 flesh, with red next the pit. The nursery evidently mixed them." The station trees 

 fruited for the first time this season, bearing white fruit. Since they prove to be 

 spurious an effort will be made to procure and test the true variety at as early a date 

 as possible. 



Brunson. — -Ver}' closely resembles Kalamazoo, although of distinct origin. 



Bro\vn. — New, from Berrien county. Nearly the entire crop rotted this season. 

 Very similar to Lewis, but fruited a little better than Lewis last year. 



Champion. — Very large, handsomely colored, of best qualitj'. Several specimens 

 weighed from twelve to thirteen and one-half ounces, and measured from ten and one- 

 half to eleven and one-half inches in circumference. Too tender to ship well. Makes 

 few fruit buds and is inclined to be a shy bearer. Ripens with Engle Mammoth. 



Connecticut.— A moderate grower and thus far productive. Fruit medium sized, 

 yellow, of good quality. Here it has not proven extra hardy, as claimed. 



Connett (Southern Early). — A large, handsome, white peach of the North China 

 or Elberta class. One of the best early varieties. Ripens with Lewis and is a larger 

 peach. Not so hardy as Lewis, but entirely free from rot, while the whole crop of 

 Lewis rotted this season. Promising for early market. 



Crosby. — Not so hardy as has been claimed and the fruit is inclined to be small 

 in spite of severe thinning. Ripens about a week earlier than Chili. Fruit round, yel- 

 low, free. 



Crothers. — "Originated on the farm of Mr. Crothers, near Neosho Falls, Kansas." 

 (H. E. Van Deman. in R. N. Y.. Sept. 15, 1000.) A medium to large white peach with 

 red cheek, firm and of good quality. Has proven an abundant bearer here. Ripens just 

 before Gold Drop. 



Ede (Capt.) — Resembles Elberta in shape, color and flavor, but is not so large. 

 Ripens several days earlier than Elberta. Very subject to leaf curl. 



Engle Mammoth. — T-argo, roundish, yellow, of very attractive appearance and fine 

 quality. Very productive and one of the most valuable market varieties grown. Season 

 middle of September. 



Ford. New. — A large yellow peach of good quality. Ripens with Engle Mammoth and 

 does not ai)pear very diflerent from that variety. 



Ford 1. — A large, white freestone, ripening a few days earlier than Lewis. Larger 

 and more attractive than Lewis. Quite free from rot. Bore heavily this season and 

 deserves further trial. 



Ford 3. — Almost too late for this climate, not fully ripe October 25. Fruit large, 

 white, of rather poor quality. 



Ford Red. — An oval-shaped white peach ripeni-ig in early September. Resembles 

 Ford 1, but ripens a number of days later. 



Foster. — Large, yellow, of the Crawford type. A handsome variety of good quality, 

 but unfortunately it is tender in bud and a shy bearer. 



Gold Drop. — Hardy and productive to a fault. Wlien severely thinned it is one of the 

 most ]uofitable late market kinds. Round golden yellow, of good quality. Season late 

 September and early October. 



Greensljoro. — A new peach from Greensboro. N. C. In color it is creamy white, 

 delicately blushed with light red. Shaped like Elberta and is about two-thirds the 



