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Smock. — An old variety well known and much esteemed for late market. Color 

 greenish yellow, with a slight red blush on exposed surface; quality quite good, but 

 inclined to be a little sour. Wood brittle, easily broken by winds. Quite free from 

 <jurl. 



Smock, X. — Ripens a few days in advance of Smock, but otherwise is not different. 



Smock, Beers. — Cannot be distinguished from Smock on the station grounds. 



Smock, Hance. — Does not differ from Smock here. 



Sneed. — Originated by J. L. T. Sneed, of Tennessee. Tree a good grower with 

 large, long, light green leaves. Glands reniform. Size of fruit small to medium; 

 form roundish oval; color creamy white, shaded with light red: ffesh tender, juicy, 

 of fair quality; semi-cling. Ripened this season six days earlier than Alexander. 

 This variety lengthens out the peach season bj^ several days, but aside from earliness 

 it has little to recommend it. 



Spottswood. — Color greenisli wliite, rather unattractive. Ripens last of September. 

 Not very desirable. 



Stark Heath. — A large white cling of fair quality, ripening about the middle of 

 October. Strongly resembles Heath Cling. 



Stevens Rareripe. — Size medium to large, roundish ovate : color creamy white with 

 red cheek: flavor vinous and sprightly; season middle to late September. A profitable 

 market variety in some sections. 



St. John. — Does not make many fruit buds and hence sometimes fruits rather 

 sparsely. However, it is usually considered quite profitable for market since it is 

 one of the earliest yellow peaches. 



Stump. — An old white variety no longer planted by Michigan peach growers. The 

 trees are inclined to be unproductive and the fruit is tender for shipment. Season 

 late September. 



Summer Snow. — A small white cJing of low quality, ripening in late September. 

 Worthless. 



Surpasse. — Received from pjllwanger and Barry in 1800. A large, handsome, yellow 

 peach of fine quality, ripening in early September. A shy bearer. 



Switzerland. — A medium to large, white freestone, ripening in late September. 

 Differs but little from Stevens Rareripe. Has proven fairly productive, and in some 

 sections has been grown with considerable profit for market. 



Tallman. — Buds of this variety were received from H. B. Tallman, Tecumseh, Mich.- 

 in 1894. Proves to be a small white peach of good quality, ripening with Triumph. 

 Not valuable. 



Triumph. — This new peach fruited in a great many orchards of the State during the 

 past season and has generally been well spoken of, although in some instances com- 

 ])laiiits of small size have been made. In the market it sold better as a rule than the 

 white-Meshed varieties of its season. It ripens about two weeks later than Alexander, 

 and for its season bids fair to prove the best variety grown unless superseded by 

 Dewey, for which strong claims are made. The tree is an upright spreading grower, 

 vigorous, hardy, productive, and an early bearer. Size of fruit medium, or a little 

 above, roundish; color yellow, well overlaid and blotched with dull dark red: flesh 

 sweet, melting, juicy, quite good: semi-cling. Rotted badly this season, but not to 

 quite so great an extent as some of the early white varie;^ties. The principal faults of 

 this variety are dull color, tendency to cling considerably. susce|)(ibility to rot and 

 leaf curl, and inclination to run small luiless well thinned. 



Tuskctia. — A large, yellow-fieshed, handsomely colored clingstone, ripening the last 

 of Seiitembcr. 



AYonderful. — Large, yellow, roundish oval, of good quality. Ripens in early Octo- 

 ber. Unproductive. 



