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kansas and South Missouri, If they had all chosen good market 

 varieties ripening in succession it might not be so bad, but they are 

 all planting Elberta and the whole thing will go to smash as soon as 

 all these trees come into bearing. I was foolish enough to plant 

 60,000 Elbertas in m}^ Georgia orchard of 300,000 trees. The most 

 profitable varieties are the same north and south. Our old sorts were 

 mostly of the Persian type, but they are being superseded by the 

 North China type, of which Elberta and Chinese cling are examples. 

 Waddell, Hiley, Carmen and Belle of Georgia are all of this class, 

 and all profitable kinds to grow, only the. Carmen is very susceptible 

 to the rot. Waddell is earlier, of delicious quality arid will stand up 

 under adverse conditions. Belle of Georgia is white with red cheeks, 

 and is very profitable. Hiley is of the same type, but smaller. Greens- 

 boro is the best of the very early kinds. Chair's Choice, of the Persia 

 type, is the best to follow Elberta. Matthew's Beauty is a poor 

 type of Smock. Crosby and Hill's Chili are hardy in bud, but are 

 tisually small and woolly, not handsome. They require careful culture 

 and close trimming; under such favorable conditions a Crosby tree 

 bore the largest peach I ever saw in my life. I grow Chair's Choice 

 rather than Salway, which is too late for my latitude. Triumph is 

 too subject to the rot. Don't plant it for profit. 



Mr. Baxter. — .Tn our part of Illinois we have a peach called 

 Chalmer's Yellow Free, earlier than Elberta, large size and better 

 quality. This year we had a thousand bushels of Chalmer's to ten 

 of Elberta. It approximately reproduces itself from seed. 



WEDNESDAY— 8 P. M. 



Wednesday night's session was one of the most interesting of 

 the meeting. The new horticulture building was dedicated, the ad- 

 dresses being by Prof. Craig and Mr. Hale. Dr. Jesse, president of 

 the University of Missouri, presided, and Prof. Mumford, acting dean 

 of the Agricultural College, introduced the speakers. Both of the 

 visitors referred in the highest terms to the work in horticultural 

 lines which is being done in Missouri, and the whole affair was a 

 most pleasant dedication service. 



After the addresses Dr. Jesse declared the new building dedicated 

 to horticulture and the allied sciences of botany and entomology. 



