34: STATE HOETICULTUEAL SOCIETY, 



Flower, Maiden's Blush, Red Astrachan ; also the Ben Davis, Seek-no-f iirther, 

 Snow, Golden, and Rosbury Russet. 



I would not be understood as limiting the list of varieties to these mentioned, 

 but rather as types of the varieties called for most in market. You may won- 

 der why I speak of the Pennock; it is often required for shipment to Southern 

 points, as it will stand the climate better than our finer varieties, hence for that 

 purpose salable. The apple list would not be complete without naming at 

 least two crabs. The Hyslop and Transcendent are at the present time the most 

 desirable of all the crabs, the Hyslop proving the most profitable from the fact 

 that the Transcendent comes on our market too early for the demand. 



I shall not attempt to go through the list of pears, but would say at present 

 and probably for the next generation, the Bartlett takes the highest rank as a 

 market pear, and more of that variety can be profitably disposed of than all the 

 other varieties put together. Clapp's Favorite, Flemish Beauty, Seckel, Louise 

 Bonne de Jersey, and Duchesse D'Angouleme are among the most salable on 

 the long list of pears. 



The Black Tartarian is the most salable of all sweet cherries, with the Early 

 Purple Guigne, Gov. Wood, and Napoleon Bigarreau following closely, with 

 Early Richmond and May Duke as the leading sour or cooking cherries. 

 ■^, Plums — the Lombard, Washington, and Green Gage for dessert, with Wild 

 Goose for cooking. 



In peaches, the yellow flesh varieties have the preference over the white, such 

 as the Orawfords, Jacques Rareripe, and Smock Free, with a notable exception 

 in favor of the Old Mixon, one of our best shippers. 



In grapes, the Concord and the Delaware are the market grapes par excellence. 



In currants the cherry takes the lead. 



In red raspberries, the Brandywine is the best at this date for late, with a 

 new berry. Reader's seedling, for early. Next comes the Kirtland or Highland 

 Hardy, with the Herstine and Turner, though the latter proves not of sufficient 

 firmness for reshipment. In black, Doolittle, Miami, and Mammoth Oluster^ 

 the Miami being the best of all black caps. 



The strawberry being produced in the largest quantity of all our market ber- 

 ries, I feel it proper to occupy more time on this fruit. Therefore, I propose 

 to give you a list of varieties that have come under my personal observation, 

 and pronounce on their merits solely in their relation as shippers to the Chicago 

 market. I shall name them in their alphabetical order : 



