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Arctic — A medium-sized, yellow freestone, ripening about the middle of Sep- 

 tember, quality poor and appai'ently of no value. 



Bequette — Very large, white, freestone; quality fair. Ripens with Elberta and 

 is decidedly of that type of peach in tree and fruit. Productive but not desira- 

 able on account of color. 



Bickell — White, small, poor quality, late. Not valuable. 



Bishop — Ripens just before and with Lewis. Bore nearly a full crop of fine 

 looking fruit this year. Fruit creamy-white with a red cheek; quality good; free- 

 stone; productive. 



Brunson — Ripens witli and resembles Kalamazoo and is fully equal to that 

 variety. 



Brown— Resembles Lewis and seems even more productive than that variety. 

 Sometimes rots badly, although free this year. Gave a heavy yield of fine fruit. 



Capital — Received in 1896. Fruited for the first time in 1902 with a partial crop 

 and gave but a light yield this season. Ripens with Smock; fruit large, oval, some- 

 times compressed; color yellow with faint red blush on one side; flesh yellow 

 red at pit; tender, rather dry; quality low. Not promising. 



Champion — One of the most desirable wliite peaches, very large, handsome; 

 quality very good; quite productive but rather tender for long distance shipping. 



Connecticut — A small, late-ripening, yellow freestone of good quality; unpro- 

 ductive. Not valuable. 



Connett^ — A large, white-fleshed peach, ripening with Lewis; very productive; 

 free from rot. One of the best of its season. 



Corner — Of the Chili type in form and color, but ripens a few days earlier. 

 Has not been a reliable bearer, but gave a good crop this year. 



Crothers — A late-ripening, white-fleshed variety, of good quality and attractive 

 appearance; a very productive and valuable white peach. 



Dennis — Of small size, clear yellow, good quality. Quite productive; season 

 early September. Not valuable. 



Early Barnard — Not different from Barnard. Hardy, productive; fruit large 

 and of good quality. A little inclined to cling to pit. Rotted woi'se than any other 

 variety. 



Ede — Ripens ten days earlier and resembles Elberta in form and color. Smaller 

 than that variety and not productive enough to be valuable. 



Emperor — Received from J. H. Black, New Jersey, in 1898. Ripens with it 

 and is of the Smock type. Fruit medium-sized, oval; color yellow, with 

 faint red blush; texture fair. Not promising. Bore only a few specimens this 

 year. 



Engle — One of the most profitable varieties on trial. It failed to yield over 

 a half crop this year, but up to this season the trees bore three full crops of 

 fine fruit in succession. The fruit is large, handsome, and of fine quality. Not 

 so good a shipper as Elberta which follows it in season, but superior in other 

 respects. 



Ford — Ripens a week in advance of Lewis and although a white-fleshed peach 

 seems of too much merit to be lost sight of. Trees hardy and very productive. 

 Fruit large, handsomely colored and of good quality. Free from rot, semi-cling. 



Ford Red — A liandsomely colored, white-fleshed peach, ripening the first week 

 in September. Productive, but coming with the yellow kinds at that time is not 

 desirable. 



Gold* Drop — Very hardy and productive, inclined to overbear; quality fine. 

 Requires heavy pruning and thinning and high cultivation; does well on the 

 heavier soils. A valuable market variety. 



Greensboro — Ripened a few days in advance of the Rivers and gave a heavy 

 yield of exceptionally fine-looking fruit this season; texture tender; quality poor; 

 semi-cling. Not valuable. 



Husted (101) — Fruit of medium to large size and of the Chili type. Ripens 

 with Engle, but does not equal that variety. 



Jersey Yellow — Of medium size, yellow; freestone; quality poor. Ripe October 

 1st. Unproductive as yet. 



Kalamazoo — A well-known, valuable, market variety. Trees quite produc- 

 tive. Fruit large, yellow with a faint cheek. Flesh light-yellow, tender and 

 excellent in quality. 



LaFleur — This A'ariety with Longhurst and Willett made the finest showing 

 of any varieties on trial. All are seedlings of Chili, high colored, very large, 



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