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being fully equal to Crawfords or Elbertas in size this season. LaFleur ripens 

 a few days in advance of Longhurst and has not been quite as productive in the 

 past. 



Lemon Free — Hardy in bud, very productive. Fruit large, late, quality only 

 fair; color clear yellow when ripened under best conditions, but greenish-yellow 

 and rather unattractive when the weather is cold and wet, as in the past season. 

 Considered by some a good, late market variety. Ripens about with Smock. 



Lewis — A well-known market variety. Hardy and very productive. Subject 

 to leaf curl and sometimes rots badly. One of the best sorts for early market 

 purposes. 



Longhurst — One of the hardiest in bud; very productive. A seedling of the 

 Chili and an improvement on that variety in size. Requires heavy pruning and 

 thinning. One of the best this season. 



McCollister — A very large, handsome, yellow, freestone, ripens a few days before 

 Smock. The trees are strong, vigorous growers and productive. Not very widely 

 disseminated. It seems worthy of a place in every commercial orchard. 



New Prolific — Bore a half crop of fine fruit this season. Fruit large, handsome, 

 highly colored; fine quality. Ripens with Kalamazoo and Brunson. 



Oceana — Of large size, attractive appearance and good quality. Bore a fair 

 crop this year. Ripens with Engle. A good market variety. 



Red Cheek — Well-known variety, large, attractive. Ripe middle of September. 

 Moderately productive. 



Red Seedling — Gave a very heavy yield this season. Fruit large, roundish; 

 color creamy-white with handsome red cheek; flesh white, tender, juicy; quality 

 good. Ripe August 18th. 



Salway — The very best variety of its season; large, yellow with red cheek; 

 quality good; a fine long distance shipper, and a valuable market variety. Late 

 September. 



Smock — Ripens just before Salway and is one of the valuable late market 

 varieties. September 20. 



Stevens Rareripe — Of large size, attractive appearance and good quality; flesh 

 white. Ripens in late September. Desirable where a peach of that class is 

 desired. Rather unproductive. 



St. John — A large, fine-looking, yellow freestone peach of fine quality. Ripe 

 August 25th. Lacks productiveness here but is considered a valuable market 

 variety by some growers. 



Switzerland — Ripens about with Stevens. "White, with red cheek; smaller than 

 that variety but more productive. 



Triumph — Gave a heavy yield of large, handsome fruit this season. Rotted 

 very little this year. Hardy in bud, vigorous and very productive. Requires 

 heavy pruning and thinning. Considered worthless by some growers on account 

 of its tendency to rot. The earliest yellow peach on trial. 



Willett — Practically identical with Longhurst. Of the Chili type. Hardy, 

 very productive. Fruit large, highly colored, quality good. Possibly not the true 

 variety. 



Zea — Received in 1897 from C. Engle of Paw Paw. Fruited but little as yet; 

 fruit large, roundish-oblate; color white, overlaid with red; flesh white, tender, 

 juicy; mild-flavored, quality poor. Ripe August 11th. Freestone. Not promising. 



PEARS. 



The pear crop was much lighter than last season, but the Duchess, Danas Hovey, 

 Flemish, Giffard, Kieffer and Seckel were especially productive. The fruit was of 

 good size and free from scab and worms. Danas Hovey, a late ripening variety 

 of the highest quality, brought the highest price per bushel, selling in Chicago at 

 $2.00 per bushel, with Seckel next in order at $1.75 per bushel. From all reports 

 this was a year for growers of the Kieffer, as the crop of Bartlett and other stand- 

 ard varieties being light, they sold well. 



The pear psylla was found working quite badly upon a few trees but by a 

 thorough application of kerosene emulsion they were checked, using one gallon 

 of oil and one pound of soap to fourteen gallons of water and adding one pound 

 of pyrethrum powder to a barrel of emulsion. The dust spray was not effectual 



