420 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Lincoln — Received in 1894 from Augustine & Co , Normal, 111. Fruited for the 

 first time this season. Tree an upright, vigorous grower. Fruit medium-sized, 

 obovate, obtuse, pyriform; smooth; color clear yellow; flesh white, firm, breaking; 

 moderately juicy; flavor mild, sweet; quality fair to good. Season middle of 

 October. Requires another trial. 



Longworth — Tree vigorous and productive; quality very poor. Not valuable. 



Millett — A very productive winter variety. Fruit small, unattractive in appear- 

 ance and inferior in quality. Worthless. 



]Mt. Vernon — Size medium; color yellow, russeted; quality fair. Tree vigorous 

 and very productive. Of value for market. 



President — Very large; form roundish-obovate; color yellow, covered with 

 russety markings and dots; flesh yellowish, rather coarse; juicy, vinous; with 

 fair to good quality. November. Rather tardy bearer. 



Reeder — Tree vigorous and quite productive. Fruit medium-sized; obtuse-pyri- 

 form; color yellow. Resembles Howell, but ripens two weeks later; quality good. 

 Does well here. 



Rostiezer — Of small size and unattractive appearance but of fine quality. Ripens 

 in late August. 



Rutter — Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit large, yellow. Quality good. 

 Ripens middle of October. Valuable for either home or market. 



Seckel — Trees compact and symmetrical. Productive of fruit of the highest 

 quality; valuable for either home or market. A delicious dessert pear. 



Sheldon — Tree vigorous but slow in coming into bearing. Fruit medium-sized; 

 color russet. Tender, juicy, melting; fine quality. 



Souvenir (du Congress) — Of the largest size; resembles Bartlett in color 

 and flavor. Texture tender, juicy, melting; quality good. Not productive enough 

 to be recommended for general planting. Ripe October 1st. 



Sterling — A medium-sized, attractive pear, ripening in early September. Qual- 

 ity poor. Tree vigorous but lacks productiveness. Not valuable. 



Summer Doyenne — The earliest ripening variety on trial. Only moderately pro- 

 ductive; fruit small; quality fair. Desirable only as a very early sort. 



Tyson — Tree handsome and vigorous but very late in coming into bearing. 

 Fruit small; quality fine. 



Col. Wilder — Originated by B. S. Fox, California. A young tree received in 

 1900, bore a full crop this year. It was received as Wilder Early, but proves 

 to be Col. Wilder. Standard trees of this variety were received in 1896 but have 

 failed to fruit as yet. Fruit medium to large, obtuse-pyriform; one side elong- 

 ated; basin small, shallow, smooth; stalk short, stout; color, yellow, nearly 

 covered with many small and large russet dots, with a light red cheek on ex- 

 posed side; texture rather firm; only moderately juicy; granular; coarsely granu- 

 lar next to core; flesh whitish; flavor sweet, perfumed. Season December and 

 January. Promising on dwarf stock. 



Wilder — (Early) — Fourteen year-old trees have fruited but very little as yet, 

 although by some growers the variety is recommended as a valuable early 

 market sort. The trees are vigorous, upright growers; fruit medium-sized; 

 yellow with a handsome red cheek; quality only fair. Early August. 



Winter Nelis — The trees are of irregular and straggling growth; very pro- 

 ductive. Fruit small, obovate; yellow, russeted; inferior in looks; flesh white, 

 tender, juicy, melting; quality fine. Should be left on the tree as late as possible 

 and stored in a cool, dark place; otherwise will shrivel instead of ripening. 

 Valuable for home or market. 



APPLES. 



The apple crop was a very good one. The fruit was exceptionally fine and the 

 spraying was attended with excellent results in controlling codling moth and 

 scab, for which very thorough spraying was required this year. In the orchards 

 that had not been sprayed the per cent of perfect fruit was small as compared 

 with orchards that had been thoroughly sprayed. The apple crop along the 

 lake shore was heavier than for years and the income from this crop alone must 

 have been enormous to Michigan growers, but it could have been greatly in- 

 creased by a thorough system of spraying. Large quantities of fruit were har- 



