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Garber: — Bore a full crop this year. Of Kieffer type. Not so hard in core 

 and much slower in coming into bearing. Colors up earlier than Kieffer but 

 is less desirable than that variety. 



Gray Doyenne: — Very slow in coming into bearing. Size, small to medium; 

 form obovate, obtuse-pyriform: color yellow, russeted; flesh sweet, mild, aro- 

 matic. Quality very good. Season October and early November. Too late in 

 coming into bearing. 



Magnate: — Tree a slow grower, but an early bearer. Fruit of medium to large 

 size, obtuse-pyriform; color greenish-yellow, melting; flavor, vinous, pleasant, 

 almost sweet. Quality very good. Season early October. This variety and 

 Conference are very promising new varieties. 



Osband: — Very slow in coming into bearing. Tree a strong, upright, close 

 grower. Fruit small, obovate, obtuse-pyriform; color greenish-yellow, with a 

 bright red cheek, and sprinkled with small brown dots; flesh white, juicy, melt- 

 ing, with a sweet, pleasant flavor. Ripe August 17th. 



Reliance: — Received in 1893 from P. J. Berckraans. Fruit medium-sized, 

 roundish-oblate; stem long, slender; color greenish-yellow, russeted; flesh juicy, 

 melting, with mild vinous flavor. Quality good. Ripe September 30th. Rather 

 unattractive in appearance for a market variety. 



QUINCES. 



The quince trees were attacked by fire-blight to such an extent, that very 

 severe cutting back was necessary and one variety, Meech, was removed. All 

 of the varieties were affected and the pruning required to save the trees, cut 

 the crop short considerably. The quinces were planted in a row of plums which 

 had received liberal applications of stable manure which has induced a strong 

 growth of wood and made the conditions favorable for blight. 



Rea and Missouri are very large, fine quinces but the former is the more 

 productive. 



NUTS. 



All of the nuts on trial fruited this season, except pecans and English walnuts. 



Of the filberts and hazelnuts, Kentish Cob, an English filbert, matured a very 

 fine crop of nuts. Cosford Thin Shell bore only a light crop this year, but gave 

 a heavy yield last season. Both of these varieties produce good crops in alter- 

 nate years and are especially recommended for the home garden and would 

 no doubt prove valuable for commercial purposes. Our native hazelnuts are 

 small, with thick shells and small meats. Not particularly desirable for plant- 

 ing, as they were much longer coming into bearing than the large English 

 filberts in the same row. 



The Japan walnuts continue to bear annually and grow vigorously. Desirable 

 both for its fruit, which is fully equal to the butternut, and on account of the 

 handsome appearance of the trees. 



Chestnuts. 



The Japan chestnuts, Numbo, Hale and Reliance continue to bear a few 

 specimens, but seem of little value. 



Of the larger European kinds. Paragon again proved the most productive. 

 The yield was the heaviest it has ever been, and as a result, the nuts were 

 smaller than usual. 



The Comfort is fully as large as Paragon but has been much longer in coming 

 into bearing. This variety is proving more productive each year and promises 

 to be a valuable kind for planting. 



Hathaway is a native type that has been slow coming into bearing. It bore 

 a few specimens this season. The nuts were small, but are sweet and of good 

 ■quality. 



The pecan seedlings have made a vigorous growth and are handsome trees, 

 but show little signs of fruiting as yet. The English walnuts freeze back every 

 •winter. 



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