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STANDARD TREES. 



Fanny: June 1, five trees; tips of two winterkilled; otherwise all vigorous. 

 August 1, ,'5 inches of new growth. September 15. 1 foot new growth. October 

 1, new wood very tender for cold weather. 



Golden Sweet : June 1. five trees growing vigorously. August 1. 1 foot 

 growth. September 15, 2 feet new growth. October 1. one tree nearly de- 

 stroyed by ravens breaking off the branches ; others vigorous, but too tender 

 for hard-freezing weather. 



Sops of Wine: June 1, five trees growing; do not look vigorous. August 1, 3 

 inches growth. September 15, 1 foot growth ; looking much more vigorous than 

 earlier in the season. October 1, tips very soft. 



Summer Ro.se : June 1, five trees ; looking well. August 1, very little new 

 growth. September 15, made but little growth this season. October 1, yet 

 holding leaves. 



Sweet Bough: June 1. five trees; doing nicely. August 1. G inches growth. 

 September 15, 1 foot growth. October 1, tips of new wood very tender. 



Early Strawberry : June 1, five trees ; very thrifty. July 15, leaves some- 

 what spray-burned. August 1, 1 foot growth. September 15, vigorous; 18 

 inches new growth. October 1, very tender. 



Primate : June 1, five growing, but unthrifty looking. August 1, 4-inch growth ; 

 looking more vigorous. September 15, G-inch growth : many leaves for so short 

 a growth. October 1, trees yet holding their leaves. 



"Williams Favorite: June 1. three trees; rather unthrifty. August 1. 3-inch 

 growth. September 15, G inches of growth ; not looking vigorous. October 1, 

 new wood tender. 



Benoni : June 1, four doing well, one luithrifty. August 1. 1 foot of growth. 

 September 15. 2 feet of growth : very vigorous. October 1, too tender for hard 

 freezing weather. 



Note. — These trees were all more or less injured by ravens. They were 

 sprayed twice in July with Bordeaux mixture for a leaf fungus and given one 

 washing with a stiff brush, using kei'osene emulsion for cottony-cushion scale 

 which had attacked them. 



APPLE. 5N THE STATION GROUNDS. 



Duchess (block 1) : June 1, seventeen trees; growing but not thrifty. August 

 1, very backward. September 15. only thirteen trees alive ; very poor. 



Martha : June 1, eighteen trees ; none doing well. August 1, making but 

 little growth. September 15, sixteen trees alive; three have made growth. 



Hibernal (block 1) : June 1, seven trees very thrifty. August 1, 2 iuches of 

 growth. September 15, 6 inches of growth; looking well. October 1, new 

 wood tender. 



Whitney Crab: June 1, sixteen trees looking well. August 1. new growth 

 very short, but trees look thrifty. Seittember 15, 1 foot of new wood. October 

 1, new wood appears too soft for freezing weather. 



Red Astrachan : June 1, fifteen trees give good promise. August 1. hut little 

 new growth. September 15, more thrifty than earlier in the season. October 

 1, new wood very short. 



Lowell: June 1, twelve trees making feeble growth. August 1. very little 

 new growth. September 15, leaves of good color but short growth. 



Tetofsky : June 1. twenty trees look well. August 1, new growth very short; 

 trees look fine. September 15, leaves of good color but growth short. October 

 15, trees yet holding leaves. 



Yellow Transparent ; June 1, eighteen trees looking well. August 1, growth 



