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plantation of this frnit. For market, if covered in winter, the Wilson 

 is found eminently profitable. If without winter protection, Snyder 

 and Taylor will be found much surer, thoujih smaller in size." 



Currdjits. — Tabulated data on 14 red and white and o l)lack varieties, 

 and the Crandall currant. The last named is considered by the author 

 of very doubtful value. The old varieties, White Dutch and lied 

 Dutch, are thought to be as good as any. 



Gooseberries. — Tabulated data are given for 11 varieties. Houghton, 

 a small, smooth variety, seems to be hardy and productive. 



(?/<r>v/c.v.— Tabulated data for 19 Mazzard and 18 Duke and :\rorello, 

 with brief descriptive notes on 12 varieties. '• For a market list of 

 sweet clierries a good selection would be Black Tartarian, Napoleon, 

 and Downer; of Dukes and Morellos, Early Ivichmond, May Duke, 

 Louis Phillip[)e, and Magniti(jue." 



3tulherries. — Brief notes on the 5 varieties on trial at the substation. 



Service berries. — Brief notes on 3 varieties. 



Peaches. — One hundred and forty-nine varieties are now on trial. 

 Detailed notes regarding them are deferred until the newer varieties 

 have fruited. 



Plums. — Eighty-one varieties are now on trial. 



Grapes. — Tabulated data are given for 127 varieties. ''Persons who 

 prize quality and desire to secure it, even with slightly dimniished 

 productiveness and some additional care and labor, will find abundant 

 satisfaction for dessert purposes from a plantation of the following, named 

 as nearly as jtracticable in their order of riijening: Grreen Mou'ntaiu or 

 Wiuchell, Delaware, Lady, Brighton, Ulster, lona, Jefierson, Agawam, 

 and Diana. The following will afford a good succession for maket inir- 

 poses: Moore Early, Worden, Niagara, Pocklington, Woodruff", and 

 Eaton." 



Pears. — Sixty-seven varieties have been planted. 



Apples. — One hundred and forty varieties have been planted, but none 

 have yet come into bearing. From previous experience of the author 

 the following are recommended for family uses: Early Harvest, Sweet 

 Bough, Jeffries, Munson Sweet, Shiawassee, Northern Spy, Early Straw- 

 berr}', Garden Eoyal, Keswick, Dyer, Hubbardston, Lady Sweet, Pri- 

 mate, Jersey Sweet, Rhode Island Greening, Golden Eusset, Chenango, 

 St. Lawrence, Jonathan, Talman Sweet, and Roxbury Russet; for 

 market purposes. Early Harvest, Lowell, Rhode Island Greening, Rox- 

 bury Russet, Red Astrachan, Shiawassee, Baldwin, Maiden Blush, 

 Hubbardston, and Red Canada (top graft). 



Quinces. — Brief notes on 9 varieties. 



Kuts. — Brief notes on 5 varieties of chestnuts, 2 of walnuts, and 1 

 each of chinquapin and j)ecan. 



Rhubarb and asparagus. — Brief additional notes on the varieties 

 referred to in the previous report. 



