754 ] oiinial of Agnculture. Victoria. [lo Dec, 1912. 



Eeinotte du Canada: generally speaking, throughout the Mornington Pen- 

 insula and South-eastern Gippsland this useful and hardy variety has again 

 set well. 



Williams' Favorite: very fair all round. 



Gravenstein: fair to medium in all the centres. 



Eome Beauty: on the Mornington Peninsula there is promise of a fair 

 crop; but with this particular variety it is rather early to speak definitely. 

 In the Gippsland portion of the district the variety is not much cultivated. 



London Pippin: this being a late variety, the remarks on Eome Beauty 

 pertain to London Pippin also. 



Delicious: where planted on the Peninsula, the setting has been very fair. 



Sunnyside: a very fair setting in most of the centres. 



Aesopus Spitzenberg: not a heavy setting in any of the centres. 



Statesman: generally good everywhere. 



Pears. — Williams' Bon Chretien: the setting has been good; quite different 

 from last season. 



Beurre de Capiaumont: good generally. Black Spot has made its appear- 

 ance, and will tend to lessen the crop. 



Beurre d'Anjou: usually a poor setter, this season there is promise of a 

 fair crop. 



Napoleon: a good setting. Black Spot threatens to cause havoc. 



Keiffer's Hybrid: promise of a very fair crop generally. 



Beurre Bosc: a good setting wherever grown. 



Ajmcots. — OuUin's Early Peach: a very fair promise. 



Moor Park: a good promise. 



Beuge: fair to good. 



Plums. — All varieties have set well, and with favorable weather should 

 yield a good harvest. 



Strmvberries, — Most varieties set well, but hailstorms caused a certain 

 amount of loss. The crop generally in Eed Hill will be fair. 



Mr. A. A. Hammond reports on the fruit crops in the Doncaster 

 district : — 



Apfiles. — Good. All the leading varieties promise a good crop. 



Apricots. — Good. Very little grown, but the crop is the best for a number 

 of years. 



Pears. — Very good. 



Peaches. — Very good. Late varieties are heavy. Brigg's and Hale's Early 

 have only a medium crop, but on the whole the prospects of the peach crop 

 are good. 



Plums. — Light. All the leading varieties are light. The Washington, 

 Greengage, and Late Black Orleans promise a medium to good crop, but these 

 varieties are not so largely grown. 



Lemons. — Good. 



The prospects for the coming season 's fruit crop are, on the whole, very 

 satisfactory. With the exception of plums, all kinds of fruit trees are 

 carrying a good crop. 



The plum crop will probably be only about one-fifth to one-sixth of the 

 1910-11 season's crop. 



Mr, J. Farrell reports : — 



Bayswater.- — Apples: all varieties medium to heavy. Pears: heavy. Plume: 

 medium. Peaches: heavy. Apricots: light. Strawberries: heavy. 



Blackiurn. — Apples: medium to heavy. Pears: heavy. Peaches: heavy. 

 Apricots: medium. Plums: light. 



Brighton. — Apples: heavy, particularly Fillbasket. Pears: Williams' Bon 

 Chretien, Keiflfer's Hybrid, and Howell, heavy; others, medium. Peaches 

 and apricots: medium. Figs: light (first crop). 



Burwood. — Apples: medium to heavy. Pears: heavy, particularly Williams'' 

 Bon Chretien. Peaches and apricots: light. Plums: light to medium. 



