lo Dec, 191-'.] bruit Prospects for the Coming Season. 755 



Croydon. — Apples: Jonathau, medium to heavy; Five Crown and Eome 

 Beauty, heavy; other varieties, good. Pears: Williams' Bon Chretien, Howell, 

 Keiffer, Beurre Bosc, and Beurre Capiaumont heavy; other varieties, medium 

 to heavy. Peaches, plums, and apricots: medium. 



Emerald. — Apples: Five Crown and Rome Beauty, heavy; Jonathan, medium; 

 others, light. Pears: medium. Plums: light to medium. Strawberries: 

 heavy. '^\W 



Fern Tree Gully. — Apples: medium. Pears: heavy. Peaches: heavy. Plums: 

 medium. Strawberries: good. 



Eingtvood. — Apples: all varieties, medium to heavy. Pears: heavy. Plums: 

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



Scoresby. — Apples: medium to heavy. Pears: heavy. Plums: medium. 

 Lemons and oranges: medium. 



Vermont. — Apples: medium to heavy. Pears: heavy. Plums: medium.- 

 Peaches and apricots: light. Lemons and oranges: medium. Strawberries: 

 heavy. 



Wandin. — Apples: medium. Pears: heavy. Plums, peaches, and apricots: 

 light to medium. Oranges and lemons: medium. Quinces: heavy. Loquats: 

 medium. Walnuts: light. Almonds: medium. Mulberries: heavy. Figs: 

 light. Gooseberries: heavy, particularly Eoaring Lion. Passion fruit: very 

 light. Raspberries: show prospects of good crop. Blackberries: all varieties 

 look well for a croji. Currants: medium. Filberts: light. Strawberries: 

 Edith, Marguerite, Royal Sovereign, and Sunbeam, heavy; Up-to-date, medium; 

 except where irrigated, heavy. 



Waverley. — Apples: most kinds, medium to heavy. Pears: heavy. Plums: 

 medium. Peaches and apricots: light. Lemons and oranges: medium. 



]\Ir. E. Wallis reports: — 



Diamond Creek, Doreen, Eltham, Greenshorougli, Ee.9eareh, South Morang, 

 Tanclc's Corner. — Apples: heavy. Apricots: medium to heavy. Peaches: 

 heavy. Pears: heavy. Plums: heavy. Quinces: medium to heavy. 



Arthur's CreeTc, Kinglalce, Eunning Creel'. Stratheicen, Wallan, Whittlesea. — 

 Apples: heavy. Apricots: medium. Peaches: heavy. Pears: heavy. Plums: 

 heavy. Quinces: medium to heavy. 



Allicood, Cottle's Bridge, Kangaroo Ground, Panton Hill, Queenstown. Summer 

 Hill. — Apples: heavy. Apricots: medium. Peaches: heavy. Pears: heavy. 

 Plums: heavy. Quinces: medium. 



Digger's Eest, Keilor, Macedon, Eiddell's Creelc, Werribee. — Apples: heavy. 

 Apricots: medium. Peaches: medium. Pears: heavy. Plums: medium to 

 heavy. 



Mr, A. G. McCalman (Goulburn Valley) reports: — 



Apricots both in the Goulburn Valley and North-east will be extremely 

 light, especially Moor Park, the principal canning variety. Total yield will 

 probably not be one-fifth of last season 's yield. 



Peaches. — The early varieties Brigg's Red May and Hale's Early will be 

 a light crop. The later kinds, including all those suitable for canning and 

 drying, will be a good crop, approaching that of last season, both in the Yallev 

 and Xorth-east. Of the late varieties of peaches, the Elberta has set well, 

 but the Comet will be light; Foster is light. Nicholl's Orange Cling, rather 

 light; Pullar's Cling is light on the young trees, and light to medium crop 

 on older trees; Lady Palmerston is light, and Late Orange Cling a very light 

 crop. 



Pears. — Williams' Bon Chretien, the principal canning pear, will be extremely 

 heavy, except at Toolamba and Ardmona, where the crops will be medium 

 only. The total will probably exceed that of any previous year, as manv young 

 trees are coming into full profit. The yield of pears generally will be good. 



Apples. — Heavy yields aa-III be obtained with nearly all varieties in the Valley 

 and Xorth-east. 



Plums. — Crops will be medium only in both districts. 



Nectarines. — Crops will be good. 



