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Mr. WiLLARD. — I grow the same corns that Mr, Woodward does. I think a great 

 deal of that large late corn, that he speaks of. I think a person would enjoy eating it 

 better than any other corn, on account of its coming in later. You get a larger mouthful 

 of it. 



PEACHES FOR MARKET. 



The next topic discussed was, " Best Varieties of Peaches for Market, ripening so as 

 to give a continuous supply during the season." 



Mr. GrOTT. — The earliest peach that we have is the Alexander, Amsden's June, or 

 Early Canada. We consider these three varieties to be identical, inasmuch as if you put 

 the ripened fruit into a basket and shake it up, you cannot pick out the different kinds 

 again. The trees too are very similar. I do not mean to say that they are identical, but 

 they* appear so to us. Another peach that we have is the Early Louise. It is one of 

 Mr. Rivers' peaches, from England. It is an excellent peach. The next profitable peach 

 that we have, coming in after those, is Rivers' Early. It is a peach for the million. 

 With us, it stands in the same relationship to peaches in general, as the Concord grape 

 stands to the grape family. It is emphatically the peach. We consider it to be the 

 standard of all other peaches. Crawford's Late is an excellent peach, possessed of many 

 valuable qualities. It is large sized and of beautiful colour ; the trees are hardy — fully 

 as much so as the Early ; and the fruit appears to be worth more — it is better adapted 

 to our markets. The worst feature of Crawford's Early is, that it comes to the glut — 

 usually at the time our seedling peaches are in the market. But a good peach will sell at 

 any time, glut or no glut. There are several peaches coming in after these. The peach 

 called Stump-the- World is one of them. It is possessed of a great deal of value. It is 

 an excellent peach for exhibition purposes, coming in for our fall shows, when all the 

 other peaches are done. The peach called Foster is, in every way, I think, a model 

 peach. If there is any possibility of beating Crawford's Early that does it. Another 

 peach which we have grown, but of whose qualities we could not say very much, is the 

 Lemon Cling. It is a very yellow peach. It has a veiy fine colour — looks well ; but it 

 is almost an impossibility to get it off the stone. 



Mr. Pettit. — There are several important varieties that Mr. Gott has left out. I 

 would plant first the Alexander. It is a very fine peach, and comes into bearing young. 

 After that, the Early Rivers. It is not a peach that will stand shipping very well ; but 

 it is a fine peach, and sells well. After that, the Hale's Early. It is not much of a 

 peach, and it has had a good deal of abuse ; but it bears such quantities, and so regularly, 

 that I think it will produce as much money as any other peach. After that, the Craw- 

 ford's Early. That, I think, in our section, we have run too heavily on. It comes in 

 with so much other fruit, and with so many other varieties of peaches, that it sells pretty 

 low sometimes ; altogether, it is such an excellent peach that no other variety would 

 stand the quantity in the market that it would. After that, the Old Mixon, a fine peach, 

 which always commands a good place, and is a good shipper. Then the Lemon Cling. 

 It is an excellent shipp6r and very heavy bearer. After that, the Smock, an excellent 

 bearer and one that comes in after the glut is over, and always commands a good price. 

 Then comes the Sal way. It is a little later ; but it is a good peach. 



Mr. Morris. — The Mountain Rose is left out. It would follow the Hale's Early, 

 and then after that comes the Early York. I think those are as good as any. 



Mr. BiGGAR. — Our friends have omitted a very excellent peach, the Morris' White. 

 People are getting to know it now. I remember, a few years ago, it was hardly saleable 

 in the market. Now there is a great deal of call for it, and you can hardly supply the 

 demand for that variety. I would not be without it. 



Mr. HoNSBERGER. — My experience is not very extensive in peach growing. The 

 Early Canada, the Alexander, and the Amsden's June are the earliest I grow, It would 

 be like a gra,sp in the dark for me to choose between them. After them I grow the 

 Early Rivers ; after that comes the Early Beatrice, although a great deal is said against 

 it. I find it in my orchard a little under-sized. It is a peach that is highly coloured, 



