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Troth and Mount Rose are hardy in fruit bud, bear well and sell well. 



Champion and Thurber are fine white peaches, of good size, color and 

 quality. ^ I prefer the latter, but it is not so good where quality is con- 

 sidered important. 



Elberta is as hardy in fruit bud, or more so, than the Crawford type, 

 quality not so good; tree often badly affected with leaf curl, but, strange 

 to say, seldom causes tree to cast its fruit. As valuable among peaches 

 as Ben Davis among apples, and I have sold the fruit from a single tree 

 (five-year set) for $6 in the orchard (at $1 per bushel). 



The Crawford type of peaches all resemble very much. All rather 

 tender in bud, but of very best quality, and sell for the highest prices. 

 With me they have paid well. They are Early and Late Crawford, Fitz- 

 gerald, Globe, Wheatland, Mary's Choice, Reeves' Favorite and several 

 others, but the varieties mentioned have alwaj's paid best. 



Gold Dust and Lemon Clings are the best yellow clings. The former 

 is an exceptionally nice gi-owing tree and a heavy bearer of very choice 

 fruit. 



Belle of Georgia, Family Favorite, Mount Rareripe and Old Mixon 

 Free bear very heavily of nice fruit and are very hardy in tree and fruit 

 bud. 



Heath Cling is a very sweet white peach. Very valuable. 



Willet is a large yellow peach, very late, and sells well. 



Bilue is late, of poor quality, often cracks badly, and seldom ripens. 



VARIETIES OF PEACHES FOR PLANTING IN CENTRAL INDIANA. 



BY S. K. HENBY, GREENFIELD. 



I would recommend the following: 

 Early — Triumph, Alexander, Tong Pa. 

 Midseason— Champion, Crawford's Early, Elberta. 

 Late— Crawford's Late, Old Mixon Free, Old Mixoji Cling, Stump. 

 Globe, Smock Freestone. 



PEACH GROWING FOR NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. 



BY H. H. SWAEM, SOUTH BEND. 



Peaches are but little grown in Northwestern Indiana on acco«ot of 

 the severity of the climate. The following are among the most desirable 

 varieties: Elberta, Crosby, Champion and Triumph. 



President Stevens: We will by consent have the discussion of the 

 varieties recommended at the close of the lists. We next will have plums. 



