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ary flowers of sulphur will be as good or a 

 better remedy than Bordeaux mixture. It 

 can be dusted through and under the vines 

 directly the leaves expand, and a second 

 time when the grapes begin to form. The 

 varieties chiefly subject to mildew are 



Brighton, Rogers 44, Rogers p, Salem and 

 Agawam, but if the sulphuring is done early 

 and thoroughly there will be no difficulty in 

 growing a clean fine sample of these choice 

 grapes. 



St. Catharines. M. Burrell. 



DISCUSSION ON VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



CROSBY. 



Mr. McCollum inquired about this peach. 



Mr. J. F. Hunt — I have fruited it in a 

 small way for a number of years. It is a 

 small peach with me, but extremely hardy. 

 I think it is one of the best canning peaches, 

 for flavor, but don't think much of it as a 

 market peach. 



Q. — Isn't it comparatively worthless as 

 compared with the Crawford ? 



Mr. Willard — No, sir; I have fruited it 

 for two seasons, and have been very much 

 pleased with it in point ot size and quality. 

 Customers are pleased with it. I think soil 

 and situation have a good deal to do with 

 the development of good peaches. 



Q. Isn't it too small for a market peach ? 



Mr. Willard — Not by any means ; it is a 

 good market peach. 



Mr. E. Ashley Smith — I grew it this year, 

 and the size was perfectly satisfactory. 



Mr. King — I have fruited it, and it didn't 

 prove satisfactory. The first fruiting was 

 good size, but since that it has run small, 

 even with close pruning. 



Mr. Wood — We find that the older the 

 tree the smaller the fruit. One thing in its 

 favor is that it ripens in a season when we 

 appreciate peaches. 



Mr. Severn — The trouble is to get the 

 right variety. If I had only known of the 

 Crosby and had set my whole orchard to 

 that variety, I should have been all right. 



The Secretary — One firm, Lamming & 

 Rudman, in the neighborhood of Rochester, 

 sold their crop of Elbertas for over $6,000. 



A Member — I had Elberta and Crosby 

 side by side ; both grew well ; but I like the 

 Elberta full as well as the Crosby, and I 

 think one Elberta would weigh as much as 

 four of the Crosby. 



Mr. Woodward — I agree with this gentle- 

 man. One basket of Elberta will sell for 

 four times as much as Crosby, and you can 

 raise four times as many. 



A Member — Sixteen to one. (Laughter.) 



chairs' choice. 



Mr. B. J. Case asked after this peach. 



Mr. Willard — There are some sections of 

 the country where it is highly regarded and 

 in demand. It does exceedingly well with 

 me. 



Mr. Pillow — It does better further south. 



Mr. Willard — It originated south, but 

 does well as far north as Sandusky, Ohio. 

 Ripens about time of Late Crawford. 



Mr. Barns — Mr. S. L. Quinby, of Marl- 

 borough, grew it, and says it is excellent. 

 It bears well and looks well. 



STEVENS. 



Mr. Nelson Bogue — This peach is a seed- 

 ling and originated on the grounds of the 

 late Hon. R. S. Stevens, of Attica, N. Y. 

 Fruit very handsome, nearly covered with a 

 deep red, a little above medium size and 

 ripens soon after the Early Crawford. Reg- 

 ular bearer, excellent shipper. Requires 

 thinning. Tree very hardy and a strong 

 grower. 



DEACONESS. 



Prof. Van Deman — Most of the fruit, I 



