DISCUSSION ON VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



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Mr. Barns — We have two trees. It is a 

 very desirable early peach. It is white with 

 slight carmine cheek, freestone, and with- 

 out exception the finest-flavored peach I 

 ever ate. It is a good cropper, wnth season 

 about same as Mountain Rose. 



Mr. J. W. Smith, Winona, Ont. — Hynes 

 Surprise is one of the best white peaches 

 we have. I like the Champion ; got it from 

 Ohio. Quality is superb. 



Mr. Hunt — One of the best white peaches 

 I have, and am more than pleased with it. 



KALAMAZOO. 



Mr. C. A. Goetzman mentioned this peach. 



Mr. Willard — I like it very much. It is 

 one of the best they have in Michigan. A 

 hardy variety, that gave us some superior 

 fruit last year. Yellow, large size, a little 

 late, good handler, and commendable in 

 every respect. 



CRAWFORD. 



Mr. T. H. King — Is the Crawford doing 

 as well as formerly ? It is not with us. 

 We are putting the Brigdon in its place. It 

 bears a larger crop and is fully as fine. 



Mr. Willard Hopkins — Is it not a fact 

 that Early Crawford is more liable than any 

 other variety to the disease known as 

 " little peach " ? 



Mr. B. J. Case — We haven't any that 

 excels Early Crawford, unless it is the 

 Elberta ; but Early Crawford is our stand- 

 by yet. 



Mr. Hopkins — Out of an orchard of 800 

 trees, after the first or second crop, about 

 500 were afi^ected with the " small peach " 

 disease. Were they grown from the pits, 

 or is it a disease, or how did it come ? I 

 cleaned the whole orchard out. 



Prof. Van Deman — This disease is just 

 now being investigated by Dr. Smith, of 

 Washington. As yet nothing definite is 

 known about the germ, and there is no 

 remedy known. 



Mr. Kiner— We had a little of it, but not 



so much last season as a year ago. The 

 aflfected trees were given four pounds of 

 nitrate of soda each, and they seemed par- 

 tially to recover. 



BECKWITH. 



Mr. Pease — It is a late peach, of rich dark 

 color. If properly grown and thinned it is 

 a freestone, otherwise it is a cling. In 

 quality is very rich, and bears freely, and 

 the trees are very hardy, but do not know 

 if it is grown anywhere but Oswego. 



GREENSBORO. 



Replying to an inquiry, Mr. McKay said 

 Mr. Maxwell had some. It is extremely 

 early, but not absolutely freestone. 



Prof. Van Deman recommend the try- 

 ing of the Greensboro and Sneed, both very 

 early peaches. 



WIARD AND snow's FAVORITE. 



Mr. Edward A. Powell — This peach, the 

 Wiard, is a new, very handsome and promis- 

 ing peach. Another good one, originating 

 in Syracuse, is the Snow's Favorite, which 

 ripens about the same time as Crawford's 

 Early. Larger in size, higher colored, very 

 fine in quality, of excellent flavor, and I 

 consider it very desirable. 



Who has experience in spraying peaches ? 



Mr. W. T. Mann — I made a careful ex- 

 periuient of spraying on dormant wood four 

 or five years ago, and the treatment was 

 successful. Last year similar experiments 

 were made, and while there was not a large 

 amount of curl there was sufficient to show 

 favorably for the treatment, and I think you 

 can depend on it as a practical preventive of 

 curl. 



Mr. Hopkins — What time do you do your 

 spraying ? 



Mr. Mann — Just before the buds open. 

 We also sprayed on the [foliage after they 

 were out, but that was harmful. I would 

 not dare to use it on the leaf. I think you 

 should spray on the dormant wood before 

 the buds open. 



