NEW FRUITS IN 1879. 



being injured by severe weather last winter, no fruit was obtained this sea- 

 son. Prof. Wm. Hudson of Tehuacana, Texas, who is experimenting with 

 the new peaches, had a young tree which bore a single specimen that 

 ripened five days before the Alexander. 



Harper's Early, originated in Wilson Co., Ks., is, according to reliable 

 authority resident in Kansas, not so large nor so early as Amsden. 



Kinnaman's Early Regarding this variety I have not been able to 

 learn anything new. 



Burns' Peach I have not received any new facts relative to this variety. 



The Sallie Worrell, raised in Wilson Co., N. C., is described as very 

 large, sometimes measuring 14 inches in circumference ; color creamy white 

 shaded with pale red ; flesh juicy, vinous and very good ; one of the finest 

 peaches ; ripens with Stump the World. 



Bustion's October, Harris' Winter and Albright's Peach are late vari- 

 eties of value at the South, but too late for cultivation at the North. 



Callie Seaff is said to be a seedling of the Early York, one-third larger 

 than Amsden, and adheres slightly to the stone, same as Hale's. In the 

 same orchard with Amsden and Alexander it ripened in 1878 eight to ten 

 days earlier. In '79 the fruit buds were injured by frost, hence no fruit. 



The Davidson Seedlings raised in Painsville, Ohio, were carefully com- 

 pared with other very early sorts by Mr. M. B. Bateham, the well-known 

 horticulturist ; and he has reported the following results : 



Seedling No. 1, ripened in 1879 two weeks later than it did in 1878. 

 Mr. Bateham, however, believes it to be a few days earlier than Alexander 

 or Amsden. 



Seedling No. 2, which last year ('78) ripened a week later than No. i, 

 was not more than three days later this year ('79). Both are of fair size, 

 brilliant color, and equal in quality to an/ of this class of peaches. No. 2 

 ripened with Amsden and Alexander. 



Mr. Bateham says that The Allen Peach, which ripened very early in 

 1878, matured ten days later this season('79), and the fruit was smaller than 

 usual. This variety was raised by A. T. Allen, of *Willoughby, Ohio, and 

 in 1 8 78 the first ripe peach was taken from the tree on the 6th of July. 



Honeywell, which was supposed to be considerably earlier than Alex- 

 ander or Amsden, ripened in 1879 at the same time as these varieties, but 

 was inferior to both in size and quality. 



Brigg's Early May, which was regarded as very early, ripens with Alex- 

 ander and Amsden, and is not so large nor of such good quality. 



Waterloo. In 1878 the Waterloo ripened a week before the Alexander 

 or Amsden. In '79 the difference in time of ripening was slight, owing in 

 a considerable measure to the overloaded condition of the tree and its un- 

 favorable location. By actual weight and measurement we found the 

 Waterloo to exceed in size all the very early peaches which we tested. 



Wheatland is a seedling raised by D. E. Rogers, of Wheatland, N. Y. 

 Fruit large, flesh yellow, juicy and of excellent flavor ; ripens between Early 

 and Late Crawford. Mr. Rogers, who is looked upon as one of our best 

 peach growers, esteems this variety highly. 



