NEW FRUITS IN 18T9. 



Nugent' S June Originated by E. J. Nugent, Ottawa, Kansas, very 

 promising. 



Towns' Early Originated by Mrs. Towns, of Garnett, Kansas, and 

 perhaps the largest of these very early peaches. 



Emporia Originated by Mrs. L. Burns, near Emporia; resembles the 

 other very early kinds. 



Rev. S. M. Irwin, of Geneva, Kansas, has twelve seedlings, all very early. 



Ashby's Early, which in my report was described as having originated 

 in Texas, was raised by G. W. Ashby, at Charrute, Kansas, and is said to 

 be ten days earlier than Amsden, and of better quality. 



Simon Bucher, of Emporia, Kansas, is reported to have twenty kinds 

 earlier than Amsden; and Mr. C. C. Kelsey, of Humboldt, Kansas, has 

 some five or six seedlings that ripened ten days in advance of Amsden. 



Of Hynes' Surprise, the Hon. E. F. Hynes writes me that the late cold 

 weather in spring injured the buds so much that there were but few peaches. 

 He describes his several seedlings as follows : 



Hynes' Surprise has fruited four years. In size it is medium to large, 

 very highly colored, flesh white and red, fine flavored, and a free stone when 

 fully ripe. It is an excellent keeper. 



Hyne's Nectar My latest new peach is a freestone, and delicious. In 

 1878 ripened five days in advance of Surprise. 



Early Lydia ripens with Hale's Early. Skin rose-colored, and a free 

 stone. None of these have shown any indications of rot, while the Hale's 

 Early and Early York on the same ground rot badly. 



Early Rose, a freestone ; Gov. Phelps, a large yellow clingstone ; How- 

 ard, Gen. Custer and La Belle are all seedlings raised by him. 



Hape's Early Raised in Atlanta, Ga., and of the same season as Alex- 

 ander and Amsden, is said by Mr. Berckmans to be superior to either 

 in quality, and preferable because it is more of a freestone. 



Baker's Early May Raised by G. W. Mosteller, Girard, Ks., did not 

 produce any fruit in 1879. 



Bowers' Early The original tree did not bear in 1879, but a few spe- 

 cimens were produced on young trees ; these ripened two to three days 

 earlier than Amsden and were larger than that variety, and of finer quality. 

 The disseminators, Messrs. Morris & Miller say that it is so much superior 

 to Amsden in flavor, that it would be valuable even if it did not prove any 

 earlier. 



The Rochester Seedlings may be regarded as still on trial, although one 

 of them ripens with Crawford's Late, and resembles it so closely as not to 

 be worthy of a distinct name. The other is quite promising. 



The Very Large Seedling Peach raised in New York City, ripens too 

 late to be of value at the North, but would undoubtedly prove desirable at 

 the South. 



Gov. Garland is described as a large clingstone peach, resembling Ams- 

 den in appearance, but larger, earlier and superior in flavor. The original 

 tree is growing six miles from Bentonville, Arkansas, but the fruit buds 



