Winter Nelis, raised early in the present century by M. Jean 

 Nelis of Malines in Belgium. 



Duchesse D'Angouleme, raised early in the present century by 

 M. Aime-Pierre Andusson, of Angers, and named with per- 

 mission. 



Glout Morceau, raised very early in the present century by 

 Councillor Hardenpont at Mons. 



St. Germain, a very old French variety, originated end of 17th 

 century, near the place in France after which it takes its name. 



Louise Bon de Jersey, raised by M. Longueval at Avranches in 

 1788. 



Bergamotte Crassane, very old variety, raised in 1667 in 

 France, origin uncertain. 



Beurre Die! an old Belgian seedling discovered by Van Mons 

 in the beginning of the century near Brussels. 



Doyenne D^Ete origin obscure but well-known and popular at the- 

 beginning of the present century. 



In regard to Peaches and Apricots, we consider that the varie- 

 ties widely grown and popular throughout the country, to be of 

 equally early arrival in this colony: 



The Cape Freestone, so well known as the " Cape Peach," we 

 take to be a descendant of the Grosse Mignonne, a very old and 

 celebrated French variety, which has maintained its reputation 

 for close on 200 years. This variety practically comes true from seed,. 

 and we consider that its variableness is owing to its having been 

 propagated since its introduction both by seed and by grafting. 



The White Parie (clingstone) is also an old French last 

 century variety, and ib one of the Pavie (or clingstone) class of 

 Peaches. We think the identity of the " Cape Clingstone " to be 

 found in the well-known and celebrated old French Clingstone 

 Poire de Pompone, which we can only take has been propagated in 

 several places at different times from seed as well by grafting, as- 

 we have seen so many variations in size and quality, although 

 each shows a similiarity which tends to show they are nearly 

 akin. 



In Apricots we feel we are unable to determine anything in 

 regard to their origin and as to what varieties they spring from. 

 We gather that their identity has been lost owing to the haphazard 

 way in which they have been propagated since their introduction, 



In Plums it is interesting to remark that practically every 

 variety, and there must have been many varieties that were intro- 

 duced in the early days of settlement, have failed to give satisfac- 

 tion to the planter, the result being that at the date of which we 

 write, if one examines the old plum trees scattered about the 

 country, one must come to the conclusion that the growing of the 

 better varieties had been long abandoned by the farmers, and that 

 the few that were standing and bearing fruit were of the varieties- 

 which were the stock carriers for the earliest importations, to wit, 

 the Xmas plum, a small round red one, which is nearly akin to 

 the myrobolan, and which we think to be identical with the- 



