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that there is nothing in common between the two. In color it would be 

 difficult to imagine a more beautiful fruit well ripened, being a golden 

 yellow slightly tinged with red, not glaring in appearance, but of that 

 peculiar blending of color that makes it especially attractive, but with its 

 unusual attractions in color and size the flesh is firmer than the Bartlett, 

 with a flavor, so far as my judgment goes, surpassing that of any other 

 variety. The growth of the tree is very similar to the Bartlett, in fact, 

 so much so, that I think it would be difficult to distinguish any difl:erence 

 between the two varieties. I noticed last spring that it was much later 

 in coming into leaf than any other pear I have, and I have reason to 

 believe from information obtained from other sources, that this is only 

 another peculiar thing in its favor, as in some places where all the fruit 

 buds have been killed on account of late frosts, the Idaho coming into 

 leaf so much later ha^ shown no sign of injury; in fact, Mr. Evans states 

 that while the Bartlett and otlier pears were nearlv all barren last year 

 owing to late frosts, the Idaho had nearly a full crop of fruit. 



PLUMS. 



Bradshaw, Greely, Green Gage, Jefferson, Kingston, Lombard,* 

 McLaughlin, Moore's Arctic, Niagara, Pond's Seedling, Prince's 

 Imperial Gage, Purple Gage, Rivers' Blue Prolific, Shropshire 

 Damson,* Washington, Yellow Egg. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETY. 



Orange — Large; skin bronze yellow, marked with roughish white 

 dots, and clouded with purplish red; flesh deep yellow and juicy. Tree 

 vigorous and productive. [Some of this variety has found its way into 

 Maine as the Green Gage. It is easily distinguished by being yellower 

 and later. It is by far the best plum for preserves and canning we have 

 yet tried. D. H, K.] 



CHERRIES. 



Black Heart, Black Tartarian, Common Native, Early Richmond, 

 Governo; Wood, Mayduke, Ox Heart, Rockport. 



THE SMALL FRUITS 



Strawberries — Crescent,* Downing, Kentucky, Manchester,* 

 Sharpless, Wilson. The following are recommended for trial, — 

 Bubach,* Pineapple, Ohio,* Belmont, Haverland,* Cloud.* 



Those in italics are early, and those marked with a (*) are 

 pistillate and require some of the perfect-flowered varieties set near 

 them to pollenize the flowers. 



