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and as possessing" a hardy constitution ; so that it has been 

 planted along the northern border of the apple belt. But the 

 variability in the form of the fruit, the rather inferior flavor, 

 and the corky flesh often found within the core line, render 

 it of doubtful usefulness to plant in this state. For a climate 

 farther north, where the Rhode Island Greening cannot prof- 

 itably be employed, this apple might fill some want, but it is 

 not to be recommended by your committee for Connecticut 

 planting. 



The Delicious and the King David apples are now sim- 

 ply in a trial stage in the east, both coming here from the 

 west. The former one is of unsurpassed flavor, and seems 

 to fully justify the unusual title that has been given to it; 

 and the few that have fruited it here look upon it as a prom- 

 ising new variety ; but your committee believe* that it should 

 be planted cautiously, until it is more certain that some serious 

 defect may not be found in it to preclude it from the list of 

 valuable market varieties for the east. The King David 

 seems much less promising here, judging from the few at- 

 tempts to fruit it, of which your committee has knowledge. 



In peaches, there was fruited this year, at Wallingford, 

 a variety known as the Slappcy. It is of southern origin, 

 and does not seem to have been received by southern fruit 

 growers with any great favor ; but, as it fruited here last sea- 

 son, it is worthy of notice and further testing. It is a yellow 

 peach, ripening with ^lountain Rose, or a little before, and at 

 a season when there ^\re no yellow peaches that are known 

 to be of value. It is a freestone, and shaped like Elberta, 

 though not quite as large. 



Governor Lanhani is a Texan variety, and is like a large, 

 highly-colored Elberta. In shape it is about the same as that 

 of the Elberta, and in quality it is as good as, or better than. 

 Late Crawford, with which it ripens, or about one week after 

 Elberta. It is a regular and abundant bearer ; but it has one 

 serious fault — it is a clingstone. 



