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Pit clings. Large, firm, handsome, free from rot. Tree a slow 

 grower. Should be top-worked upon some vigorous growing sort. 

 The Damson Class Shropshire, French and Farleigh are the popu- 

 lar varieties of the Damsons, and should be more largely planted. 

 Subject to black knot but quite free from rot. 



PEACHES. 



Greensboro The first reliable variety to ripen. White flesh, 

 freestone. Mountain Rose. A reliable second early variety; suit- 

 able for home use or market ; comparatively hardy ; inclined to over- 

 bear. Carman Large, white with blush. Vigorous grower; com- 

 paratively hardy in tree and buds. Cling. Belle of Georgia Large, 

 white, red cheek ; flesh white, juicy, excellent ; pit free. Champion- 

 Flesh white, quality excellent, hardy in bud. One of the best for 

 home use. Old Mixon Free Recognized as a standard variety in all 

 parts of the state. Flesh white and of good quality. Crosby A re- 

 liable variety for home use, but too small for market, unless severely 

 thinned. Yellow and of good quality. Fitzgerald Is a fine, hardy, 

 yellow variety. Elberta Comparatively new, but quite generally 

 found to be reliable, wherever tested; one of the best for shipping. 

 Probably the most popular peach in all sections, at the present time. 

 Smock A very popular variety in all parts of the state. Salway A 

 profitable late sort along the lake, and in southern Ohio, but does 

 not always ripen in other parts of the state. 



CHERRIES SOUR. 



Early Richmond Medium size, light red in color, quality good. 

 A hardy, prolific, dependable, early variety; widely known and de- 

 servedly popular. Louis Philippe Above medium size, dark red 

 or nearly black when mature. Flesh red, tender, sprightly, subacid, 

 good. Slow in coming into bearing. Reine Hortense One of the 

 duke class. Very large, roundish, slightly elongated; color bright 

 red with mottlings of darker shades. Flesh tender, juicy, nearly 

 sweet, of highest quality.- Large Montmorency One of the best of 

 its class for home use and market. Large, red. Flesh tender, mild 

 and of good quality. English Morello Nearly black when ripe. 

 Flesh red, acid but good. A standard and excellent late variety. 



CHERRIES SWEET. 



Cherries of this class are not generally successfully grown in 

 Ohio, and planting on a commercial scale can hardly be recom- 

 mended. However, it is always desirable to include a few trees of 

 the most dependable varieties in home collections. The following 

 sorts are good : Ida Very large, pale yellow with red blush. Flesh 

 firm, sweet, tender; quality good. Remarkably free from rot. Gov. 

 Wood Similar in fruit to above, though smaller and more inclined 

 to rot. Black Tartarian Very large, of good quality. Popular as 

 a home fruit wherever it can be grown. Windsor One of the most 

 reliable of the sweet sorts. Hardy and not inclined to rot. 



GRAPES. 



Moore's Early The earliest good black grape. Good for home 

 use and nearby market. Skin is tender and cracks badly when over- 

 ripe, rendering it unfit for distant shipment. Green Mountain One 



