20 The Connecticut Pomological Society 



Mr. Hoyt : ''Early peaches, so far as my experience goes, 

 I do not think are profitable for commercial purposes. They 

 rot: most of the early varieties rot." 



Mr. Rogers: "I would like to ask if he knows anything 

 about the Emma or Elberta ?" 



Mr. Hoyt: "The Elberta I referred to as one of the 

 best. The other I have never heard of." 



A Member: 'T would like to ask Mr. Hoyt what he 

 thinks of the Early Rivers. We have found it to be a very 

 early white peach, and with us it has not rotted." 



Mr. Hoyt: ''The Early Rivers will be, I think, as good 

 as any we have. Of course, there is some distinction between 

 the various early varieties. Some do not appear to rot as badly 

 as others, but that is the great trouble with most of these early 

 varieties." 



Mr. Miller: "How about the Triumph?" 



Mr. Hoyt: "That is an early peach, but I think it is 

 like most of these early varieties; it has that objection." 



Mr. Miller: "Have you had any experience with the 

 Foster ?" 



Mr. Hoyt: "The Foster peach is a good peach. It comes 

 into condition about the right time, but there is no better than 

 the Crawford Early. The Crawford comes in at about the 

 same time. It is a little earlier if anything. The Foster is a 

 very yellow peach, and is very attractive in the basket." 



Mr. Rogers: "Don't you consider the Foster better than 

 the Crawford ?" 



Mr. Hoyt: "No, sir." 



Mr. Rogers: "Up in our section it is considered far 

 superior." 



The President: " Do you know anything about the 

 Connecticut ?" 



Mr. Hoyt: "Nothing about its quality of bearing to any 

 extent as yet. We have it growing. We have included the 

 Champion peach this year and are very much pleased with it. 

 It is a splendid large white peach with a little blush. It bears 

 well, and the peaches are of very large size, very attractive 

 and very salable. I do not know as we have the right kind> 

 but what we have got have done very fairly." 



