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first lime. It seems to l)e of the Antwerp class, somewhat 

 larger than the Cuthhert and very mnch higher in color. It 

 has onl}' wintered here one season, bnt as it has stood the 

 winters and frnited well in Canada it should do tlie same here. 



Mr. Hale reports fruiting the Hilcy peach in Connecticut 

 the past season and linds them larger in size and much higher 

 color than in the South, being more rosy red than the Mountain 

 Rose, a third larger and ripening more than a week earlier. 



The Bloz^'crs blackberry was also fruited by Mr. Hale for 

 the first time. It is extremel}' hard}-, fruit almost as large as 

 the Erie and a dozen times sweeter. The JVard blackberry is 

 also mentioned as a \ery large berry of highest quality. 



Of the newer strawberries fruited by Mr. Hale he reports 

 the Ryckiiimi, Ab'uigton and Comnwnzvcalth as the most valu- 

 able, while of those fruited for several years Climax, Fairfield 

 and Mead were best. 



This brief report covers about all your committee have 

 been able to learn about the behaxior of new varieties in our 

 state during the past season, but we doubt not there are many 

 here who ha\e had experience with new varieties which ha\e 

 not come to our notice and we trust these experiences will be 

 brought out at some time during these meetings. 



Although it would not be wise for anyone to plant exten- 

 sively of anv new fruit just because they are pictured in 

 glowing colors and the price of the plants would lead one to 

 suppose they were worth several hundred times as much as 

 the old varieties, yet it is necessary and well for the progressive 

 fruit grower to test in a small way the more promising \arieties 

 as they come out and tims be a1)le to learn just wliat \arieties 

 are best suited to his soil and market conditions. 



The words f)f scripture seem especiall}- applical)le here, — 

 "Pn)\-c all things. Iiold fast tliat whicli is gO(_)d."' 



Report on Ftingous Diseases for 1906. 



r>v Dr. Ci. p. Ci.ixto.n', Xew Haxcn. 



1die vear 1906, like the previous year, was one that brought 

 no very great number of .serious fungous troubles to the fruits 

 grown in Connecticut. Tlic weather is sucli an important 



