ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 107 



A Meimber : What varieties of peaches do you inckide in the 

 I>ate Crawford class? 



AIr. Barnes : We have three varieties. The Wheatland, 

 Chairs Choice — I spoke of that more particularly, and we have 

 the Crawford Late. So far we have picked very few Wheat- 

 lands. They are a beautiful peach when you get them, but we 

 get but a few of them so far. We have got quite a large block 

 of them. 



A Member: What about the Iron Mountain? 



Mr. Barnes : We have not had them in fruit. 



Mr. Cook : I have a peach called the Emperor which fruits 

 from the 5th to the 15th of October. It is a large, yellow, free- 

 stone peach. The only trouble that we have with it is that 

 it is quite liable to have the yellows. It is a fine peach and 

 it comes later than any other. I had a market in New Haven 

 for about two or three weeks and got as high as $2.00 a basket, 

 wholesale. Last fall they nearly all rotted, and a good many 

 have been killed out by the yellows. I bought two hundred new 

 trees, but I do not know what they will do. 



A Member: Mr. President — Can we take special question 

 number 5 ? 



President : Question number 5 is called for. Are the two 

 gentlemen who are to speak on this subject present, and ready 

 to report? If so, we will hear from Mr. Alolumphy first. Mr. 

 Molumphy is to speak on the question, ''Have the Returns from 

 Plum Culture been Sufficient to Warrant Further Planting; if 

 so, what kinds?" 



Mr. President and Fellozv Members: 



Several years ago, when plums were considered one of the 

 most difficult fruits to successfully grow in this state, a question 

 like this might have required very different treatment. At 

 present if the "results" meant simply plums, the first part of the 

 question could be quickly answered in the affirmative, for it 

 has been pretty thoroughly demonstrated during the past few 

 years that we can grow plums to perfection, and in wholesale 

 quantities, here in Connecticut ; they can be depended upon to 

 bear quite as regular crops as our other standard tree fruits — 

 apples, peaches, pears or cherries. 



