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account of their varying degrees of badness, sourness and 

 astringency, though some are passably good. 



Among these is Best-of-All, America, American Eagle, 

 Chalco, Cyclone, Eagle, Juicy, Mackland, Mrs. Cleveland, 

 Nelly Blanch, Nona, Pendant, Reel, Rolling Stone, Saphie, 

 Stella, and Weir Large Red ; to describe which in detail would 

 take too much time, but none of which compare with the 

 better European or Japanese varieties we already have ; beau- 

 tiful to look upon perhaps, and in some sections of the country 

 where better ones cannot be grown, possibly of some value, 

 but not in Connecticut. 



Gonzales, a hybrid of unknown origin, is more promising, 

 and has been previously reported on. Nearly round, of good 

 size, one to one and a half inches in diameter, yellow some- 

 what overspread with red, and of quite good quality. Not 

 yet extensively fruited, I think. 



BartJctt, one of I5urbank's hybrids, is small, has a slight 

 suggestion of Bartlett pear flavor, but of quite indifferent 

 quality. Tree nearly as upright as a Lombardy poplar, poor 

 grower and shy bearer. 



Sultan is one of the Satsuma type, and by some is thought 

 to be more promising, and may displace it. Red fleshed, and 

 one of the finest for eating out of hand as for canning ; as 

 reported by Bro. C. I. Allen. Tree similar in habit to Bur- 

 bank, fruit ripens about with that kind. 



Earliest has also fruited with Bro. x^llen^ and is a small 

 red plum of fair quality, ripening about two weeks ahead of 

 Abundance, prolific, but valuable simply because early. 



October Purple is not fulfilling the hopes entertained for 

 it with me. The tree is a poor grower, one-sided, and dies 

 out badly, and is a shy bearer, and fruit much subject to rot; 

 but of good size, appearance and quality, when it can be 

 secured at its best. 



Lutts and Maru (Japanese) are little known, but have 

 fruited abundantly with me for several years. The two are 

 quite similar in appearance and may be marketed together, 

 though Lutts is slightly larger and a trifle better. About 

 three-fourths inch in size, red with white bloom; trees healthy 



