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Early Crawford is probably the next variety of merit to ripen. 

 It is a well-known yellow free-stone peach, and hardly need be 

 described more particularly. 



Elberta comes next in season of the leading varieties. It is 

 comparatively new to Massachusetts, and many persons like the 

 quality less than Early Crawford or Late Crawford. It is an 

 early and prolific bearer, and well worth planting ; yellow free- 

 stone. 



Late Crawford : This large, late, yellow free-stone variety is 

 also well known in Massachusetts, and is a great favorite. 



Crosby : This is a good yellow peach, of late season, commonly 

 grown in this State. 



Oldmixon is probably the standard white-fleshed peach in Massa- 

 chusetts, although inferior, in the judgment of the writer, to the 

 Belle of Georgia, which ripens at the same season. 



Among these standard varieties already noted there are many 

 promising and well-known sorts, many of which are worth while, 

 but none of which can be safely recommended to the entire State. 

 Among these varieties the writer is especially fond of the white- 

 fleshed varieties of the Chinese Cling-stone type. Hiley, Waddel 

 and Belle of Georgia are the best of these, and are all white-fleshed 

 free-stones of high quality. 



Plums. 



The introduction of the Japanese plums during the last few years 

 has revolutionized plum growing throughout the country. These 

 new Japanese varieties, along with a few hybrids, have nearly, 

 though not quite, supplanted the old-fashioned kinds. In the fol- . 

 lowing list the old-fashioned plums and the Japanese will be given 

 separately, the former first. 



Green Gage : Under this name plums of several different varie- 

 ties are grown. The two principally found are the true Green 

 Gage and Bavay's, the latter often called Bavay's Green Gage, 

 Reine Claude de Bavay, etc. The true Green Gage is smaller 

 and earlier, while Bavay is larger and later. Both are of remark- 

 ably fine quality, — in fact, unsurpassed. They are especially 

 good for canning. The skin and the flesh are green or greenish 

 yellow, very firm, and the flesh clings to the stone. 



McLaughlin is somewhat of the same character of Bavay, but 

 softer fleshed, and inclined to have a pink cheek. The quality is 

 very fine. The tree is not thrifty, and requires a good deal of 

 petting in order to keep it in condition. 



Bradshaw is a purple plum, large to medium^ sized, and good 

 quality. It is a very desirable canning plum. 



