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Purple Gage, best; this also proves very fine 

 Smith's Orleans, very good; one of the most productive sorts. 

 Washington, very good; succeeds -well on a clay soil. 

 White Damson, good; always produces large crops. 



PEACHES. 



Crawford's Early, good; the most productive, and profitable early 

 sort. 



Crawford's Late, very good; very productive, and always fine. 



Early Tillotson, best; fruil fine, trees somewhat subject to mildew. 



Early York, (serrated leaf,) best; productive and succeeds very 

 well. 



Grosse Mignonne, best; fruit always very fair. 



George the Fourth, best; fine beautiful fruit, not very productive. 



Noblesse, best; may be classed among the best sorts. 



Red Cheek Melocoton, very good; very productive, sells well in 

 market. 



Royal George, very good; fruit generally fine, trees subject to 

 mildew. 



Red Rareripe, very good; fruit fine, some other sorts more pro- 

 ductive 



Snow Peach, good; productive, one of the best for preserving. 



Large Early York, best; one ol the most productive and best sorts. 



In the above report I have purposely omitted many of the newer 

 varieties of fruits. I have now in my grounds, and am annually 

 importing from Europe, and procuring from various sources in our 

 own country, the more choice and select sorts as they are brought 

 out. Many of these are from year to year coming into bearing, but 

 time is required to test them fully and judiciously. The world is 

 full of humbugs, and many of the high sounding names of so called 

 " choice fruits," are destined to perpetual banishment from the fruit 

 garden, when once fairly tested. 



All of which is very respectfully submitted. 



Yours very truly, 



B. HODGE. 



Buffalo Nubsery, Oct. 1, 1849. 



