ORCHARD NOTES. 65 



Cheney, 79 and 80 — 79, young tree set in 1895. Vigorous. 

 Wood not quite mature. 80, set in 1892. Very vigorous, up- 

 right. Wood not fully matured. Top broken off below the 

 branches in the fall of 1893. Now making a good growth. 



Coe's Golden, 8, 9 and 10 — Moderately vigorous. Fruit spurs 

 well developed. Small amount of fruit on No. 9 in 1893. 



Czar, 50 — Set in 1895. Has made very slow growth. 



Damson, 20 — Moderately vigorous, upright. Full crop of 

 fruit in 1896. 



DeCaraduc, 69 — Set in 1892. The original tree was killed to 

 the ground. Present top is a sprout from the base. The 

 variety is not hardy. 



Deep Creek, 45 — Set in 1893. Small tree making a weak 

 growth. 



De Soto, 55 — Set in 1893. Very vigorous, hardy. Wood 

 well matured. 



Duane Purple, 17 and 18 — 17, very vigorous, upright, strong, 

 hardy, healthy. 18, same remarks apply as to 17. Centre of 

 the tree was removed in 1895, but wound is healing well. 



Early Red, 95 and 96 — A Russian variety. Both are vigor- 

 ous, upright, hardy. 96, bore a full crop of fruit in 1896. 

 Growth checked. 



Field, 35 — Moderately vigorous. In good condition. Wood 

 not quite matured. Blossomed, but bore no fruit, in 1896. 



French Damson, 33 — Set in 1893. Moderately vigorous. 

 Young wood not fully matured. 



Forest Garden, 41 and 42 — 41 set in 1895, replacing the 

 original one of the same variety. Vigorous, hardy, healthy. 

 42, set in 1893. Very vigorous, hardy. Bore a few fruits in 

 1896. 



German Prune, 2 — Hardy, vigorous. In good condition. 



Gueii, 23 — Young tree set in 1894. Very vigorous. In good 

 condition. 



Hazvkeye, 59 — Set in 1893. Hardy, vigorous, strong. Wood 

 well matured. Very few fruits in 1896. 



Hudson River Purple Egg, 31 — Very vigorous, upright, hardy. 

 In good condition. 



Hungarian Prune, 72 — Set in 1892. Moderately vigorous, 

 upright, hardy. 



