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nual bearer. Four-year-old trees are said to have borne a crop of two 

 bushels to the tree. Fruit is yellow, overspread with a bright pink, 

 and prominent white dots ; flesh beautiful golden yellow, luscious, 

 good; ripens in July. The sting of the curculio does not seem to af- 

 fect the fruit, as every plum ripens evenly and perfectly. It is a good 

 early plum, and cannot be surpassed for canning. 



PEACHES. 



Alexander. — Of recent introduction; handsome; of delicious fla- 

 vor ; two to three weeks , earlier than Hale's Early. Twentieth of 

 June. 



Amsden. — New, very early — three weeks before the Hale's Early, 

 and a few days before the Early Beatrice. The tree is hardy, vigor- 

 ous, and very productive, and the fruit has remarkable keeping and 

 carrying qualities. Fruit rather larger than Hale's Early ; roundish, 

 a little flattened, with a slight suture; color red, beautifully shaded, 

 and mottled with a very dark red, nearly covering the greenish-white 

 ground; flesh white, with a delicious flavor. Twentieth of June. 



Crawford's Early Meloeoton, (Early Crawford.) — This very beauti- 

 ful yellow peach is highly esteemed for market purposes. Fruit very 

 large, oblong; skin yellow, with fine red cheek; flesh yellow, juicy, 

 sweet, and excellent ; tree very vigorous, tender in bloom here. Last 

 of July. 



Stump the World. — Very large, roundish ; skin white, with a bright 

 red cheek ; flesh white, juicy, and good. Last of September. 



Crawford's Late, (Meloeoton.) — In appearance resembles C. Early, 

 but larger, and even more beautiful, and ripens from two to three 

 weeks later ; one of the best and most profitable of peaches. 



EUSSIAN APRICOTS. 



Gibb. — Tree hardy and symmetrical ; a good bearer ; fruit medium 

 size; color yellow ; flavor sub-acid, rich, juicy; season, June 20th; 

 the best early variety, ripening with the strawberry. It cannot help 

 proving a great acquisition to the list of northern fruits. 



Alexander. — Tree hardy ; an immense bearer ; fruit large size ; color 

 yellow, flecked with red, both skin and flesh — a beauty ; flavor sweet, 

 delicious ; shape oblong ; season July 1st. One of the very best. 



Nicholas. — Tree hardy ; splendid bearer ; fruit medium to large ; 



