116 REPORT ON THE No. 2* 



LEWIS. 



A tine market peach to succeed St. John and to precede Early Crawford. 

 Origin: Michigan. 



Tree; heaUhy, vigorous, very productive. 



Fruit; medium to large; form round; color yellowish white, largely overspread with 

 red; suture depressed. 



Elesh: yellowish white, red next the pit; texture tender, juicy; flavor very pleasant. 



QinLnY: dessert good; cooking good. 



V.\LUE : home market first class; distant market secon<l class. 



Season: mid Septembe-. 



McCONNELL 



A very attractive looking, late, white flesh peach. 



Origin : a seedling raised by Mr. McConnell, Essex County. 



Tree : a good thrifty grower ; productive. 



Fruit . above medium ; color white with beautiiul crimson blush ; form round. 



Flesh : cling ; color pure white ; texture firm, juicy ; flavor pleasant. 



Quality : dessert poor ; cooking poor ; good pickler. 



Value : not tested. 



Season : mid October. 



MATTHEW {.Matthen's Beauty.) 



A fine attractive appearing yellow peach, with beautiful cheek, resembling Elberta in 

 exterior, but nearly a week later, and of much better quality. From its appearance it might be 

 called " late Elberta." 



Fruit : form roundish ovate, slightly flattened ; size about 2j inches ; color yellow with 

 dark red cheek ; suture half round ; apex depressed ; cavity narrow, deep. 



Flesh : free; color yellow ; te.\.ture moderately firm ; flavor sweet, gond. 



Quality : dessert or cooking, very good. 



value : market first class. 



Sea.son : late September to early October. 



MOUNTAIN KOSK. 



Desirable in the home garden as a dessert peach. 



Origin : New Jersey. 



Tree : vigorous ; productive. 



Fruit; size medium to largei; form roundish; suture traceable; apex a point ; color of 

 skin white, with bright red cheek. 



Fle.sh ; creamy white, with red tint at the pit ; texture tender, nieltinw, verv juicy ■ 

 flavor sweet, delicious ; free. 



Quality : first class for dessert. 



Value : market second class. 



Season : early to mid September. 



