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Report of H. Curtner, Harrisburg. 



The leading fruits grown here are: apricots, prunes, peaches, and 

 almonds. Our locality is unquestionably the home of the wine grape. 



Report of A. P. Crane, San Lorenzo. 



The leading fruits grown here are: cherries, plums, prunes, apricots, 

 pears, apples, and currants. The leading varieties are: 



Apple. — Red Astrachan, Alexander, Fall Pippin, Rhode Island Green- 

 ing, Newtown Pippin, Spitzenberg, Smith's Cider, Norton's Melon, White 

 Winter Pearmain, Yellow Newtown Pippin, Yellow Bellefleur, Swaar, Jona- 

 than, Gloria Mundi. 



Cherry. — Vanskyke, Rockport Bigarreau, Graffion, Burr's Seedling, Na- 

 poleon Bigarreau, Worder's Early Black, Black Tartarian, M. De Mazel, 

 Knight's Early Black, Black Eagle, Black Republican. 



Plum. — Early Golden Drop, Yellow Egg, Washington, Jefferson, Impe- 

 rial Gage, Coe's Golden Drop (Silver Prune), Columbia, Quackenboss, 

 Royal Hative, Japanese, Victoria, Prince of Wales, Huling's Superb, Pur- 

 ple Gage. 



Prune. — German, French, Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Silver, 

 Fellenberg. 



Peach. — Hale's Early, Alexander, Yellow Crawford, Salway, Red Cling, 

 Orange Cling, Morris White. 



Pear. — Dearborn Seedling, Bartlett, Onondaga, Beurre Hardy, Beurre 

 Clairgeau, Doyenne du Cornice, Duchesse, Beurre de Anjou, White Doyenne, 

 Beurre Diel, Vicar, Winter Nelis, Howell, Doyenne d'Alencon, P. Barry. 



Small Fruits. — Currants are largely grown, most of the product of the 

 State coming from this township. Blackberries and raspberries limited. 



Report of James Shinn, Niles. 



The leading fruits grown here are: apricots, prunes, cherries, pears, plums, 

 and peaches. The leading varieties are: 



Pear. — Bartlett, Winter Nelis, Beurre Clairgeau, Duchesse d'Angouleme, 

 White Doyenne. 



Peach. — Foster, Early Crawford, Mary's Choice, Susquehanna, Honest 

 Abe, Seller's Cling, Nichol's Cling, McKevitt Cling, Piquet's Late, Salway, 

 Muir. 



ChSrry. — Does well on all but very wet or heavy land. The leading 

 varieties are: Royal Ann, Black Tartarian, Governor W T ood, Elton, Burr's 

 Seedling, Rockport, Centennial. 



Prune. — French, German, Silver (Coe's Golden Drop). 



The fruits I would recommend for planting are: 



Cherry. — Rockport, Burr's Seedling, Royal Ann (if planted young). 



Apple. — Holland Pippin, King, Alexander, Yellow Bellflower, Yellow 

 Newtown Pippin. 



Peach. — Seller's Cling, Nichol's Cling, McKevitt Cling, Susquehanna, 

 Piquet's Late, Salway. 



Pear. — Bartlett, Duchesse, Beurre Clairgeau. 

 Plum. — Coe's Golden Drop, Early Cue, Ickworth. 

 Prune. — Coe's Golden Drop (or Silver), French. 

 Apricot. — Blenheim, Royal. 



