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Report of George Wiley, Danville. 

 The leading varieties of fruits are about as follows: 



Apple. — Early Harvest, Early Strawberry, Gravenstein, Red Astrachan, 

 Fall Pippin, Jonathan, King of Tompkins County, Baldwin, Rhode Island 

 Greening, Esopus Spitzenberg, Yellow Newtown Pippin, Smith's Cider, 

 Nickajack, Vandevere (N. S.), White Winter Pearmain, Yellow Bellflower, 

 Hubbardston's Nonesuch, Northern Spy, Swaar, Lady's Sweeting, j Lady 

 Apple, Grimes' Golden Pippin. 



Peach. — Briggs' Red May, Alexander, Hale's Early, Strawberry, Craw- 

 ford's Early, Crawford's Late, Morris White, Royal George, Salway. 



Pear. — Bartlett, Bloodgood, Dearborn's Seedling, Doyenne d'Ete, Made- 

 line, Beurre Diel, Beurre Hardy, Beurre Clairgeau, Easter Beurre, Beurre 

 Brettoneau, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Seckel, Winter Seckel, P. Barry, 

 Forelle, Winter Nelis, Souvenir du Congress. 



Cherry. — Belle d'Orleans, Napoleon Bigarreau, Black Tartarian, Elton, 

 Gov. Wood, Knight's Early Black, Belle Magnifique, May Duke. 



Plum. — Coe's Golden Drop, Damson, Green Gage, Imperial Gage, Reine 

 Claude de Bavay, Royal Hative, Victoria, Washington, Yellow Egg, Kelsey. 



Prune. — Prune d'Agen, Fellenberg. 



Fig. — California Black, Black Ischia, Adriatic, Smyrna. 

 Nectarine. — Downton, Hardwicke, New White. 



Report of Dr. J. Strentzel, Martinez. 



Apple. — On northerly slopes bear fine fruit, not much infested with cod- 

 lin moth. 



Peach. — Obtain a large growth; superior fruit. 

 Pear. — Bartletts excel in size and drying qualities. 

 Cherry. — This fruit does well. 



Plums, prunes, almonds, and figs cannot be surpassed. Table grapes are 

 in demand. The slopes on highest hills produce the finest wine grapes, and 

 as soon as there is a remunerative demand assured, the purple grapes will 

 rapidly displace the other varieties. 



Report of General Theodore Wagner, Orinda Park. 



This place is in Upper San Pablo Valley, and in a direct line from Berke- 

 ley, in an easterly direction, only four and one half miles distant. There 

 is a wagon road from Berkeley to this place, by which the distance is eight 

 miles. The following are the leading varieties grown here: 



Pear. — Bartlett, Beurre Clairgeau, Winter Nelis, Duchesse, Fall Butter, 

 Vicar of Wakefield, Flemish Beauty. 



Apple. — Alexander, Red Astrachan, Swaar, Northern Spy, Yellow fBell- 

 flower, Spitzenberg, Seek No Further, Rhode Island Greening, Virginia 

 Greening, White Winter Pearmain, Yellow Newtown, Murkley Red. 



Peach. — Alexander, Early Crawford, Lemon Cling, Orange Cling, Snow- 

 flake, Durant, Smock's Late Free, Strawberry. 



Plum. — Yellow Egg, Washington, Coe's Golden Drop, Green Gage, Cherry. 



Prune. — French, German. 



Fig. — White Adriatic. 



Cherry. — Royal Ann, Black Tartarian, Governor Wood. 

 Apricot. — Royal, Blenheim. 



The fruits I would recommend for planting here are about as follows: 

 Only late varieties of apples and peaches; Bartlett, Clairgeau, and Winter 

 Nelis pears; Royal Ann, Black Tartarian, and Oxheart cherries; French 

 and German prunes, walnuts, pecans, olives, and almonds. 



