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JAPAN PEARS FRUITING IN IOWA. 



Osceola. — A white seedling of Standard. Bunch large ; 

 berry large, tender, sweet, rich, sprightly; a strong hand- 

 some grower, hardy, healthy, productive; free from rot 

 and mildew. 

 Ripens a little 

 before C o n - 

 cord. A prom- 

 i s i n g new 

 grape. 



Eclipse.— 

 White. Bunch 

 large, shoul- 

 dered, not very 

 compact; berry 

 large, tender, 

 rich, sweet, 

 sprightly, vin- 

 ous. Strong 

 grower, hardy, 

 healthy, pro- 

 ductive. R i - 

 pens about 

 with Concord. 

 Our best large 

 white grape. 



Magnate. — A 

 white Con- 

 cord seedling. 

 Bunch large, 

 should ered, 



compact, handsome ; berry large, tender, sweet and 

 sprightly, better than Concord. Hardy, vigorous, pro- 

 ductive ; free from rot and mildew. Fruit will hang on 



ESE Bergamot Pear. 



the vines long after having ripened. One of our most 

 reliable and productive varieties. 



Farrcll. — White. A strong, healthy grower. 



Osee. — White ; riparia class. Bunch medium, short, 

 thick, compact ; largest of all in berry ; tender, juicy; 

 peculiar, not agreeable, flavor. Hardy, vigorous, pro- 

 ductive; nearly free from rot and mildew. Good for wine. 



Minnehaha. — White ; bunch very long, compact, shoul- 

 dered ; berry medium, sweet, vinous, of delicious quality. 

 Vigorous and productive. Requires winter protection. 



IVIiite Beauty. — Bunch large, long, shouldered, com- 

 pact ; berry fully medium, firm, tender, without pulp, 

 sweet, rich, sprightly, vinous. As pure and refined in 

 quality as a European grape ; hardy, healthy, vigorous, 

 productive. Free from rot and mildew. Ripens about 

 with Concord ; will hang on the vines until frost, and 

 handle and ship well, our most perfect and valuable 

 late white grape of high quality . * * >f * 



The following grapes we reject as unworthy of cultiva- 

 tion; (i) Amongblack sorts — Champion, Janesville, Hart- 

 ford, Mary Ann, Cottage, Telegraph, Black Taylor, 

 Rulander, Louisiana, Clinton, Herbemont and Norton. 



(2) Among red grapes — Perkins, Dracut Amber, Wyoming 

 Red, Vergennes, lona, Diana, Catawba, Salem, Venango, 



(3) Also the following white — Lady, Jessica, Ann Arbor, 

 Martha, Faith, Lady Washington, Duchess, Peter 

 Wylie, Green's Golden, Triumph, Noah, Prentiss, 

 Empire State, Mo. Resling, Pearl and White Herman. 



All these have some great defect or defects that can- 

 not be overcome without more labor than they are 

 worth. Why should we grow uncertain, fickle, and poor 

 grapes, when we have so many that are better ? 



Kansas. J. Stayman. 



JAPAN PEARS FRUITING IN IOWA 



at the agricultural college grounds. 



AMONG Japan pears recently introduced into 

 the Agricultural College grounds at Ames, 

 the following, worthy of special note, fruited 

 for the first time last season. 



Strong Japan (Japan Golden Russet). — The original 

 home of this variety is in northeastern China. The 

 minister to Japan sent a few small trees from Peking, 

 China, to a friend in Massachusetts, W. C. Strong, who 

 sent a part of the original shipment to Prof. J . L. Budd. 

 This is the reason why it was named Strong Japan. 

 The Japan Golden Russet of eastern nurserymen is 

 probably the same, coming from Mr. Strong. It has 

 fruited this year for the first time at the Iowa Agricul- 

 tural College. The cut on opposite page is exact size. 

 The fruit is handsome, flat, apple-shaped, golden russet 

 color, uniform, smooth, although it looks rough owing 

 to numerous small gray dots. It has a deep regular 

 basin, wide cavity ; ripens in October. Flesh firm and 

 juicy. The tree is hardy ; foliage thick and leathery, 

 enabling it to endure drouth. It is a heavy bearer. 



and the great handsome fruit hangs in attractive clusters 

 Snow Fear. — The native home of this pear is Mon- 

 golia. It was obtained at the same time as the above, 

 through the agency of the minister to Japan. It also 

 fruited this year for the frst time. The cut (page 85) 

 shows the pear in its exact size. The skin is thick, 

 smooth ; form uneven, yellow russet color, blushed on 

 sunny side. Flesh dull white, juicy, gritty near the 

 core, well flavored, mildly acid ; eight to ten light br^wn 

 seeds. The tree is hardy, but shows a little tendency to 

 blight ; healthy foliage, thick leaves ; bears well. 



Chinese Bergamot. — This is a bergamot pear brought 

 from China, and, like the two above, fruited this year 

 for the first time here. The cut on this page is exact 

 size. The tree is hardy, of rapid growth, and has the 

 characteristic thick leaves of Chinese pears. The skin 

 is thin, green in color with numerous dots. Flesh white, 

 juicy, highly flavored, fine-grained. Ripens about the 

 last of October. 



Iowa Agricultural College. Seward Morris. 



