536 WISCONSIN FRUIT-GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
Talman Sweet. —Best winter sweet; some trees bear well 
others do not, no reason known. 
JEarly Harvest. —Tree hardy, not regular bearer, occasion-, 
ally bears very full; fruit fine. 
Sweet Bough. —Tree tender and not productive. 
Colvert. —Great bearer; fruit good for cooking. 
PEARS. 
Steven's Genesee. —One of the hardiest, productive; fruit 
large and fine. Grafted on pear stock four feet from surface; 
stock killed by winter while tops seemed unimpaired, and this 
was the case with all the pear trees which I lost. 
GRAPES. 
Clinton. —Hardy and productive, and very early, for which 
reason I esteem it the most valuable sort. 
CHERRIES. 
Black Tartarian.--! consider it very hardy and productivo, 
except after extremely cold winters, when blossom buds are 
injured. 
bellow Spanish. —Hardy; fruit buds liable to winter kill; 
fruit superior. 
PLUMS. 
Imperial Gage. —Hardy y productive; fruit fine. 
Washington. —Hardy except winter 1855 productive; fruit 
superior. 
Yellow JEgg.—Yery hardy, productive, one of the most prof¬ 
itable. 
