Meena TALOG ORF NEW FRUITS 
short pubesence and is very attractive. The flesh is firm and the variety 
stands handling much better than Golden Jubilee in addition to having 
much better quality. The trees are productive and require thorough thinning. 
The three splendid varieties of peaches described below originated at the 
Horticultural Experiment Station, Vineland, Ontario, Canada. 
Valiant—a seedling of Elberta, is very promising. The fruit is large, round- 
ish oblate, yellow blushed with red, with firm juicy flesh of very good 
quality ; a freestone. The trees are productive. It is in season by the first 
of September or about two weeks ahead of Elberta. Noteworthy because 
of earliness and rich delectable flavor. 
Vedette—one of the first Canadian varieties introduced, ripens a few days 
before Valiant. Like Valiant it was obtained from an Elberta seed. The 
tree is productive and the fruit is large, roundish oval, yellow fleshed, and 
a freestone. It ripens 3 weeks before Elberta and is superior to its parent 
not only in quality but in color as well. 
Veteran—originated in 1919 as a cross between Vaughan and Early Elberta. 
The fruit is large, round, yellow fleshed, usually a freestone, and far supe- 
rior to Elberta in quality. Since it ripens a few days later than Valiant, it 
makes a desirable sort to follow that variety. Hardy in bud. 
APRICOTS 
Doty—Named for Mr. Doty of Oaks Corners, N. Y. who has original tree. 
Tree is very large, vigorous, hardy and productive. Fruit is medium in 
size, attractive, light golden yellow with few reddish markings, juicy, 
sweet, nearly free from fibre and very good in quality. Excellent for home 
and local markets. 
Geneva—Was grown from seed collected near Frascati, Italy. Sent out by 
U.S.D.A. as No. 34265. Fruit large, roundish, compressed, slightly pointed, 
yellow with a blush and dots; flesh yellow, fine-grained, firm, sweet, very 
good and free from the stone. 
Henderson—tree strong, vigorous grower and productive; fruit large, round- 
ish, yellow and blushed; flesh yellow, slightly fibrous, sweet, good in qual- 
ity, and free from stone. Owing to size and flavor, it is deemed worthy of 
trial. Originated with Geo. W. Henderson of Geneva, New York. 
PEARS 
The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station is trying to breed 
pears less susceptible to blight than sorts now grown. Seckel, being fairly 
free from blight and with splendid tree and fruit characters, and the Bartlett, 
the leading pear, have been used extensively as parents. 
Beurré Dumont—known for more than a century in Europe and England but 
like some other choicely good European fruits it seems never to have been 
disseminated in America. The fruit is medium in size, altho often as large 
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