The  Old  Mixon,  Stump,  Early,  and  Late  Crawford,  and  Smock's  Late
we  find  among  the  leading  varieties.*  Hales  is  almost  entirely  discarded,
but  fortunately  there  are  a  number  of  candidates  to  both  succeed  and  super-
sede it.  One  of  the  most  prolific  causes  of  the  early  decline  of  many
peach  trees  is  over-bearing.  Yellows  appear  to  spread  with  alarming
rapidity  in  sections  where  it  was  formerly  unknown,  and  nurserymen  can-
not be  too  careful  in  the  selection  of  seeds  and  buds,  from  which  to  prop-
agate. A  few  remedies  are  advocated,  but  probably  none  prove  really
effective.
Plums.
Plum  culture  appears  to  be  on  the  increase,  especially  in  some  sections,
but  the  general  drawback  is  the  old  enemy,  curculio.  One  of  my  corres-
pondents reports  that  the  "  Little  Turk  "  generally  leaves  his  trade-mark
on  nearly  every  specimen.  According  to  reports,  with  few  exceptions,  he
is  left  to  have  his  own  way,  so  that  the  prospect  of  soon  having  our  mar-
kets stocked  with  Plums,  as  with  other  fruits,  is  not  encouraging.
Grapes.
Considerable  rot  is  reported,  but  the  general  crop  has  been  nearly,  or
perhaps  a  full,  average.  Concord  is  still  the  leading  kind.  In  some  local-
ities it  has  rotted  badly,  which  indicates  that  it  may  lose  some  of  its  former
popularity.  Martha,  Telegraph,  Ives,  and  others  having  bL»en  growing
into  favor  in  some  sections,  while  a  host  of  newer  varieties  are  being
pushed  forward  as  fast  as  possible,  with  the  aim  of  having  each  one  placed
at  the  head  of  the  list.
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