I>ec. 2, 190S.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 989 



" Hale's Early." — Wor-ked on peach stock, anfl 1 <1 years old. Fruit 

 medium sized, roundish, pale yellowish white, deep red in sun ; flesh "greenish 

 white, tender; freestone; suitable for dessert. IJloouied L'Tth August; 

 ripened 8th December. Crop poor. This is a goad early variety to grow 

 for market. Free from disease. ' 



" Carrington." — Worked on peach stock, and 1 7 years old. Fruit large, 

 whitish ; flesh firm, whitish ; clingstone ; suitable for dessert, shipping, and 

 canning. Blotxned 23rd August ; ripened 3rd February. Good crop, good 

 quality ; free from disease. 



" Parramatta. " — Worked on peach stock, and 17 years ohl ; clingstone, 

 suitable for dessert; good crop, medium quality. I^loomed 23rd August; 

 ripened 24th January. Free from disease. 



" Early Rivers." — Worked on peach stock, and 12 years old. Fruit medium 

 sized, waxen white, cleai" carmine cheek: flesh whitish, clingstone ; suitable 

 for dessert. Bloomed 26th August ; ripened 6th December. Good crop ; 

 good quality ; inclined to bruise very readily when packed for market. Free 

 fi'oni disease. 



"Triumph." — Worked on peach stock, and 7 years old. Fruit large, 

 yellow, nearly covei'ed with red and dark crimson on sunny side ; flesh yellow, 

 rich ; clingstone ; suitable for dessert ; earliest yellow-fleshed peach ; regular 

 cropper and prolific; a good variety to plant. Bloomed 26th August; 

 ripened 5th December. Free from disease. 



" Late Seedling."— Bloomed 26th August ; never matures properly, and is 

 generally attacked by fly. No good. 



"Globe." — Worked on peach stock, and 7 years old. Fruit very large, 

 quite round, bright golden colour, with deep crimson cheek in sun ; flesh tender, 

 melting, rich and spicy ; freestone ; suitable for dessert, caiuiing, and drying. 

 Bloomed 28th August ; ripened 1st February. Good crop; good quality; 

 a very good variety. Free from disease. 



" Elberta." — Worked on peach stock, and 7 years old. Fruit very large, 

 yellow, and red ; flesh yellow and richly flavoured ; freestone ; suitable for 

 dessert, shipping, drying, canning, and jam. Bloomed 25th August ; ripened 

 8th January. Good crop, best quality. This is undoubtedly the best peach 

 of its season, being useful for all purposes. A good variety for private 

 gardens. Free from disease. 



"Mountain Rose." — Worked on peach stock, and 12 years old. Fruit 

 large, whitish yellow, almost covered with clear bright red ; flesh whitish, 

 tender, Aery rich ; freestone; suitable for dessert. Bloomed 27th August; 

 ripened 2nd January. Good crop ; quality medium ; a good variety to 

 grow. Free from disease. 



Brandywine."— Worked on peach stock, and 7 years old. Fruit large ; 

 flesh yellow ; freestone ; suitable for dessert, shipping, and camiing. BU)onied 

 27th August; ripened 1st February. A very good peach to grow. Good 

 crop, good quality. Free from disease. 



" Lovell."— Worked on peach stock, and 12 years old. Fruit large, 

 round ; flesh yellow, rich ; freestone ; suitable for dessert, canning, and drying, 

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