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Early Beatrice — Named for a member of the royal family of England, is the 

 first if not the only one of these peaches that has, so far, been extensively 

 fruited for market in this country. " S. G. Bilyeu of Halifiix county, N. C, 

 ■was the first to set large orchards of these peaches in the United States. He 

 saw them at Mr. Rivers' place in England, side by side with Hale's Early; 

 Beatrice was ripe eighteen days ahead. Mr. Bilyeu began to pick his Early 

 Beatrice June 10th, 1871. In 1873 he shipped 150 bushels to New York and 

 Philadelphia. In 1873 there was a heavy crop on some 500 trees. Hale's 

 Early, in the same orchard, was fourteen to eighteen days later. In wet 

 "weather Hale's rotted green, while Beatrice ripened up finely, and perfectly 

 free from rot." Colonel E. W. Wilkins of Maryland, one of the largest peach 

 growers in this country, after seeing the Beatrice orchard in North Carolina, 

 planted an orchard of 15,000 trees of Beatrice, when trees cost $50 per 100. 



This success has created for it such a reputation as a market fruit that it is 

 extensively sought after for that purpose. Foliage with reniform glands; 

 flowers large; fruit medium, with a marbled red cheek: flesh melting, very 

 ]uicy. A spurious variety, with globose glands, was, in 1873, somewhat dis- 

 seminated unaer this name in this State, but the error seems now to have been 

 corrected, the spurious trees proving to be Early Crawford. 



Early Louise — Also named for one of the English royal family, is of medium 

 size, bright red; flesh melting, juicy, excellent, parting freely from the stone. 

 Eipens a few days earlier than the Early Rivers, and nearly as early as the 

 Beatrice. Glands reniform ; flowers small. It is claimed to be larger than 

 Beatrice, and of higher quality, very little if any less valuable. 



Early Rivers is another of these peaches ; named for the originator. Glands 

 reniform; flowers large; fruit large, pale straw color, with a delicate pink 

 cheek; flesh melting, remarkably rich and racy. Season, soon after Early 

 Louise and considerably in advance of Hale's. Good judges, who have fruited 

 it in this country, consider it the best of all the very early varieties. Raised 

 from Early Silver, and the third generation from New White Nectarine. 



Early Leopold — Medium size ; pale yellow and red ; very rich and excellent ; 

 glands kidney-shaped ; flowers small ; succeeds Early Rivers. 



Dagmar — Large ; melting and rich ; skin very downy and of a deep crim- 

 son ; very handsome ; ripe early in August. 



Early Albert — Large; nearly oval; melting and excellent; succeeds the 

 Early York. 



Early Alfred — Above medium size; melting and peculiarly rich and agree- 

 able ; a most delicious freestone peach ; season early in August. 



Early Silver — Very large; melting and rich, with the vinous flavor of the 

 White Nectarine, its parent; season early in August. 



Rivers^ Eaily York — Medium size; skin marbled with red ; flesh so melting 

 and juicy as to dissolve in the mouth, leaving no fibre ; season early in August. 



Large Early Mignonne — Very large; pale straw color, with a rosy cheek; 

 melting and very rich ; ripens the first week in August. 



Dr. Hogg — Large; firm, yet melting; often stained with red under the skin ; 

 flavor rich and sugary ; a freestone ; hardy, vigorous and prolific ; seasoa mid- 

 dle of August. 



Crimson Galande — Medium size, often large ; deep crimson ; flesh tender, 

 melting, rich, and deliciously flavored; a freestone of the most hardy, prolific 

 and vigorous habit; season middle to end of August. 



Magdala— Size medium; shape inclined to oval; skin nearly smooth, like a 



