336 State Horticultural Society. 



PEACHES, VARIETIES— YIELD, TIME OF RIPENING. 



(By Jacob Faith, Moiitevallo, Mo.) 



Peaches — The following varieties are figured at 100 per cent, 

 as representing the amount of marketable fruit the trees matured 

 the past season. The varieties are named in the order of ripen- 

 ing: 



Sneed — 45 per cent, crop; commences to ripen June 11th to 

 the 22nd ; beautiful, size medium. 



Alexander — 75 per cent, crop; ripens June 17th to 28th; well 

 known, good and early sort. 



Triumph — 80 per cent, crop; ripens June 22nd to July 4th; 

 large yellow, earliest yellow, free stone; some years subject to rot. 



Carmen — 90 per cent, crop; ripens June 28th to July 29th; 

 best in its season ; white flesh ; large, beautiful, mottled red cheek. 



The four above-named varieties I sold at $1.25 to $1.50 per 

 bushel in home market, Eldorado Springs, Mo. Visitors from other 

 states said they were the finest peaches they ever saw. 



Yellow St. John — 25 per cent, crop; ripens July 29th to Au- 

 gust 8th ; large free stone. 



Mountain Rose — 86 per cent, crop ; ripens August 1st to 16th ; 

 large, red cheek, white flesh, free stone. 



Champion — 85 per cent, crop; ripens August 5th to 20th; 

 large, skin cream white, red cheek, flavor rich and juicy, best of 

 its season, free stone. 



Family Favorite — 100 per cent, crop; ripens August 10th to 

 22nd; large, clear, waxen color; good shipper. 



Foster — 20 per cent, crop ; ripens August 10th to 19th ; yellow 

 white red cheek ; flavor one of the best. 



Elherta — 20 per cent, crop ; ripens August 10th to 29th ; very 

 large, well-colored; one of the finest yellow free stone. More are 

 planted than any other one variety, but with me too tender in bud ; 

 one of the worst to winter-kill out of 32 varieties. It ripened when 

 the most seedlings ripen, when the market is glutted with little 

 seedlings. I had to sell Elberta at 70 to 90 cents per bushel less 

 than any other budded sort, with the exception of Crosby. 



Stump the World — 20 per cent, crop; ripens August 26th to 

 September 6th; very large, skin white, red cheek, free stone. 



Capt. Ede — 65 per cent, crop; a splendid yellow free stone. 



Crosby — 95 per cent, crop; orange color, good flavor, rather 



