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which indicates that this disease need not be a serious draw-back to the 

 peach industry if proper attention is given to trees when they are at- 

 tacked by it. During the last two or three years most of the older trees 

 have been removed and the orchards now consist largely of trees from one 

 to four years of age. 



The following are the only ones that fruited last season: 



Admiral Dewey : — A large, very juicy peach ripening about the middle 

 of August. It is a free-stone of fairly good quality. The color is yellow 

 overlaid with two shades of red. The flesh is rather coarse. Tree is 

 fairly vigorous and bears young. Not very productive this year. 



Advance : — Kipens with Dewey. The fruit is large, firm and semi-cling. 

 The color is white, overlaid with light red. Tree moderately vigorous 

 but not sufficiently productive to be recommended. Quality good. 



Banner: — Ripens with Smock. Yellow, free-stone and of good size 

 although not quite as large as Smock. Of better quality and appearance. 

 Tree thrifty and hardy. Productive. 



Capital : — Ripens late. Color yellow with a deep purplish red cheek. 

 Quality fair, rather dry. Free-stone with flesh reddish-yellow at pit. 

 Tree thrifty and hardy. Not productive nor promising. 



Carman : — A large, white peach ripening about the first of September. 

 Texture tender and flavor insipid. Semi-cling. Tree a vigorous grower 

 and only moderately productive. 



Early Tallman : — A small, white-fleshed peach ripening with Triumph. 

 Tender and of fair quality. Semi-cling. Tree a thrifty grower but un- 

 productive. Not valuable. 



Hieley: — A large, oblong, irregular, white peach, ripening about the 

 fifteenth of August. Flavor is mild and pleasant and the texture firm. 

 Free-stone. The tree is fairly vigorous, a young bearer and fairly pro- 

 ductive. 



Triumph: — Early, yellow, medium large and semi-cling. Quality good, 

 texture firm. The tree is thrifty and a good bearer. Would be a good, 

 ■early yellow peach if it did not incline to rot. 



Waddell : — A large, white peach of very good quality. Texture is a 

 little tender. Ripens during the latter part of August. Semi-cling. The 

 tree is a thrifty, stocky grower, a young bearer and prolific. Promising, 

 but a white peach has no place in northern markets. 



Wark:— Medium large, yellow, semi-cling and ripens during the third 

 week in August. Quality is very good and the texture firm. The tree 

 is a moderate bearer. 



Victoria : — Medium large, white, clingstone, ripening during the last 

 week in July. Very tender and juicy. Needs careful handling. Not 

 valuable except for early market. 



For market purposes it will be desirable to rely almost entirely upon 

 yellow varieties, selecting only a few of the earlier kinds and' relying 

 mostly upon those that ripen after August 25th. 



The following will give good satisfaction in the "Peach Belt" and in 

 sections of the state favorable to the growth of this fruit: Triumph, 

 Admiral Dewey, St. John, Conklin,* Engle, Hills Chili, Elberta, Kala- 

 mazoo (or New Prolific), Smock, Banner and Salway. Lewis, Early 

 Michigan, Hale, Champion, Rivers and Lemon Free are excellent white- 

 flesh varieties. Golden Drop and Hills Chili are the hardiest of the 

 yellow kinds but require good soil, thorough pruning and thinning in 

 order to have them of a desirable size for market. 



