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a dull vellow color, iDclined to a little bit of woolliness (it did not 

 need shearing, it probably had been clipped on the other side, to save 

 the duty on the wool, but there was a hint of woolliness there which 

 might have been caused by the conditions of the tree from which it 

 came). But the flavor was good, the size was large, the pit was small, 

 but it was lacking in color and style. I think it is a very good peach 

 indeed. 



The President: I consider it one of the finest. 



Professor Craig: I think, with Mr. Hale, it undoubtedly belongs to 

 the Barnard family. 



Mr. Hale: Something of that kind. 



Professor Craig: But it has not so much wool as possibly Mr. Hale 

 intimates. 



Mr. Hale: It gave me an idea that it was perhaps a first cousin to 

 Hill's Chili, or was of that type of peach which grows well and bears 

 well. We like good-lookers and good-sellers in the market. 



The President: I have picked nine or ten varieties, among them Fitz- 

 gerald, and it was certainly the most brilliant and cleanest thing I 

 had, unless, so far as the skin was concerned, Elberta might have been 

 the cleanest. What I mean is clean and handsome; there was none 

 of the woolliness. Now, it is possible a change in location might have 

 had that efl'ect. It was new to me, but there was no trace of that 

 woolliness. To me it had one of the finest blooms and was one of 

 the prettiest I ever saw. So far as I was concerned, it was the best 

 thing I ever had. 



A Member: T would like to inquire about Triumph and New Prolific. 



JVIr. Hale: Speaking of New Prolific, I do not know, but it comes 

 from Michigan; but why did you send it out with such an abominable 

 name? That is about enough to kill it on the start. 



Mr. Hale: I do not know who is responsible for it, but those things 

 are abominations and might as well be stopped in Michigan as any- 

 where else. * Triumph is a peach which I have seen in Georgia for 

 three or four years past, and in Connecticut for only one year. It is 

 a moderate-growing peach, not the most thrifty, exceedingly hardy in 

 bud; the fruit is of medium and large size, yellow flesh and skin, ripens 

 clear to the pit, and is a clingstone. It has been advertised as a free- 

 stone peach; it is not so by any means, but it does ripen clear to the 

 pit, not like the Alexander or that type of peach which ripen on the 

 outside and are green at the "pit. Triumph ripens thoroughly all the 

 way through, and can be eaten clear to the pit, and under certain con- 

 ditions separates fairly well; but it is a cling. It is of a deep reddish 

 yellow all over; that is, it is a deep yellow, and then splashed with red 

 which goes pretty well over it, somewhat of the Barnard style, if not 

 firmer, but without the woolliness. It is a good keeper and, best of 

 all, it is early; it is an early yellow peach. I am speaking now from 

 a commercial standpoint. It ripens with Alexander or a very few days 

 later, and has size, fairl}'^ good appearance, and excellent keeping quali- 

 ties to commend it. I have faith in it myself and have planted it liber- 

 ally in Georgia and shall plant it much more this winter, and am plant- 

 ing it in a new orchard in Connecticut. I have not planted any of 

 the early peaches in days gone by. I have not liked anything of the 



