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prominent, slightly sunken; skin yellow, thick, tough; flesh rich yellow, tender, 

 juicy, with mild, indistinct flavor; quality only fair. Ripe September 2Cth. 



Mcintosh: — Tree a strong grower, hardy in wood and bud. Fruit medium 

 to large; form oval, compressed; skin, white with slight red blush; flesh white, 

 tender, juicy, with a mild, pleasant flavor; quality good. Clingstone. Ripe 

 September 17th. Of doubtful value for this section, being a white-fleshed cling- 

 stone. 



Sea Eagle: — A late-ripening, white-fleshed peach, semi-cling, of very good 

 quality; form roundish, slightly compressed; size medium to large; color white 

 with a light red cheek, tender, and juicy. Not promising as it comes in the 

 season of Salway, the best late-ripening, yellow peach in this section. 



Victor: — Ripened on July 2.5th; said to be ten day^ earlier than Sneed, which 

 is doubtful, as the average date of ripening for that variety has been July 19th. 

 Fruit medium to large, and apparently hardy in bud, distinctly Elberta in form 

 and color; creamy-white, striped and splashed with bright red; flesh white, 

 very tender and juicy, with a vinous flavor. Quality fair. Cling-stone. 



Wark: — Ripens with and is practically identical with Triumph. It is, how- 

 ever, a distinct variety as the glands on the leaves of Wark are reniform, while 

 those of Triumph are globose. Tree, very hardy in wood and bud, and very 

 productive. Fruit medium to large, round; color yellow, completely overlaid 

 with dark, dull red; flesh pale yellow, medium firm, stringy. Quality fair. 

 Ripe August 18th. Semi-cling. Subject to rot. Not as desirable as Admiral 

 Dewey, with which it ripens and which is a freestone. 



Welch: — From the originator, C. B. Welch, Douglas,' Mich. Tree, a strong 

 grower and hardy in wood. Fruit medium to large, roundish-oval. Skin yellow 

 with red cheek; flesh rich yellow, tender and juicy. Quality very good. Free- 

 stone. Ripe October 4th. Should this variety prove productive, it will be a 

 valuable addition, for its season. 



Worth: — Fruit medium to lai'ge. roundish oval; color, yellow with a hand- 

 some red blush; flesh rich yellow, medium firm and juicy. Freestone. Ripe 

 September 28th. Gave the largest yield of any of the yellow freestones in the 

 four-year-old block. 



Older Commercial Varieties. 



Of those that have been tested in the past, there were many that showed 

 points of merit, but, coming in the same season with standard varieties and 

 being no better, they cannot be recommended. The following kinds will give 

 the best results. 



Triumph: — Very hardy in bud; should be heavily pruned and thinned to get 

 large fruit. Yellow-fleshed, semi-cling. Should be planted in a small way only, 

 and. is best for local markets. Subject to rot. 



Lewis, Brown, Michigan, Bishop, Connett, and Waddell are all white-fleshed 

 freestones following Triumph and ripening together. Lewis and Brown are 

 practically identical. Lewis is the older variety and is very hardy in bud; when 

 properly pruned and thinned, has given good results. Rots badly in some sea- 

 sons. Bishop is not quite so hardy in bud, but is larger, smoother and more 

 attractive and seldom shows rot. Connett and Waddell are both of the North 

 China type, very hardy in bud, free from rot, but rather tender in texture for 

 long shipping. Waddell is the better of the two, being very productive, high 

 colored and fine in quality. 



St. John: — A peach of very superior quality and appearance but rather tender 

 in bud and does well only on the better locations. Only a fair shipper. 



Champion: — A valuable large, handsomely colored, white-fleshed peach of fine 

 quality; has given good results here, and is well spoken of by most growers who 

 have tried it. 



Barnard, Engle, Ford New and Oceana ripen at the same time. Engle and 

 Ford New are the best of these varieties. Barnard is a little hardier in bud 

 than the other varieties but lacks the size and fine appearance of the other 

 kinds. Engle can especially be recommended for occupying a large space in the 

 commercial orchard and Ford New is a variety that should not be lost sight of. 



Elberta, Kalamazoo, New Prolific, Brunson, Longhurst, Gold Drop. McCol- 

 lister. Lemon Free, Smock and Salway follow in close succession. Elberta is 

 not as hardy in bud, nor as regular a bearer as some of the other kinds, but its 

 large size, handsome appearance and good shipping qualities make it popular. 



