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with a rich flavor; a cling; ripens August 15th to 30th; tree bears 

 well. 



Sylphide Cling. — Fruit large, creamy white mottled with 

 red, very juicy and of high flavor; an excellent cling for canning 

 or table use fresh; ripens August 20th to 30th; tree vigorous and 

 a heavy bearer. 



Bonanza. — Fruit of medium size, creamy white tinged with 

 red, of excellent quality; a freestone; ripens October 10th to 25th; 

 tree a very heavy bearer. 



Topaz. — Fruit of medium size, greenish white, tinged with 

 red, not juicy but of good quality for so late a peach; a freestone; 

 ripens November 20th to December 10th; the latest peach in the 

 Station orchard; a good bearer. 



All of the above varieties have grown vigorously and stood 

 the heat of summer well, some other varieties not adapted to the 

 region, but popular elsewhere, succumbing to the influence of our 

 climatic conditions. In general, varieties originating in such 

 peach states as Georgia and California succeed better here than 

 many better known varieties that originated in the northern states. 

 For family use and home market a continuous supply of 

 peaches will be furnished if the above are supplemented with 

 Hale's Early and Early Crawford to fill in the space between the 

 ripening of Governor Garland and Wager, with Salway to fill in 

 between Sylphide Cling and Bonanza, and with Bilyean's Late to 

 fill in between Bonanza and Topaz. If the above are supple- 

 mented with Triumph, a yellow-fleshed early peach, Greensboro, 

 an early peach of good quality, and with Muir, a good drying 

 peach, the result would be an orchard furnishing the possessor an 

 excellent variety of fruit. 



The foregoing notes apply to well cultivated trees. The 

 cause of much failure in peach growing in this region is failure to 

 cultivate properly. The peach will do fairly well a few years, if 

 neglected, but will eventually succumb to the treatment. 



Irrigation without subsequent cultivation causes the soil to 

 become compact and kills the trees. In this regard, peach trees 

 will not endure what pear trees, for example, will. The peach 

 must have an open soil in order to thrive. If properly treated, 



