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TEE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



[ September, 



Buc'cess of the oil wash. It is clear, however, 

 that others have now used linseed oil with 

 injurious results. Why it should be harmless 

 in some cases, and destructive in others, is past 

 our comprehension. It is a matter which de- 

 eerves further investigation. — Ed. G. M.] 



Thk rest Earia' Peaches. — W. P. R., Atlanta, 

 Ga., says:— " I should be much pleased if you 

 would revise your last year's list of early 

 Peaches, after this season's experience with 

 them. We, in Georgia, are much interested in 

 early Peaches, and want to know which of the 

 new ones are the best. Where can trees or buds 

 of the Musser Peach be had. I have not been 

 able to find the oricinator's address. Can you 

 tell me?" 



[The opportunities aftbrded by the Centennial 

 Exhibition were unusual — we do not expect the 

 eame cha.ice again. All the knowledge we can 

 gather, so far, we have given from time to time 

 in (.ur pages. We have not had the chance to 

 see all together from about the same places, as 

 we had last year. So far as we know, the 

 Musser is not offered for sale. We have no 

 doubt when it is, it will be found in our adver- 

 tising pages. So far as it has gone, it proves 

 itself to be a first-class variety. — Ed. G. M.| 



Early Peaches.— Mr. G. D. Ledway, writes 

 from Jackson, Miss., that the Alexander Peaches 

 were ripe there May 31st, whilst Beatrice had 

 not, at that date, commenced to ripen. He 

 thinks the Alexander the largest early Peach 

 they have there. 



Mr. D. S. Myer, of Bridgeville, Del., also sent 

 us samples of Amsden's June, Alexander, and 

 Beatrice. He says the Amsdens and Alexanders 

 were the last of the picking, the Beatrice the 

 first, and he considers the two former fully five 

 days earlier than the Beatrice. The Amsden 

 and Alexander were very much alike, in every 

 respect, but the Beatrice has a flattish appear- 

 ance. In regard to the quality, we thought the 

 Alexander best, Amsden next, then Beatrice. 



Early Peachks.— Mr. C. W. Westbrook, Wil- 

 son, N. C, under date of June 2r)th, sends us the 

 following: — "I mail you to-day some specimens 

 of Amsden's June and Beatrice Peaches picked 

 from healthy trees. Both picked on the green 

 order. I picked ripe Peaches of Amsdens the 

 12th inst., from healthy trees, and also imperfect 

 ones of Beatrice on the loth, from worm-eaten 

 trees. Beatrice are rotting a great deal. No 



sign of rot on the Amsden, although we have 

 had an extreme spell of wet weather. I had a 

 few Alexanders. They ripen with Amsden, and 

 are very fine." 



[The fruit arrived in good condition ; there 

 wore i\\'c of each kind. The largest Amsden 

 measured nine anJ a quarter inches in circum- 

 ference, the smallest, five and three-quarter 

 inches. The largest Beatrice wa.s five and a half, 

 and the smallest, four and a half inches. The 

 Amsden is a rounder fruit than the Beatrice. 

 In flavor, Amsden's June was far superior; this 

 may have been partly due to the Beatrice 

 having been gathered before being fully ripe, 

 which we thought its appearance seemed to 

 indicate, though, doubtless, Amsden is the better 

 kind.— Ed. G. M.] 



Early Peaches in Georgia. — P. J. Berckmans, 

 writing from Augusta, Ga., thus speaks of the 

 new Peaches: — On May 2oth I gathered our first 

 ripe Amsden and Alexander, which I sent to 

 friends in New York. Am much pleased with 

 these new varieties, of which I had quite a 

 quantity of fruit. Amsden, I think averages 

 better in size, and may be a shade better in 

 quality, than Alexander. Both are, however, so 

 much alike as to puzzle me to tell them apart.; 

 they are fully two weeks ahead of Beatrice, 

 and this year three weeks ahead of Hale's. 

 Brigg's May was ripe June 1st., a nice-flavored 

 Peach, quite similar to Amsden, but with serrate 

 leaves. 



Seedling Peach. — Mr. A. Pullen, Milford, Del., 

 July 19th, writes : — " By mail of to-day I send you 

 two Peaches as samples. Were grown in a garden 

 here from a natural tree four years from the 

 seed. The fruit ripened 10th of this month; 

 tree had on it about half a bushel. Those I 

 forward were remainder taken from the tree this 

 date. The flavor of the ripened fruit seems 

 excellent, but deficient in color. It does not 

 seem to resemble anything I am familiar with 

 of early Peaches. The owner of the tree (W. P. 

 Corsa, of this place), wished me to send it to you 

 and have your judgment upon it." 



[As Mr. Pullen remarks, it appears distinct 

 from any other early Peach. It is a half free- 

 stone, six inches round, of good flavor, but not 

 attractive in appearance. — Ed. G. M.] 



Fruit of Passiflora edulis. — Gceth & Wern- 

 hold, Los Angeles, Cal., with some excellent 

 fruit, writes : — " We take the great pleasure of 



