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is about through before that variety commences ; so there is nothing 

 in its way. 



GREENSBORO. 



The Greensboro ripened immediately following the Sneed, and with 

 the Alexander ; is larger than that variety, and far superior in every 

 way except color. However, its bright, delicate crimson next the sun 

 makes it show up beautifully on tree and in basket, and it .sold well 

 in New York markets this season. It is a semi-cling, and will part 

 from the .seed when overripe. On account of its large size and qual- 

 ity it has come to stay, and completely takes the place of the Alexan- 

 der. 



TRIUMPH. 



The Triumi3h commenced about a week later than the Greensboro, 

 coming on when that variety and the Alexander are two-thirds gone. 

 It is of good size, averaging considerably larger than the Alexander, 

 of high color and most excellent quality. It ripens well to the seed 

 and is a semi-cling. Fully ripe ones will part clean from the seed. It 

 being a yellow peach, ripening when it does, and extremely hardy in 

 every respect, makes it a most valuable market peach for distant mar- 

 kets, coming in at a season when we needed such a peach, and filling 

 up a little gap that is very important to commercial peach growers. 

 My test with the above varieties was with 2000 trees each, one and 

 two years old in orchard, or two and three years old from bud, which, 

 I think, is a fair test. All together, these three varieties, though com- 

 paratively new, give fruit of good qualities for nearly a month with 

 not a break, where heretofore we only had the Alexander and its class 

 of inferior quality for ten days. 



A GREAT SOUTHERN PEACH ORCHARD. 



From the Southern Florist and Gardener. 



One of the most extensive fruit j^lantations located in the South 

 is that at Southern Pines, N. C. The peach orchard, containing 

 over 500 acres, was established in 1891. Mr. J. Van Lindley, 

 president of the North Carolina Horticultural Society, was jjrime 

 mover in the enterprise. He first recognized the adaptability of this 

 great sand belt for the production of certain classes of fruits, and, 

 interesting a number of gentlemen in the possibilities of this section, 

 succeeded in organizing a stock company. 



The lands, which are located in Moore county, are composed of a 

 very high percentage of white sand, which afPords thorough aeration 

 in the soil. Of course, they are of low fertility, and annual applica- 

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