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Siieed (Peeble's May Cliiif?). Medium, oval, yellow white, red blush; flesh 

 white, tender. Claimed to be very early. Seedling of Chinese Cling. (Thomas.) 



Snow, Large, globular; suture distinct only at apex: skin thin, wholly 

 white: flesh white to the stone, juicy, sweet, rich. First of autumn. Flowers 

 small. Very variable; sometimes worthless for the table. A beautiful peach for 

 preserving. ( Thomas. ) 



Steadly. Originated with John Steadly, Bluffton, Mo. Tree healthy, vig- 

 orous, and bears abundantly: it is a very promising late variety, of good size, 

 handsome, and of excellent quality; leaves with globose glands; flowers small: 

 fruit medium, roundish, inclining to oblong; suture rather shallow, extending 

 a little beyond the apex, which is a small swollen point: skin whitish or creamy 

 white, shaded and mottled with light and dark red where fully exposed to the 

 sun: cavity medium, rather narrow, deep: flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet, 

 slightly vinous, with a little of the Rareripe flavor: flesh white at the stone, from 

 which it separates freely. Season first half of October. (Downing.) 



Stepheii.s's IJ a re ripe. A vigorous grower, comes into bearing very young, 

 and yields immense crops. The fruit in appearance somewhat resembles an en- 

 larged, highly colored Old Mixon Free. It begins to ripen with the last of the 

 Late Crawfords, and continues about three weeks. Freestone; white fleshed, 

 juicy, and high flavored. 



St. fT<»lin. A yellow freestone, about the size of Early Crawford, and a week 

 or ten days earlier. A desirable peach for market. (Fulton.) 



Stiinii) the AVorhL Large, slightly oblong; red cheek: flesh white, with 

 an excellent flavor: free from the stone; flower .small. Ripens middle of Sep- 

 tember, just after Old Mixon Free, which it resembles in size, appearance, and 

 flavor. (Thomas.) 



Smuiiier Snow. Medium: white; flesh white to pit; sweet; cling. A 

 good preserving peach. (Thomas.) 



Siisqueliaiiiia. Very large; nearly round; skin rich yellow, with a red 

 cheek; flesh sweet, juicy, rich, vinous. First to middle of September. Penn- 

 sylvania. (Thomas.) 



Tliiirber. A new variety, raised from the seed of the Chinse Cling by Dr.. 

 L. E. Berckmans, Rome, Ga., and named after his friend Dr. Geo. Thurber. It 

 is a handsome and very promising variety, and, as it is said to carry well, and be- 

 ing of good size, it will be an acquisition for market and general u.se. Tree very 

 healthy, vigorous, and symmetrical in form; flowers small; fruit large, roundish,, 

 inclining to oblong : suture slight, extending to the apex, which is slightly sunken : 

 skin slightly downy, creamy white, shaded and mottled with pale red and car- 

 mine when fully exposed: flesh white, a little red at the stone, which is free; fine 

 grained, very juicy, melting, slightly vinous, rich, and delicious. Ripe from the 

 middle to end of July in Georgia. (Downing.) 



Triliniph. Medium to large; orange and red: flesh yellow; free. New.' 

 Early. Georgia. (Thomas.) 



