148 THE KANSAS PEACH. 



Troth's Early (Red). A New Jersey peach, valued as an early sort; 

 profitable for market; glands globose, flowers small; fruit medium, roundish; 

 skin whitish, bright red in the sun; flesh white, red at the stone, juicy, sweet; 

 freestone. Ripens early in August. (Downing.) 



Tillotsoii (Early). Size medium, round, slightly flattened; color light 

 cream, heavily splashed with red; flavor a little acid, but very good when fully 

 ripe ; semi-cling : ripe June 24:. Tree fairly vigorous, and quite productive : glands 

 few and round. A good, small, early peach. (Texas Agricultural Experiment 

 Station Peach Bulletin.) 



Variegated Free ( Walbert's Variegated Free ?). A white peach of the very 

 best quality. Large as Crawford's Late, and ripens with it [latter part of Sep- 

 tember], at a time when white peaches are scarce. The fruit is beautiful and of 

 excellent flavor. A fair bearer. No one should fail to plant it. (Fulton.) 



Wag'er. Originated with the late Benjamin Wager, West Bloomfield, N. Y., 

 many years since, and is considered in that section valuable as a market fruit 

 and for canning. The tree is hardy, healthy, very productive, and bears good 

 crops in unfavorable seasons when many other kinds fail. It is claimed that it 

 often reproduces itself from seed, or nearly so. Fruit medium, oblong oval, 

 varying in form, one side often enlarged; suture medium, extending to the apex, 

 which is a small point, or a little beyond; cavity medium, rather narrow; skin 

 quite downy, of a light golden yellow when fully matured: flesh bright yellow, 

 rather firm, moderately juicy, sweet, slightly vinous, not very melting or rich; 

 •separates readily from the stone. Season the first of September, or a little later 

 than Crawford's Early. 



AVarrt's Late. Large, not quite of the largest size, roundish; surface dull 

 yellowish white, with a red cheek, nearly the color of the Old Mixon Free, but 

 not so clear nor bright: flesh nearly white, of excellent flavor. One of the finest 

 late peaches of the Middle States. Flowers small. (Thomas.) 



Wlieatlaiifl. A chance seedling on the grounds of Daniel E. Rogers, Scotts- 

 "ville, N. Y. The tree is said to be remarkably vigorous, healthy, and somewhat 

 resembles Crawford's Late, but more sturdy and strong, more spreading in its 

 growth, and with larger foliage; it bears large crops of fruit of large size, showy, 

 and ripens nearly at the same time. It is a very promising late variety for mar- 

 ket, being quite firm, will endure distant shipment, and is valuable for all pur- 

 poses in the family. The leaves have reniform glands ; flowers large ; fruit large 

 to very large, roundish; a distinct suture on one side, but not large; cavity me- 

 ■dium: skin deep golden yellow, shaded with dark red or crimson on the sunny 

 side; flesh yellow, rather firm, juicy, sweet, and of fine quality; the flesh is light 

 red around the stone, which is small, and from which it separates freely. It 

 ripens between the Early and Late Crawford. (Downing.) 



AVilkiiis's Cling". This is identical with the Heath Cling in everything but 

 size and color, and all that can be said in praise of the latter can be said of the 

 Wilkins, and even emphasized a little. It is considerably larger than the Heath, 

 and the color is clearer and more creamy, giving the peach, when ripe, a more 

 waxy appearance. It is, no doubt, a seedling of the Heath, which it closely re- 

 sembles. Originated with Colonel Wilkins, of Maryland, whose name it bears. 

 (Fulton.) 



