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White Imperial. The White Imperial is a fruit of most estimaVjle quality. 

 This fine peach originated in the garden of David Thomas, of Cayuga county. 

 New York, long known for his skill and science as an amateur horticulturist. 

 Leaves with globose glands; flowers small; fruit rather large, Vjroad, depressed^ 

 hollowed at the summit, with a wide, deep cavity at the stem; the suture- 

 moderately deep, and the fruit enlarged on one of its sides; skin yellowish white, 

 with only a slight tinge of red next the sun: flesh nearly white, very melting- 

 and juicy, of a very delicate texture, and the flavor sweet and delicious. Rijjens. 

 the last of August. Freestone. (Downing.) 



Wonderful. Large, globular; yellow covered with carmine: flesh yellow, 

 red at pit, rich: freestone. Tree vigorous and productive. Late. (Thomas.) 



Wyandotte Chief. A fine early peach; ripens with Alexander [last of 

 July], and of extra good size and finest quality. (Sedgwick Nursery Company 

 Descriptive Catalogue.) 



Yellow St. fJohii. Where it succeeds well it is exceedingly prolific. Does 

 well in California and eastern and western Texas. Tender in bud here, like 

 Crawford. (Munson & Son's Descriptive Catalogue.) 



Favorite Varieties. 



Among the Kansas correspondents of this work, the following twenty are the 

 leading varieties : Elberta, 59 ; Crawford's Early, 51 : Crawford's Late, 41 ; 

 Crosby, 40; Alexander, .38 ; Stump the World, 35 ; Old Mixon Free, 26 : Heath 

 CHng, 26; Amsden,23; Champion, 22; Foster, 18; Smock, 16: Heath's Early, 

 15; Salway, 15; Early Rivers, 12; Mountain Rose, 12: Old Mixon Cling, 9; 

 Early York, 9 ; Wager and Heath Free, 8. 



