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The Elberta^ from the South, is very hardy, more so than Stump-t he- World, 

 Old Mixon, or Mountain Rose, and these are hardier than Crawford ; indeed 

 it will rank with Hill's Chili and Alexander. The Crosby is also equally 

 hardy with these ; but it has the fault of overbearing, and then the fruit is too 

 small. Beer's Smock is hardy and productive ; Stevens Rareripe is hardy, but 

 inferior in appearance and a poor cropper, and sometimes mildews and blotches. 



Fig. 640.— Mr. S. D. Willard. 



Mr. Smith, of Seneca Lake, said thai in his district Steven's Rareripe was one ot 

 the hardiest and best of the white-fleshed peaches ; and Elberta was one of the 

 very finest of peaches for cultivation in Western New York. Mr. Willard said 

 Hill's Chili was not very attractive in appearance, but it was the best canning 

 peach that grows in New York State. At Ceneva the canning factory has of 



