The Canadian Horticulturist. h 



PEACHES-BEST VARIETIES. 



X Cornell University Bulletin No. 74, seventeen leading peach growers 

 of Western New York, give lists of peaches for market. These lists 

 vary from two varieties to fourteen varieties. Forty-three varieties in 

 all are recommended, and the effect is rather confusing. To rectify 

 this difficulty as far as is possible I have summarized the lists with 

 the following results : 



TIMES. 



Early Crawford is mentioned 14 



Late Crawf ^rd 13 



Salway ~ 



Mountain Rose 6 



U'oster 6 



Srigdon or Garfield 6 



Elberta 6 



Old Mixon Free 5 



Wheatland 5 



Steven's Rareripe 5 



Earl}' Rivers 5 



Wager 4 



Yellow .St. John' 4^ 



Hill's 4 



Smock -i 



Alexander 3 



Hynes' Surprise 3 



Red Cheek Meloooton .... 2 



Early Rivers 2 



Stump 2 



Reeve's Favorite 2 



Globe 2 



Horton's Rivers, Millet, Atlanta, Peter Lamont, Crosby, Longhurst, Early 

 York, Early Michigan, Hale's Early, Michigan Chili, Barnard, Yellow Alberge, 

 Honest John, Morris' White, Ward's Late White, Chair's Choice, Beer's 

 Smock, Gary's Holden and Billyer's Late, receive honorable mention only once. 

 The ascendency of the Crawfords is significant, although they lack productive- 

 ness. Many good and productive peaches are not much grown because 

 buyers demand yellow fleshed varieties. 



Consumers in some places are learning that cheese is no better when 

 colored yellow by annata. Those who grow peaches for home use can avail 

 themselves of the productive and delicious white varieties. It will be seen that 

 very early clingstone varieties, like Alexander, are rapidly sinking in public 

 estimation. 



Elberta is mentioned six times, largely because of faith in its merits as 

 advertised. Globe is mentioned once, which is often enough. It is a very 

 large late yellow, unproductive peach, that rots almost as fast as it ripens. 



Niagara Falls South. E. Morden. 



