PEACHES. 



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vellow, juicy, vinous, subacid, rich, and of very good quality, llip- 

 eiis the last of August. 



Wager. 



Originated with the hite Benjamin Wager, West Bloomfield, 

 N. Y., many years since, and is considered in that section valuable 

 as a market fruit, and for canning purposes. The tree is hardy, 

 healthy, very productive, and bears good crops in unfavorable sea- 

 sons when many other kinds fail; it is claimed that it. often repro- 

 duces itself from seed, or nearly so. 



Fruit medium, oblong oval, varying in form, one side often en- 

 hirged; suture medium, extending to the apex, which is a small poiiit, 

 or a little beyond; cavity medium, rather narrow; skin quite dowin-, 

 of a light golden yellow when fully mature; flesh bright yellow, 

 rather firm, moderately juicy, sweet, slightly vinous, not very melt- 

 ing or rich; separates freely from the stone. Season the first of Sep- 

 tember or a little later than Crawford's Early. 



Watekloo. 



A new early peach raised by Henry Lisk, Waterloo, N. Y., who 

 says that the tree is a healthy, vigorous grower, a prolific bearer, and 

 the fruit uniform in size; flowers large; g-lands reniform. 



Fruit medium, roundish; suture rather large, distinct, extending* 

 a little beyond the apex, which is a small point ; cavity of medium 

 depth; skin greenish white, dark purplish red in the sun, pale red in 

 the shade, where it is mottled with some short splashes of a darker 

 hue; flesh greenish-white, juicy, melting, sweet, slightly vinous; 

 quality very good; adheres partially to the pit, where the flesh is 

 white. Ripens the last week in July. 



Wheatlaxd. 



Tills fine new peach is a chance seedling on the grounds of Dan- 

 iel E. Rogers, Scottsville, X. 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 j^romising late vai'iety for 

 market, being quite firm, will endure distant shipment, and is valu- 

 able for all purposes in the family; the leaves have reniform glands; 

 flowers large. 



P^ruit large to very large, roundish; a distinct suture on one side, 

 but not large; jcavity medium; skin deep golden yellow, sliaded 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 easily. It ripens 

 between the Early and Late Crawford. 



Wirt. 



A chance seedling in the garden of William Wirt Smith, New- 

 l)urgh, N. Y. Tree thrifty, vigorous, an abundant bearer of fair 

 fruit, of fine quality. 



