270 FLORIDA FRUITS PEACHES AND PLUMS. 



special localities, and this point, for Florida, has been 

 pretty well worked out in the last few years. 



Pre-eminent among those suited for the fruit growers of 

 Florida are the 



Pien-tau peach, or China flat peach. 



The Honey peach, maturing fruit early in May, some- 

 times even in April. 



Early Louise and China Cling are also early peaches, and 

 do well in Middle and South Florida, as also in North and 

 West Florida. 



These are all vigorous growers, prolific bearers, and their 

 fruit is of exquisite flavor and fragrance. 



Briggs' May and Wilder have succeeded excellently in 

 North and West Florida. 



These are all "foreign varieties," but there are a few 

 native peaches, obtained from pits planted from Florida- 

 grown fruit, that are worthy of our best attention and 

 care. Among these are 



Beach's Periodical, a strong, healthy growing tree, bear- 

 ing large, fine-flavored fruit from July to September the 

 very months when other fruits are scarce, and our parched 

 throats crave their refreshing juices. 



Goodbread peach, so named after its originator. It is me- 

 dium in size, and begins to ripen from May 15th to June 

 1st. A cling of the most exquisite flavor, bearing trans- 

 portation admirably, it is peculiarly suited to Florida fruit 

 growers. 



Another is the May peach, ripening the last of May or 

 first of June ; and yet another, called the November, fur- 

 nishes ripe fruit of best quality in October and November. 

 These kinds are offered by one of our well-known nursery- 

 men, and another introduces to our notice the following, all 

 natives of Florida or Southern Texas : 



Pennies' Free, a large, fine-flavored peach, ripening in 

 July. 



