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from one -half to two -thirds each year, and many of the 

 weaker ones removed. At the North it is best to grow 

 them in an open, vase -shaped form, that the sun may 

 enter and ripen the fruit, while at the South the pyra- 

 midal form should be chosen. After the trees come into 

 bearing they will need less pruning, but a little heading - 

 back and thinning out will be desirable each year. In 

 case the crop is lost, it will be well to occasionally cut 

 back branches to the main arms, and thus form a new head. 



VARIETIES OF THE PEACH. For home 

 use it is advisable to provide varieties 

 that will ripen in succession, but for 

 market purposes, in most sections, 

 the medium and late kinds should 

 be most extensively planted. Al- 

 though there are many varieties that 

 have a local reputation, but are not 

 commonly found in the nurseries, 

 the following kinds are well known, 

 and can be generally grown with 

 success: Alexander, Hale's Early, 

 Early Rivers, St. John, Crawford 

 Early and Late, Oldmixon, Stump 

 the World, Elberta, Crosby, Gold 

 Drop, Smock, and Sal way. Among 

 the new kinds less commonly known 

 are: Triumph, Lewis, Champion, 

 Sneed, Greensboro, and Kalamazoo. 



INSECTS AND DISEASES OF THE 

 PEACH. In some sections the peach 

 industry has been entirely destroyed 

 by "yellows." While its exact nature 

 is not known, it is evidently conta- 

 gious, and infected trees should be 

 removed at its first appearance. It 

 shows in red spots upon the sxirface, 217. Leaf-curl. 



