THE PEACH. 95 



Peach trees mil not bear heavy manuiing with stimulating 

 manures ; they make the trees grow too thriftily, with soft, spongy 

 wood. The proper manures are wood ashes, lime, bone dust, and 

 perfectly decayed bam-yard manure from some old heap or hot- 

 bed, the latter to be used sparingly. The ground should be 

 kept clean and never seeded down. They are propagated by bud- 

 ding on both Peach and Plum stocks. 



A few of the best varieties, those that have been found best 

 suited to this climate, are described below. If the peach growers 

 of Western Ontario would turn their attention to the production 

 of new varieties from seed, there is no doubt a generation of 

 hardier sorts might be obtained, which would be better adapted 

 to the cotmtry than most of those now in cultivation. Yet it 

 must not be expected that the geographical distribution of this 

 tree can be greatly enlarged within the Dominion; the warm 

 soils near the great lakes, lying between lakes Erie and Ontario, 

 along the north shore of Ontario and the south shore of lake 

 Huron, where the air is tempered by those large bodies of 

 water, will ever remain the most favorable to the production of 

 the Apricot, i^ectarine, and Peach. 



The experiments already made by Mr. Cowherd, of N^ewport, 

 Brant County, Ont., give promise of very favorable results. 



Crawford's Early. — !No variety of peach is as popular as 

 this, and more trees are planted of it than of all the other sorts 

 put together. It is a truly splendid peach, of large size, great 

 beauty of appearance, and superior quality. The tree is healthy, 

 vigorous and productive, and the fruit ia large, yellow, with a 

 very handsome red cheek ; the flesh deep yeUow, rich, sweet and 

 high flavored. It ripens about the middle of September, and is 

 much sought after in all our markets. 



Crawtgrd's Late. — This variety is very much like the pre- 

 ceding in appearance and quality, but ripening about a fortnight 

 later. It also is a splendid market variety, and greatly in de- 

 mand for the purpose of canning, for which there is none better. 

 The fruit is very large, yellow with a dark red cheek ; flesh 

 yellow, juicy, with a rich vinous flavor. 



