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Crimson Galande. Fruit large, roundish. Skin almost en- 

 tirely covered with very dark crimson, nearly black. 

 Flesh very tender and melting, very much stained with 

 red at the stone, from which it separates freely. A 

 very excellent peach. Tree a free grower. Mid-season 



Dr. Hogg". A delicious and well-known English peach, of great 

 merit. Medium to large size ; skin thin but tough ; 

 yellow, dotted with crimson, and red cheek. Flesh 

 yellowish white, melting, rich and delicious, red at the 

 stone, from which it parts freely. A good shipper. 

 Maintains its reputation here. Mid -season. 



Early Alexander. Fruit greenish white, nearly covered with 

 red. Flesh firm, juicy ; partially free stone. Ships 

 well, maintains its reputation here. A standard Early. 



Early Rivers. An early English peach, highly esteemed in 

 Australia, and maintains its reputation here. Fruit 

 large, roundish, skin pale yellow, blush on the sunny 

 side. Flesh pale to the stone, tender, juicy, rich. Too 

 tender for shipment. 



Early Crawford. A peach of New Jersey origin, planted more 

 than any other variety in California. Very large. Skin 

 yellow, with red cheek,. Flesh yellow, rich and excel- 

 lent. A perfect freestone. Healthy and productive, 

 well adapted for shipping and for canning ; needs no- 

 recommendation, yellow 7 Crawford peaches being kept 

 in stock by the best grocers in every country. Splendid 

 for drying. Mid-season. 



Elberta. Fruit large, yellow with red cheek ; freestone. Flesh 

 yellowish, highly flavoured and juicy. A mid-season 

 variety, free growing and healthy ; of very great repute in 

 America. It is stated of this variety that Mr. J. H. Hale,, 

 the noted authority on the peach, has planted 60,000 

 trees. Has done well here when tested ; one of our best, 



Foster. An Eastern American peach, widely grown and much 

 esteemed in California. Very large. Colour deep 

 orange red on sunny side. Flesh yellow, very rich and 

 juicy. Ripens a week before Early Crawford. Very 

 good for drying, and a good shipper. Mid-season. 



Gladstone. Fruit very large, roundish and depressed at crown. 

 Skin pale, mottled red cheek. Flesh white, very tender,, 

 melting, juicy, and freely separating from the stone. 

 Very free grower. A very late peach of Mr. Rivers'" 

 raising. Maintains its reputation here. Late. 



