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AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 



cases not to stimulate them too highly, especially in northern 

 latitudes, or they will probably be winter-killed. 



For modes of treating the worm and yellows, see pages 262 

 and 277. 



In orchard culture, the trees are set out at from twelve to 

 fifteen feet apart, and cultivated with the plow, more or less of 

 summer crops, as potatoes, &c., being raised Ibetween them. 

 The trees usually yield two or three crops and die, being suc- 

 ceeded by new plantings upon other spots. Under this system, 

 the light sands of New Jersey and the richer soils of Delaware 

 furnish the immense annual supplies which, unless cut off by 

 frost, glut our city markets. 



SELECT LIST OF PEACHES, 



Numbered nearly in the order in which they will ripen in any 

 given soil and latitude, with their usual time of ripening at 

 New York. 



The size of this fruit depends so much upon soil, culture, 

 &c., that I have not deemed it worth while to note it particu- 

 larly. Those marked with a star are yellow-fleshed. 



FREESTONES. 



1. Tillotson, ripens early in August, j *12. Bergen Yellow, early in Sep- 



2. Troth's Early, early in August. 



3. Gross Mignonne, mid- August. 



4. Coolidge's Favorite, mid-August. 



5. Early York (Serrate), after mid- 



August. 



6. Walter's Early, late August. 



7. Red Rareripe (Morris's), last of 



August. 



8. George the Fourth, late August. 

 *9. Crawford's Early, last of August. 



10. Noblesse, last of August. 



11. Oldmixon Free, early in Septem- 



ber. 



tember. 



13. Nivette, early in September. 

 *14. Scott's Nonpareil, mid-Septem- 

 ber. 



15. Morris White, September. 



16. Late Admirable, mid- Septem- 



ber. 



*17. Crawford's Late, after mid-Sep- 

 tember. 



18. Druid Hill, last of September. 



19. La Grange, last of September 



and into October. 



20. Ward's Late, early in October. 



CLINGS. 



21. Oldmixon Cling, early in Sep- 23. Hyslop's Cling, early in Octo- 

 tember. 



*22. Lemon Cling, after mid-Sep- 

 tember. 



ber. 

 24. Heath Cling, October, and keeps. 



