194 THE AMERICAN PEACH ORCHARD 



fill gaps in the present list or to supply qualities 

 which do not exist now in proper combinations. 

 Varieties resembling Champion and Carman, but 

 with better shipping quality, would be extremely 

 desirable. Additional yellow-fleshed sorts of the 

 Elberta type would be acceptable, and there is very 

 practical need of good yellow market varieties com- 

 ing earlier than Elberta, and especially of one or two 

 yellow market varieties coming later than Elberta. 

 It is to be hoped and expected that ambitious 

 American pomologists will extend our peach lists still 

 further and that the complementary discarding of 

 old varieties will go on as of old. 



The Elberta is far and away the most popular 

 peach in America. Though the plantings of this 

 variety have been materially cut down during the 

 last few years, it is still probably true that there 

 are as many trees of this variety now being set as of 

 all other varieties in the list. Furthermore, this 

 prominence of the Elberta extends over the entire 

 peach-growing region from New Hampshire to 

 Texas. 



Next to Elberta the white flesh varieties of the 

 Chinese Cling group seem to be most popular and 

 profitable. The order of their popularity seems to 

 be: Champion, Carman, Belle of Georgia, Waddell 

 and Greensboro. One important quality which has 

 recommended these varieties to commercial grow- 

 ers, especially in the northern states, is the relative 

 hardiness of their buds. They certainly will stand 

 colder winter weather than most other varieties, and 

 appear to be able to withstand more severe spring 

 frosts also. 



So far nothing has been said about the Crawfords. 

 A few years ago Early Crawford and Late Craw- 

 ford were considered to be the leading varieties, 



