PEACH GROWING 5 



The chief points to be considcied in the selection of varieties arc cold resistance 

 of fruit buds and wood, productivity, season of ripening, quality, color and firm- 

 ness of the flesh, and freeness of the stone. The season of ripening has become 

 of increasing importance because of the very heavy planting of Elbertas in South 

 Carolina. In addition to the very early Elbertas shipped from Georgia, there 

 will be an addit'onal and probably even larger shipment from South Carolina. 

 Shipments of Elbertas from Georgia are heavy in July and moderate in August; 

 those from South Carolina are moderate in July and hea\y in August. Anyone 

 intending to plant peaches should consider this, for it means that any varieties 

 ripening before Haleha-ven will probably have very stiff competition for a number 

 of years. 



The following varieties are listed in their approximate order of ripening. Those 

 starred are the most reliable for commercial planting. 



Marigold is an early peach ripening in Greensboro season. See Chart 1. 

 The fruit is attractive, medium sized, yellow fleshed, semicling, and fine flavored. 

 The fruit buds are about as cold resistant as those of Greensboro, which for yeais 

 has been considered one of the most bud-hardy varieties. 



*Oriole is an attractive yellow-fleshed freestone of medium size with firm flesh. 

 The tree starts to bear early and bears heavily. Unless a thorough job of thinning 

 is done, the fruit will be small. The fruit tends to ripen oh one side first. The 

 fruit buds are as cold resistant as those of Greensboro. 



*GoIden Jubilee is a truly fine peach. When well grown, the fruit is large, 

 oval, yellow fleshed, and freestone. The flesh is fine textured and the flavor is 

 excellent. The buds are as tender to cold as those of Elberta. The fruit has 

 flesh too soft for long distance shipment, but is excellent for roadside and local 

 markets. It ripens three to four weeks ahead of Elberta. 



Golden Globe is a large, round, yellow-fleshed freestone of %ery good quality. 

 It is attractive, firm fleshed and should be a good shipper. It starts to ripen 

 about five days ahead of Halehaven. The fruit buds may not be cold resistant 

 enough, but it merits trial. 



*Halehaven is a medium to large, attractive, yellow-fleshed, freestone peach 

 of very- good to excellent quality. The flesh is fine textured and fi.rm. A fairly 

 thick, tough skin with the firm flesh makes it a good shipper. It ripens about 

 three weeks ahead of Elberta. Its cold resistance is not much better than that 

 of Elberta. 



Goldeneast is a very attractive, large, yellow-fleshed freestone. Flavor is good 

 to excellent. It starts to ripen a few days after Halehaven, and finishes ripening 

 at about the same time as that variety. It is larger but probably not quite so 

 good in quality. It has a slight tendency to cling in some seasons. The cold 

 resistance of the fruit buds is not much better than that of Elberta. The flesh 

 is firm and the skin medium thick and tough, which should make it a good shipper. 



*Belle of Georgia is an old variety v.-ith white flesh and excellent quality, 

 ripening about five days ahead of Elberta. The trees are productive and fairly 

 hardy in both bud and wood. It is too soft to ship or can well. It has been 

 replaced in some sections and will certainly be replaced in Massachusetts when a 

 firmer peach of the same season with equal quality and hardiness is introduced. 



*Elberta is the most widely grown and best-known peach east of the Rocky 

 Mountains. It is a yellow-fleshed, attractive freestone with firm flesh. It ships 

 and cans very well. The trees are very productive and the wood is very cold 



