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LOOKING FOR-- ARD TO JS^ PEACH VARIETIES 



Some or the old varieties of peacnes v/nicli are no longer grown to any 

 extent as well as the present comniercial list were discussed in recent issues 

 of "FRUIT NOTES." ¥Jhile it is interesting to know what has Happened to the 

 standard varieties of yesterday and important to knoi7 about the commercial 

 varieties of today, it is even more important to know what the promising new 

 varieties are like. From among these new peaches will be picked the comanercial 

 varieties of tomorrow. 



One of the newest varieties is Erly-Red-Fre . It is an early, white- 

 fleshed peach of very good quality. In 1948 it ripened five days aliead of 

 Marigold or about three weeks ahead of Golden Jubilee, It is attractive and 

 is said to produce quite uniform, medium sized fruits. In spite of its tendency 

 to cling it looks promising as an early variety when few local peaches are 

 available. Further trial v^ill be necessary to establish its real worth, 



Raritan Rose , formerly W. J. 7)=^?, a cross between J. H, Hale and Cumberland, 

 is another early, white-fleshed peach. It ripens about three days before 

 Golden Jubilee in Oriole season. It is firm fleshed, attractive, freestone 

 and medium to large in size. The flavor is very good. The tree is moderately 

 vigorous and very productive. The fruit buds are medium or a little better in 

 hardiness. It is the best avhite-f leshed variety of its season. 



Early Halehaven originated in Michigan as a limb sport of Halehaven. It 

 appears to be like that variety in most respects ejccept that it ripens earlier, 

 about with Oriole. It is a yellow-fleshed freestone of fair to good quality 

 and is well colored and attractive. It has not been fruited enough in 

 Massachusetts to get a real estimate of its value. 



Red Haven, a cross between Halehaven and Kalhaven from Michigan, is an 

 early yellow fleshed peach of considerable promise. It ripens toward the end 

 of the Oriole season and into the first of the Golden Jubilee season. The 

 fruit is very firm, medium sized, freestone, has a thick, tough skin and fair 

 to good flavor. It is an outstandingly attractive peach which develops a very 

 high red color even in the center of the tree. The tree is vigorous and very 

 productive. Considerable thinning of the fruit is required to maintain size. 

 Fruit buds are quite a bit more hardy than Elbert a, 



Sunhigh originated at the New Jersey Experiment Station from a cross of 

 J. H, Hale and a seedling of a Carmen x Slappy cross. The fruit is yellovir- 

 fleshe.d, medium to large in size, very attractive and very fine flavored. 

 It is usually freestone but has a tendency to cling in vret seasons. The tree 

 is moderately vigorous but bears heavy crops. The fruit buds are moderately 

 hardy. It ripens about v/ith Halehaven, 



Kalhaven is a Michigan peach which resulted from a cross betv/een J. H, 

 Ilale and Kalamazoo. The fruit is attractive, medium to large in size, has firm, 

 yellow flesh and is usually freestone but has a tendency to cling in some years. 

 The quality is fair to good. The flesh is a bit stringy and coarse in some 

 seasons. The skin is thick and tovigh which with the firm flesh should make it 



