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ALTON 



BANNER 



pink, 1% inches across. Fruit very early; 2% inches 

 in diameter, round, compressed, with sides nearly equal ; 

 cavity deep, flaring ; suture shallow ; apex depressed, 

 ending in a mucronate or small, mamelon, recurved tip ; 

 color greenish-white becoming creamy-white, blushed and 

 blotched with dark red, mottled ; pubescence short ; skin 

 separates readily from the pulp ; flesh greenish-white, 

 juicy, stringy, sweet, very mild ; fair to good in quality ; 

 stone clinging, oval, plump, faintly winged, abruptly 

 pointed at the apex, with slightly pitted surfaces and 

 with a few grooves. 



ALTON. Minnie. Alton is characterized 

 by white-fleshed, semi-free peaches of large 

 size and handsome appearance, borne on hardy 

 and productive trees. The crop ripens a little 

 earlier than that of Champion, long the favor- 

 ite white-fleshed peach of its season, does not 

 rot so readily when brown-rot is rife, and hangs 

 longer on the tree in good condition. The 

 fruits are not so choicely good in quality as 

 those of Champion, nor are the trees quite 

 so productive. Other faults are: leaf-curl 

 takes heavy toll on unsprayed trees; the 

 blossoms open so early as often to be caught 

 by spring frosts; and the peaches show great 

 variation in size, shape, texture, and flavor. 

 Alton seems to be most at home in the Middle 

 West and South. The variety originated with 

 T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas, about 1890. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, hardy, medium in produc- 

 tiveness. Leaves 6^4 inches long, 1% inches wide, oval- 

 lanceolate, broad ; margin finely serrate ; teeth tipped 

 with dark glands ; petiole *& inch long, with 2 reniform 

 glands, greenish-yellow, tipped with dull red. Flowers 

 early, pale pink, nearly 2 inches across; borne singly. 

 Fruit early midseason ; 2 % inches in diameter, round- 

 oblate, compressed, with unequal halves ; cavity flaring ; 

 suture of medium depth ; apex roundish, mucronate ; 

 color creamy-white overspread with dull red, dotted and 

 splashed with carmine ; pubescence thin, short ; skin 

 tough, adhering slightly to the pulp ; flesh white, juicy, 

 stringy, tender, pleasantly subacid ; fair in quality ; 

 stone semi-cling, plump at the apex, winged near the 

 base, with pitted surfaces. 



AMSDEN. Amsden was at one time a fa- 

 vorite early peach, but is now grown only in 

 a few western states. The variety was added 

 to the fruit list of the American Pomological 

 Society in 1877, but was dropped in 1891. It 

 grew from a seed planted in 1868 by L. C. 

 Amsden, Carthage, Missouri. 



Tree vigorous, productive ; glands globose. Fruit very 

 early, of medium size, round, slightly compressed ; suture 

 broad, shallow, extending beyond the depressed apex ; 

 skin greenish-white, nearly covered with light and dark 

 red or purple in the sun ; flesh greenish-white throughout, 

 tender, juicy, sweet, vinous ; quality good ; stone small, 

 nearly free when mature. 



ANGEL. Angel is a peach of the Peento 

 type which blooms nearly a month later than 

 Peento in the southern states, thus escaping 

 injury from frost in many sections. The va- 

 riety is further distinguished by bearing young 

 and in being very prolific. The fruit is also 

 somewhat remarkable, entirely lacking the 

 bitter-almond flavor of so many peaches of 

 this group. Angel was grown from seed of 

 Peento planted by P. C. Minnich, Waldo, 

 Florida, about 1880. 



Tree open, vigorous, bearing young, very productive. 

 Fruit late, large, round or slightly pointed ; suture 

 shallow, short ; apex slightly tipped ; skin creamy-yellow 

 tinted and washed with attractive red ; flesh white, 



reddish near the pit, firm, juicy with a slightly acid 

 and very agreeable flavor ; quality very good ; stone of 

 medium size, free. 



ARP. Arp Beauty. Arp is the earliest good 

 yellow peach. The round-oval shape; shallow 

 suture; creamy-yellow skin, heavily blushed 

 with red; thick pubescence with the sheen of 

 velvet make the peaches beautiful. The flesh 

 is light yellow, firm, juicy, sweet, rich and of 

 excellent quality; but, unfortunately, clings 

 tenaciously to the stone. The season of Arp is 

 from a month to five weeks earlier than that 

 of Elberta, and for so early a peach is remark- 

 ably long. The trees are healthy, vigorous, 

 productive, and hardier in bud than the av- 

 erage, but somewhat susceptible to brown-rot. 

 The fruits stand the wear and tear of transpor- 

 tation and markets as well as those of any of 

 the standard peaches. Arp originated with 

 C. P. Orr, Arp, Texas, about 1897, and was 

 introduced by the originator about 1902. 



Tree large, vigorous, spreading, hardy, productive. 

 Leaves 6*4 inches long, 1^ inches wide, oval-lanceolate, 

 thin, leathery ; margin finely serrate, tipped with reddish- 

 brown glands ; petiole ^ inch long, with 1-3 large, 

 reniform, greenish-yellow or reddish-brown glands. 

 Flowers midseason, light pink, 1 % inches across ; borne 

 seldom in twos. Fruit early ; 2 inches in diameter, 

 round, compressed, the halves unequal ; cavity medium 

 to deep, wide, abrupt ; suture shallow, deeper at the 

 base ; apex round or depressed, with a mucronate tip ; 

 color greenish-yellow changing to deep yellow, heavily 

 blushed with red, indistinctly striped, with conspicuous 

 dots ; pubescence short, stiff, thick ; skin thick, tough, 

 adhering to the pulp ; flesh light yellow with faint 

 stripes of red radiating from the pit, juicy, stringy, 

 tender, sweet, highly flavored ; very good in quality ; 

 stone clinging, narrow-oval, plump, with short, acute 

 apex, the surfaces pitted and with few short grooves, 



BAILEY. Bailey is a very hardy variety 

 grown in Iowa and Nebraska. The tree comes 

 nearly true to seed, and the variety has been 

 distributed in Iowa through seedlings, which 

 accounts for the differences that appear in 

 different localities. It was named after a Dr. 

 Bailey, West Branch, Iowa, who grew the va- 

 riety extensively. What its origin was does 

 not appear, but it has been grown at least 

 since 1893. 



Tree dwarf, with spreading, willowy habit, very sus- 

 ceptible to mildew ; leaves deeply serrated, glandless. 

 Fruit midseason, rather small, pale yellow splashed with 

 red on the sunny side ; flesh white, juicy ; quality fair 

 to good ; pit small, free. 



BANNER. Though it was introduced at 

 least forty years ago, it is still uncertain 

 whether Banner is worth growing. At present, 

 it is listed only by nurserymen in Michigan, 

 New York, and Ohio, and the number of fruit- 

 lists containing it grows fewer year by year. 

 The variety fails because the trees are rather 

 uncertain in bearing, and the peaches are small 

 and only fair in quality. Banner originated 

 in Essex County, Canada, about 1880. 



Tree upright, spreading, hardy, vigorous but uncertain 

 in bearing ; glands usually reniform ; flowers small. 

 Fruit late, ripening a week after Elberta ; round and 

 slightly cordate ; small or only medium in size ; apex 

 rounded with a mamelon tip ; skin tough, with short, 

 fine pubescence ; deep yellow mottled with red ; flesh 

 yellow stained with red at the pit, moderately juicy, 

 firm, mild ; quality fair to good ; stone broadly oval, 

 slightly flattened, deeply grooved, free or nearly so. 



