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tree and appearance of fruit, the peaches differ- 

 ing in being clingstones. The fruit was sup- 

 posed to be superior in quality to that of the 

 typical Elberta, and was said to be better 

 suited for canning. As grown at the New York 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, however, the 

 peaches do not resemble Elberta very closely 

 in either shape or color, nor are they equal to 

 the fruits of Elberta in quality. The variety 

 was first mentioned in a report of the Illinois 

 Horticultural Society in 1904. 



Tree vigorous, upright, productive ; glands usually 

 reniform. Fruit midseason, large, 2 % inches wide, 2 % 

 inches long, round-oblate, halves unequal, bulged near 

 the apex ; suture deepens toward the apex which is 

 roundish ; skin rich yellow with an attractive blush of 

 deep red ; flesh yellow tinged red about the stone, juicy, 

 firm, piquant but not rich ; quality fair to good ; stone 

 rather large, clinging. 



ENGLE. Engle's Mammoth. Engle is al- 

 most a counterpart of the well-known Late 

 Crawford, from which it differs essentially in 

 earlier ripening of fruit and more productive 

 trees. Before Elberta became the vogue, Engle 

 stood high in the esteem of commercial plant- 

 ers, but the coming of Elberta stopped its 

 career. There seems little doubt that Engle is 

 more productive than either of the two Craw- 

 fords, and for those who want the best it is as 

 good as any of this group. One of the faults 

 of the two Crawfords is that the trees are 

 tardy in coming in bearing; Engle is said to 

 bear younger. This variety was grown about 

 1875 by C. C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. 



Tree very large, upright, becoming spreading, tall, 

 hardy, medium in productiveness. Leaves 6>4 inches 

 long, 1% inches wide, irregularly curled, obovate- 

 lanceolate, thin ; petiole % inch long, with 1-4 small, 

 globose, greenish-yellow glands. Blossoms midseason, 

 light pink at the center, dark red near the edges, 1% 

 inches across. Fruit midseason ; 2 inches long, 2 % 

 inches wide, round-oval, becoming almost oblate in some 

 specimens, bulged near the apex, compressed, with 

 unequal sides ; cavity flaring ; suture shallow, deepening 

 toward the apex ; apex variable in shape ; color greenish- 

 yellow changing to orange-yellow, splashed with red ; 

 pubescence short, thick, fine ; skin thin, tough, separates 

 readily from the pulp ; flesh pale yellow, stained with 

 red near the pit, juicy, tender and melting, sweet or 

 pleasantly subacid, mild ; good in quality ; stone free, 

 ovate, bulged on one side, plump, with pitted surfaces. 



EUREKA. In the South, where Eureka 

 originated, the variety seems to have a very 

 good reputation as an early, white-fleshed, 

 semi-free peach. In the North, the variety 

 ripens early, when there are many other good 

 peaches of its type, and it is therefore doubtful 

 whether it will ever have a prominent place in 

 northern peach-growing regions. One quality 

 in particular marks Eureka as worthy of more 

 attention than it now receives the peaches 

 are exceptionally uniform in size. Though 

 long grown, Eureka deserves further trial. It 

 is a seedling of Chinese Cling, found about 

 1870 in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. 



Tree above medium in size, upright-spreading, round- 

 topped, very productive. Leaves 5 inches long, l%e 

 inches wide, folded upward, variable in shape, leathery ; 

 margin coarsely serrate, glandular ; petiole %e inch 

 long, with 2-6 large, reniform glands. Blossoms early, 

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

 diameter, round-oval, bulged on one side, compressed, 

 with unequal halves ; cavity shallow, abrupt ; suture 



shallow, deepening at the apex ; apex rounded, with 

 mucronate tip ; color greenish-white or creamy-white, 

 often with a distinct, bright red blush overspreading 

 one-third of the surface, with faint mottlings ; pubes- 

 cence fine, thick, short ; skin thin, tender, separates 

 from the pulp ; flesh white, tender and melting, very 

 juicy, pleasantly flavored, good ; stone free, oval, tapering 

 to a long point, with corrugated and deeply pitted sur- 

 faces. 



FAMILY FAVORITE. Family Favorite 

 is one of the well-known peaches in the south- 

 central states, but in most respects falls short 

 of Champion, with which it must compete in 

 the North. The tree is doubtfully hardy, and 

 the fruit scabs badly. The variety has two 

 characters to commend it and to give it stand- 

 ing among commercial peaches. Compared 

 with that of Champion, the fruit stands ship- 

 ment much better, and when brown-rot is rife, 

 does not suffer nearly so much. In selected 

 locations where a midseason, white-fleshed 

 peach is wanted, this variety is worth trying. 

 Family Favorite was raised by William H. 

 Locke, Bonham, Texas. The date of its origin 

 is unknown. 



Tree of medium size, spreading, inclined to droop, 

 open-topped, productive. Leaves folded upward, 6 inches 

 long, 1% inches wide, ovate-lanceolate ; margin finely 

 serrate, often in 2 series ; teeth tipped with reddish- 

 brown glands ; petiole >/ inch long, with 1-4 small, 

 globose, greenish-yellow glands. Flowers early, light 

 pink at the center, darker along the edges, 1 inch across. 

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

 bulged near the apex, compressed, with unequal sides ; 

 cavity contracted, narrow, abrupt ; suture a line, deep- 

 ening toward the apex ; apex rounded, with a -small, 

 mucronate tip set in a depression ; color creamy-white, 

 with a few splashes of red showing through a dull and 

 mottled blush ; pubescence short, thin ; skin thin, tough ; 

 flesh greenish-white, strongly stained with red at the 

 pit, very juicy, tender and melting, sweet or subacid, 

 aromatic ; good in quality ; stone semi-free to free, 

 tinged with red, flattened near the base, elliptical, plump, 

 winged on one side, with roughish and usually pitted 

 surfaces. 



FITZGERALD. Fitzgerald and Early 

 Crawford are almost identical in fruit and 

 foliage. There could be no use in growing 

 Fitzgerald, so similar is it to the better-known 

 Early Crawford, were it not for the fact that 

 the fruit is earlier by a few days, and that, 

 possibly, Fitzgerald is the more productive of 

 the two. Canadian peach-growers claim that 

 Fitzgerald, besides being more productive and 

 extending the season of Early Crawford, is 

 hardier. In the effort to maintain peaches of 

 the Crawford family in commercial planta- 

 tions, it may be worth while to try Fitzgerald. 

 It originated about 1890 at Oakville, Ontario, 

 but who the originator or what the parentage 

 is not known. 



Tree of medium size, upright-spreading, round-topped, 

 hardy, not very productive. Leaves 6 inches long, 1% 

 inches wide, obovate-lanceolate ; margin finely serrate ; 

 teeth tipped with reddish-brown glands ; petiole % inch 

 long, glandless or with 1-5 small, globose, greenish- 

 yellow glands. Flowers midseason, pale pink varying 

 to a deeper red along the edges, % inch across. Fruit 

 midseason; 2% inches long, more than 2% inches wide, 

 round-oval, somewhat compressed with unequal halves, 

 bulged at one side ; cavity medium to deep, wide, flaring, 

 marked with radiating streaks ; suture shallow, deepen- 

 ing toward the apex ; apex rounded, ending in a recurved, 

 mamelon point ; color golden-yellow more or less over- 

 spread with a dull red blush, with splashes and mot- 

 tlings of deeper red ; pubescence long, thick ; skin thin, 

 tough ; flesh yellow, rayed with red at the pit, juicy, 



