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SUSQUEHANNA 



being almost perfect in color and shape. These 

 late, white-fleshed peaches now seldom sell 

 well, since they usually reach the markets in 

 poor condition, but they are choice fruits for 

 home use, and for this purpose Stevens should 

 be planted in every home orchard. The va- 

 riety has the reputation of being hardy in both 

 wood and buds. Stevens originated about 1858 

 on the farm of B. Stevens, Morristown, New 

 Jersey. 



Tree vigorous, upright-spreading, with the lower 

 branches inclined to droop, productive. Leaves 6 inches 

 long, 1 % inches wide, obovate-lanceolate, leathery ; 

 margin finely serrate ; teeth tipped with reddish-brown 

 glands ; petiole % inch long, glandless or with 1-6 

 small, reniform glands. Flowers midseason, small, pale 

 pink. Fruit late ; 2 % inches in diameter, round-oval, 

 with nearly equal sides ; cavity deep, wide, abrupt ; 

 suture deep, often extending beyond the tip ; apex 

 rounded, with a strongly mucronate and recurved tip ; 

 color greenish-white overlaid with purplish-red, often 

 mottled or splashed with darker red ; pubescence short, 

 fine ; skin thick, tough, adherent to the pulp ; flesh 

 white, tinted with red near the pit and red underneath 

 the deepest surface blush, juicy, coarse, sweet, sprightly ; 

 good in quality ; stone nearly free, obovate, flattened at 

 the base, plump, with grooved surfaces. 



STINSON. Stinson October. This is an 

 old sort long since discarded in most peach- 

 growing regions, but still to be found in peach 

 orchards in the south Atlantic states. Some 

 growers maintain that it is one of the most 

 profitable late white-fleshed clingstones in the 

 South for local markets. The fruits are a 

 little too soft for distant shipment. The va- 

 riety was first mentioned in the American 

 Pomological Society report in 1881, but where, 

 when, and by whom it was originated does not 

 appear. The following description of the fruit 

 is compiled: 



Fruit very late, large, broadly oval ; color creamy- 

 white, shaded with dark purplish-red on the sunny side ; 

 flesh white, veined with red and quite red at the pit, 

 melting, very juicy, mildly subacid ; quality good to 

 very good ; stone rather large, ovate, sharp-pointed, 

 clinging tenaciously. 



STRAWBERRY. Rose. Strawberry is an 

 old eastern sort long since discarded every- 

 where in the United States except in Cali- 

 fornia, where it is still grown somewhat in 

 home orchards as an early white-fleshed va- 

 riety. Perhaps the quality that best recom- 

 mends it is the rich, sweet, distinctive flavor 

 of the fruit. The variety was introduced by 

 Thomas Hancock, Burlington, New Jersey, 

 some time previous to 1841, when it was first 

 described in Kenrick's New American Orchard. 

 The following description is compiled: 



Fruit early, of medium size, round-oval ; skin pale 

 yellow, marbled with dark red ; flesh white, juicy, melt- 

 ing, rich with a sprightly, vinous, distinctive flavor ; pit 

 oval, pointed, clinging. 



STUMP. Stump the World. Late Stump. 

 Stump has long been a favorite white-fleshed, 

 freestone, late peach of the Oldmixon type. 

 The peach is not a handsome fruit, but makes 

 up in quality what it lacks in looks. The 

 flesh is melting, juicy, sparkling, rich and 

 good, though dry and very mediocre when 

 over-ripe. The peaches are too tender for dis- 



tant shipment, and the variety is of value only 

 for local markets and home use. The trees 

 are large, vigorous, hardy, healthy, and pro- 

 ductive, with a shapely, upright-spreading, 

 dense-topped head, about all that could be 

 desired in a peach-tree. In spite of the high 

 quality of the peaches and the excellent tree- 

 characters, Stump is steadily waning in popu- 

 larity and will, no doubt, soon pass from cul- 

 tivation. The variety originated in New 

 Jersey nearly a century ago. 



Tree of medium size, vigorous, upright-spreading, 

 dense- topped, productive. Leaves 6% inches long, 1% 

 inches wide, folded downward, broad-oval, leathery ; 

 margin finely serrate, often in two series ; teeth tipped 

 with reddish-brown glands ; petiole % inch long, with 

 1-4 globose glands. Flowers midseason, 1 inch across, 

 white at the center, becoming pink near the margin. 

 Fruit late ; 2 % inches in diameter, round-oval, com- 

 pressed, with markedly unequal halves ; cavity shallow, 

 often extending beyond the tip ; apex round or pointed, 

 with a recurved, mucronate tip ; color creamy-white, 

 blushed, mottled and splashed with red ; pubescence 

 long, thick, coarse ; skin thin, tough, separates from 

 the pulp ; flesh white, strongly stained with red near 

 the pit, juicy, tender and melting, sweet, rich, pleas- 

 antly flavored, aromatic ; very good in quality ; stone 

 nearly free, oval, plump, flattened toward the base, 

 tapering to a long point, with grooved surfaces. 



SUMMER SNOW. Summer Snow is a 

 curiosity with some value for culinary pur- 

 poses. Its distinctive peculiarities are fruits 

 almost pure white with flesh white as snow 

 from skin to pit. The quality of the peach 

 is poor, and the flesh clings to the pit so 

 tenaciously that the fruits have no value what- 

 soever for dessert, but are said to be excellent 

 for pickling and to make a very good and a 

 very distinctive canned product. There are 

 no records of the origin of this peach, but it is 

 doubtful whether it dates back more than a 

 quarter of a century. 



Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading, slightly 

 drooping, productive. Leaves G 1 /^ inches long, 1% 

 inches wide, obovate-lanceolate, thin ; margin finely 

 serrate ; teeth tipped with reddish-brown glands ; petiole 

 % inch long, glandless or with 1-6 small, globose and 

 reniform glands. Flowers midseason, 1% inches across, 

 white, sometimes in twos. Fruit late ; 2 % inches in 

 diameter, round-cordate, somewhat angular, com- 

 pressed, with unequal sides ; cavity deep, narrow, 

 abrupt, contracted about the sides, twig-marked ; suture 

 shallow, becoming deeper toward the tip ; color greenish- 

 white changing to creamy-white, without blush ; pubes- 

 cence long, thick, coarse ; skin thin, tender, adherent 

 to the pulp ; flesh white to the pit, juicy, meaty, mildly 

 sweet to sprightly ; fair in quality ; stone firmly cling- 

 ing, broad-oval, often bulged near the apex, winged, 

 with pitted surfaces marked with short grooves. 



SUSQUEHANNA. This old variety, a 

 favorite in the East a generation ago, is now 

 discarded in eastern regions, but is still rather 

 commonly grown in California. Occasionally, 

 also, it is to be found in southern orchards. 

 Susquehanna originated with a Mr. Griffith on 

 the banks of the Susquehanna River, Pennsyl- 

 vania, the exact place and time unknown, some 

 time previous to 1856, when it was first de- 

 scribed in the report of the American Po- 

 mological Society. 



Tree large, upright, vigorous, very productive; leaves 

 large and luxuriant, with large, reniform gla.ids. Fruit 

 midseason, very large, nearly round ; suture distinct ; 

 skin rich yellow with a beautiful red cheek ; flesh 



