PEACH VARIETIES 269 



It also comes into bearing at an early age, 

 lives a long time and is resistant to rot to a 

 marked degree. 



Many nurserymen have introduced special 

 strains of this variety under names such as 

 Late Elberta, Improved Elberta, Mugwump's 

 Elberta, etc. In general such "improve- 

 ments" are to be examined very carefully 

 before any large planting is made. We once 

 planted a dozen different varieties introduced 

 by a certain small nursery and when they 

 came into bearing we found not a single peach 

 that was fit to ship and only one of the twelve 

 varieties was even desirable as a fruit for 

 home use. As an exception to the above 

 rather sweeping statement I might say that 

 the Early Elberta, which is just now attract- 

 ing a good deal of attention, seems to be a 

 promising variety. It is of course not an 

 Elberta at all but a distinct variety that 

 resembles the older sort and ripens somewhat 

 earlier. In order to extend the picking sea- 

 son, it should be planted with Elberta and not 

 as a substitute for it. 



Fitzgerald 



Fitzgerald is a Canadian variety that has 

 been under cultivation for at least thirty years 

 and has "made good" in many places. It is 

 of the Crawford type which means that it is 



