PEACH AND THE PEAR. IO9 



Mary's Choice, Magnum Bonum, 



Geary's Hold On, President, 



Brown's Choice, Wheatland, 



Henrietta (Cling.) Kilborn or Canada Iron Clad. 



Some of these peaches are not familiar to me, but 

 when they are endorsed by such experts in the propaga- 

 tion of trees as, E. R. Cochran, J. G. Brown, and E. A. 

 Ely, I willingly give them a place. They are not given 

 in the order of their ripening ; that 1 will give as near as 

 I can in a table, showing the ripening of peaches. 



Early Alexander — White. — Ripens last of June to 

 first of July, depending on its location north or south on 

 the peninsala, as will be the ripening of all peaches here 

 described. The best of the very early peaches. 



Amsden's June. — Much like Early Alexander, but if 

 any difference it is inferior to it. 



Early Beatrice — Reniform Glands. — Mottled-red 

 cheek, etc., small, inferior, and not worth growing. 



Early Louise — Reniform Glands. — Larger than Early 

 Beatrice, but I do not recommend it. None of these 

 early peaches carry well, are very tender, both tree and 

 the fruit, rot badly, especially if weather is wet and 

 warm at ripening time. 



Early Rivers — Reniform Glands. — Large, good 

 peach ; pale straw-color ; the best of the early peaches. 



