PEACH AND THE PEAR. 12$ 



Onward, (Yellow), like Foster. Good color. Large 

 bloom. 



Topaz, (Yellow), large. Large bloom, sure and 

 productive. 



Early Beauty, comes about with St. John. 



The time of ripening, as given in this table, is to be 

 understood to refer to the time when the peach is in a 

 fit condition to be gathered for shipping to distant 

 markets. 



TABLE SHOWING THE APPRECIATION OF THE QUALITY 



OF SOME OF THE LEADING VARIETIES OF PEACHES, 



taken chiefly from the Reports of the New Jersey State Horticultural Society. 



«r^^^ Total No. Possible No. 



^^"^^' of Merits. of Merits. 



Alexander's Early, 21 40 



Amsden's June, 14 35 



Early Beatrice, 7 25 



Early Louise, 4 10 ' 



Early Rivers 5 10 



Mountain Rose, 54 55 



Large Early York or Honest John, 35 50 



Troth's Early Red, 26 45 



Crawford's Early, 36 50 



Foster, 15 20 



Wager, 15 25 



Wheatland, 8 10 



