344 Notes on Peaches in the West in 1867. 



Heath Cling. — Some of the finest specimens of peaches I have seen 

 the year past were of this variety. Although defective in many seasons, it 

 ripened up finely in the hot, dry autumn ; and was juiceful as horticultural 

 heart could wish. 



October Yellow. — A variety from Indiana under this name produced 

 fruit the past season for the first time. It is a yellow freestone peach of 

 rather small size and very good quality, ripening between the ist and loth 

 of October. Having specimens only on a single tree in a peculiar season, 

 I consider it too soon to judge fairly of its merits or demerits. But we 

 need a late market-peach of the yellow or red class. 



Late Serrate. — Under this name, I have fruited for several years a white 

 freestone peach of good flavor, but somewhat acid, and only medium in 

 size. Its season ends about Oct. 15. This reaches, perhaps, as late as it 

 is practicable to ripen peaches in this latitude. I have once known this 

 variety to be frost-bitten on the trees whilst yet hard, and cannot say that 

 it improved the flavor. 



The four most approved varieties for market-peaches with us are Troth's 

 Early, Large Early York, Oldmixon Free, and Smock. These can hardly 

 be thrown out from any list, so satisfactory are they in vigor of tree, hardi- 

 ness of buds, and productiveness of fruit. 



The following list I would recommend as desirable in Southern Illinois : — 



I. Hale's Early. 2. Troth's Early. 3. Large Early York. 4. Morris's 

 Red Rareripe; Crawford's Early. 5. Yellow Rareripe. 6. Oldmixon Free. 

 7. Reeve's Favorite. 8. Stump the World ; Columbia. 9. Late Rareripe ; 

 Crawford's Late. 10. Ward's Late Free. 11. Smock; Delaware White. 

 12. Heath Cling. W. C. Flagg. 



Alton, III. 



