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PEACH 



Three to six furrows are made between the rows of 

 trees, and in these the water runs in a small stream 

 24-48 hours for each irrigation. The length of time 

 depends on the soil, some soils taking in water much 

 more freely than others. The amount applied each time 

 should equal a rainfall of 3 or 4 inches. One irrigation 

 after the crop is off is excellent for the succeeding crop. 

 There are four ways of disposing of the crop-drying 

 shipping, local markets and canneries — though it is 

 seldom that all of them are available m one lo Llit\ 

 The usual net return to the grower is a little less than 

 one cent per pound for the best fruit 



Drying is the largest opening tor the disposil < f the 

 crop. The drying is all open iir sun drMng rfquirmj: 

 5-8 days to complete the work 1 !i tr iif i 1' II 

 sulfured after cutting. The time i i ' 

 to the sulfur fumes is 3 or 4 hours I 

 fruit should be just about ripe en i i 1 



without sulfur would make the bu ii i 



market standards now are. The sulfuun..' 1 rtsei \ s tl 

 color and quality of the fruit Ripe fruit dried without 

 it would be black and taste burned In cooking sul 

 fured fruit first apply hot \\ it i t r i minute or two 

 then pour off, cover the fruit ii i) t i and atttr 



half an hour or more pour oil I ked in this 



way may be eaten in quaiiin li;id effects, 



and there will not be enouj^li -iniui ■ in i.. tarnish the 

 silverware. The usual net pi up i.. ili.- .Iiu-r is 5-7 cents 

 per pound for Peaches dried from large, well-ripened 

 fruit and well sulfured to preserve a fine color. 



H. CCLBERTSON. 



PEACOCK FLOWEE. See Poinciana regia. 



PEANUT is described under Aiachis hypog(wa, but 

 Peanut culture is not included in this work because 

 Peanuts are an agricultural, rather than a horticultural 

 crop. See Farmers' Bulletin No. 25, V. S. Dept. Agric, 

 by R. B. Handv, 24 pp., 



PEAE. Plate XXVII 11 

 in North America, is deri\ 

 till- Kuropean Pyrus conm 

 Sinensis. Pears of the Eur 



in North America from tin < iilii~t -. Ttl. im lit nl tli. 

 country. They thrive parfK ularly wi 11 in the New Eng 

 land states and New York, an<l west t.) the Great L..kcs, 

 and again on the Pacific slope. In the great interior 



basin. Pear culturs : 



velopment of iIm tr. 

 In the norfli ].r ;iiri 

 severe that the I'.ai 



prccariotis, due pr 



two have gained great c 

 are LeConte and Kieffei 

 was found to be well adapted 

 its general introdui'tioii tlu-re 



the south. It . ~ ■ I - I ;; 

 in recent v.,,i 

 mated by tli. i, ,,,^ 

 gradually less, inn - ni 

 taken by the Ki.iler, 

 blight-free. Tl,,- Ki. i > i 

 Kieffr-r. of Roxl,,. ,-,.,,, I I 



t y the Sand or Chinese Pear 

 ,,, was introduced into the 

 ■ I racted little attention. It 

 •,iiinon Pear, and a race of 

 -suit. Of these hybrids only 

 luercial prominence. These 

 Pigs. 1681-3. The LeConte 

 the southern states and 

 terthe cl,,.,- of fhe civil 



:<"''" I' ji ■ in-oof, but 



111 ii, ■ ' ,-. ,il Us great viir.,r. 



healiii- I : - ~ ; i , i , - ,. ,i il,,- keeping quali- 



tii-- ■ I ' . the fruit is dis- 



til,- i . I' ,11- - I- 1 ,1. ,1, ni;, IK is of the market 



aii-1 I , . . ■ 1 I i-int tor i-uniiiiiir. hi the cold prairie 

 u , parts of the cold north, Russian 



I ,. me headway in recent years. These 



.11, i;i.i>; i,,,,-., \.\., ,i ot Pi/nix communis. The fruit 

 ,- u-uaily .,1 l-,,i niiality, but the trees are considerably 

 hardier than the ordinary Pear. Pijrus Sinensis itself 

 bears a very hard Pear which is inedible in the raw stat«, 

 but it is excellent when used as quinces are. It is fra- 

 grant and ornamental. The tree is a most vigorous and 

 cleim grower. The plant is well worth growing as an 

 ornamental. It is used for stock for ordinary Pears, 

 particularly in the southern states. See Pyrus. 



The Pear thrives on a variety of soils, but it sum-t-ils 

 best on those which are rather hard ■ I , ' 'i - , ' 

 and loamy lands it tends to be short-liv. .: I 

 in part, to the fact that trees grow rapid I 

 and are. therefore, more liable to the all, - i _ 

 It is now L'enerally accepted that trees w hi, i, .u-l iu.!,.,;.^- 

 ' L- ,,,1 soft growth are more susceptible to blight 

 - wiiich grow rather slow and firm, although 

 ,,,' liable to attack. Some varieties are much 

 ,; Ii, , I, ,nie than Others. Caution must be exercised. 

 th.T,-f..re. in the tilling' .■! tli, r- ;-, ..,.ii.,i.i, Whilst 

 Pears profit by the Im-si ii1I:,_.> .,i ; :- - ,. i j.oiatoes 



do. it is easy to carry tli, iili _ i-lt so far 



as to produce too vigoi-o,i- -Ii.^^;M n,-, : ,.,.1-7 invite 



