No. 4.] PEACH CULTURE. 455 



baskets early in the season, when one has a crop of peaches in sight. 

 The price on baskets always goes up stiffly during the peach-picking 

 season, and it is very distressing to run out of baskets altogether. 



Varieties. 



There are a great many varieties of peaches offered by the nursery- 

 men, but a small selection will answer for home use, and a still smaller 

 list will be better for market. Attention should be called to the fact 

 that good, white-fleshed peaches are becoming more popular. This is 

 partly due to the introduction of new white varieties of high quality, 

 such as Greensboro, Hiley, Waddell, Belle of Georgia. The yellow- 

 fleshed Elberta has come in with the other new introductions, and 

 has promptly taken its place as the most profitable of all peaches. 



In planting for family use, every one should choose his own favorite 

 varieties. As a reasonably good selection for family use, however, we 

 may name the following: Greensboro, Early Crawford, Mountain Rose, 

 Foster, Belle of Georgia and Crosby. This will give a succession 

 throughout the season. 



For market purposes the following varieties have been found profit- 

 able: Greensboro, Mountain Rose, Elberta, Crawford Early and Craw- 

 ford Late, Oldmixon. 



The following list of varieties comprises the most popular old sorts 

 and the most promising new ones : — 



Belle of Georgia. — A very profitable peach in the south, and fairly 

 successful in New England. To some extent this takes the place of 

 Oldmixon, coming in about the same season. The tree is hardy. The 

 fruit is white, freestone, of excellent quality. 



Carman. — An excellent white peach for family use or local market. 

 Large, round, white with bright red cheek. Tree hardy. 



Chair's Choice. — Tree hardy. Fruit oval, deep yellow, freestone. 

 Quite late, coming jusi after Late Crawford. 



Champion. — Strong, upright tree, with hardy fruit buds. Pro- 

 lific. Fruit round, large, creamy white with pink cheek; flesh tender 

 and sweet. Of best quality. 



Crawford Early. — Tree small, medium size, moderately productive. 

 Fruit large, oblong, yellow, freestone, good quality. Midseason. A 

 good peach, and worth planting. 



Crawford Late. — Tree large, spreading, very hardy. Fruit very 

 large, yellow, freestone. Late. This has been the favorite peach in 

 Massachusetts for years, but as a market variety it is far less profitable 

 than Elberta. 



Crosby. — Tree willowy, spreading and very hardy. Fruit round, 

 yellow, freestone, of high quality. 



Elberta. — Tree strong, stocky, spreading. Very productive, — in 

 fact, the most productive peach grown. Fruit large when properly 



