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REPORT ON THE 



No. 33 



CROSBY (Excelsior, Hales Hardy). 



A peach of good quality, 

 but scarcely large enough for 

 the commercial orchard. 



ORIGIN: Massachusetts, 1876, 

 by Mr. Crosby, nurseryman; 

 named Excelsior by the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College; 

 Male's Hardy, because Mr. J. 

 H. Hale was the first grower 

 to plant it extensively, and 

 finally Crosby by the United 

 states Division of Pomology. 



TREE: vigorous; healthy; 

 fairly hardy; very productive. 



FRUIT: medium size; form 

 almost round, slightly one- 

 sided; color, yellow, with 

 bright red cheeks; very 

 pretty; cavity, deep, abrupt; 

 apex small in a slight depres- 

 sion; suture, traceable. 



CROSBY. 



FLESH: color, bright yellow, 

 red at the stone; texture, fine, 

 moderately juicy, tender; 

 flavor, sweet and very agree- 

 able. 



QUALITY: very good for 

 dessert and good for cooking. 



VALUE: first class for home 

 market. 



SEASON: late September to 

 early October. . * 



SECTION OF CROSBY 



