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KEPOHT ON THE 



No. 33 



ELBERTA. 



The best peach of its season for all markets and canning factories, and a variety 

 especially suited for export by reason of its shipping qualities. 



ORIGIN: Georgia; a cross 

 between Chinese Cling and 

 Early Crawford. 



TREE: vigorous, hardy and 

 moderately productive. The 

 leaves are much subject to 

 leaf curl, but this may be 

 largely controlled by spray- 

 ing. 



FRUIT: large, roundish oval, 

 one side somewhat larger 

 than the other; suture, dis- 

 tinct; skin, lemon yellow, 

 with a fine red cheek; stone 

 free, deeply corrugated, 

 pointed. 



ELBERTA. 



FLESH : yellow; texture, 



moderately juicy. 



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QUALITY: dessert, fair; can- 

 ning, best. 



VALUE: home market, first 

 class; foreign market, first 

 class. 



SEASON: late September, 

 about a week later than Early 

 Crawford. 



SECTION OF ELBERTA. 



