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LEAMINGTON. 



Medium to large, white with red 

 cheek; quality, excellent; juicy, sweet 

 white flesh. Ripens about a week to 

 ten days before Early Crawford, and 

 is a free stone. Very productive. 



LEAMINGTON. 



LEMON CLING. 



A large and showy peach, at one time planted freely in Ontario orchards, but of late 

 discarded because of its cling stone. 



ORIGIN: South Carolina. 



TREE: vigorous, hardy and productive. 



FRUIT: large, form roundish, narrowed towards apex, which is large and prominent, 

 somewhat like that of the lemon; skin, deep yellow, with a dark brownish-red cheek. 



FLESH: color, yellow, tinged with red at the pit; texture, firm, not very* juicy; flavor, 

 pleasant, sprightly, subacid. 



QUALITY: dessert, fair; cooking, fair. 



VALUE: third class. It is not advisable to have any cling stones at this time of 

 season. 



SEASON: late September. 



LEWIS. 



A fine market peach to succeed St. John and to precede Early Crawford. 

 ORIGIN: Michigan. 



TREE: healthy, vigorous, very productive. 



FRUIT: medium to large; form round; color, yellowish white, largely overspread 

 with red; suture, depressed. 



FLESH: yellowish white, red next to pit; texture, tender, juicy; flavor, very pleasant. 



QUALITY: dessert, good; cooking, good. 



VALUE: home market, first class; distant market, second class. 



SEASON: mid-September. 



McCONNELL. 



A very attractive-looking, late, white-flesh peach. 



ORIGIN: a seedling raised by Mr. McConnell, Essex County. 



TREE: a good, thrifty grower; productive. 



FRUIT: above medium; color, white with beautiful crimson blush; form, round. 



FLESH: cling; color, pure white; texture, firm, juicy; flavor, pleasant. 



QUALITY: dessert, poor; cooking, poor; good pickler. 



VALUE: not tested. 



SEASON : mid-October. 



