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REPORT ON THE 



No. 33 



RIVERS (Early Rivers). 



When first introduced, this peach was widely planted for market because of its fine 

 size and early season, coming in between Alexander and Hale. Its great fault is its 

 delicate skin and tender flesh which show the slightest bruise, so that the most careful 

 handling is necessary. The fruit needs thinning for size and color, and then it can be 

 sent only to the nearest markets. 



RIVERS. 



SECTION OF RIVERS. 



ORIGIN: by Thos. Rivers, of Saw- 

 bridgeworth, England. 



TREE : very vigorous; fairly 

 hardy; very productive. 



FRUIT: medium to large, roundish, 

 often somewhat oblong and flat- 

 tened on the sides, and more or less 

 one-sided; skin smooth, light green, 

 almost white, delicately shaded with 

 red; cavity, small and 'deep; apex, 

 small, in a narrow, deep depression; 

 Vature, deep and distinct; stone, 

 half cling, inclined to split. 



FLESH : color, creamy white ; tex- 

 ture, melting, juicy. 



QUALITY: fair for dessert; fair 

 for cooking. 



VALUE: second class for near 

 market. 



SEASON: mid-August. 



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