FRUITS VARIETIES AND CULTURE. 567 



Eaton's Golden. — A premium peach from North 

 Carolina; flowers large; fruit large, and resembles Craw- 

 ford's Late in appearance; color bright yellow, marbled 

 with bright red, dark on the sunny side. The best late 

 cling we have yet seen. Ripens October 10th. 



Baldwin's Late. — Fruit large and round, with a 

 swollen point; skin greenish-white, with a pale red cheek; 

 flesh firm, juicy and melting, and good flavored. Ripe 

 October 20th, and will keep for several weeks in the 

 house. Free. 



Peento. — Fruit medium size, flat; white skin and flesh; 

 freestone; good quality. Ripens early. Tree vigorous 

 grower and very prolific. This peach thrives well in 

 Florida, and is popular, particularly in the central and 

 southern portions of the State. It also does well in South 

 Louisiana. 



Everbearing Peach. — " This is one of the most re- 

 markable peaches, as it combines many desirable quali- 

 ties which make it of great value for family use. 



" 1. Its long continued bearing period. The first ripen- 

 ing begins about July 1st, and successive crops are pro- 

 duced until the beginning of September. Fruit in all 

 stages of development — ripe and half grown — may be 

 seen upon the tree at the same time. 



" 2. As the tree blossoms during a long period, a com- 

 plete failure of fruit has, therefore, never happened since 

 the original tree first began to bear, eight years ago. 



" 3. The fruit is creamy white, mottled and striped with 

 light purple and with pink veins; oblong in shape, and 

 tapering to the apex; flesh white, with red veins near the 

 skin; very juicy, vinous, and of excellent flavor; quality 

 very good to best. Freestone of the Indian type. 



" The first ripening averages three and a half inches 

 long by three inches broad. The size of the second and 

 following crops diminishes gradually, until that of the 



