178 PEACH CULTUBE. 



who grows it, esteems it highly, both for quality and 

 profit. lb is a large white peach, partly red at the stem, 

 and ripens with Crawford's Late. Has more color than 

 Moore's PaTorite. . 



Queen of Dblawabe. 

 One of the largest and best white peaches known. In 

 size it ranks with Moore's Favorite, but is more globular 

 in form, and rather higher colored. The tree is an erect, 

 vigorous grower, and one of the handsomest we have. 

 The flavor is excellent ; none better. It originated on 

 the Peninsula j and the only place I ever saw it in full 

 bearing was in Dr. Henry Ridgely's orchard at Dover. 



The Globe. 



This is a fine, new yellow peach, grown by Messrs. 0. 

 B. Shearer & Co., of Berks county, Pennsylvania ; and 

 without doubt is the handsomest peach of its season so 

 far placed on exhibition. Its flavor is also very fine. It 

 is a freestone, of rich golden color, shaded on the sunny- 

 side with red. It is almost a perfect globe. It is said 

 to have produced specimens nearly fifteen inches in cir- 

 cumference. It ripens with Crawford's Late. Where it 

 originated it is a superb peach in every respect ; whether 

 it will do as well elsewhere remains to be seen. 



Many other varieties might be named, but the above, it 

 is believed, embraces all that are really worth cultivating. 



An experience of many years has satisfied most growers 

 on the Peninsula that the very early peaches are a failure 

 so far as profit is concerned. In a very few instances, 

 and under peculiar conditions, they have paid the planter 

 for the care and culture bestowed ; but these have been 

 so rare as to establish the rule rather than weaken it. 



The want of success may be attributed to the following 

 causes. The trees themselves are seldom robust and 

 vigorous ; the fruit is small, does not ripen well, is not 

 hardy, and often rots beforo ripening. Besides better 



