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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24 



HALE {Hale's Early. ) 



An early peach of very beautiful appearance, but inclined to rot before it ripens. The flesh 

 remains tirm, even after the outside presents the appearance of being ripe, so that it is not a 

 favorite variety. Its comparative earliness at one tinre made it a very popular market variety, 

 but its season is now preceded by that of Sneed, Greensboro, Early Rivers, Alexander and 

 Triumph. 



Origin' : Ohio. 



Teee : vigorous, healthy and productive. 



FEurr : medium to large, form roundish ; color of skin, dark red on sunny side, green with 

 splash of red on shady side ; apex small, slightly pointed in dimpled depression ; cavity deep ; 

 suture extends to apex ; pit half free. 



Flesh : greenish yellow to white ; texture firm until very ripe, then melting and juicy ; 

 flavor sweet and agreeable. 



Quality : dessert and cooking fair. 



Value : home market second class. 



Season : late August. 



HYXES (Hyne's Suryniar.) 

 A very good early de^sert jieach, but Ihe fruit is incline 1 to rol in wet sensons. 





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OuKiis- : introduced in ls:i,") i)y Mr. P. D. ^Villal■l of (ieneva, N.Y. 



Ti;eh: : vigonius; pri'iluctive. 



Fiicrr : form roundisli, sligiitly one-^-ided ; size medium, colur grei nisli white w ith 

 red cheek, sometimes deefi n-d in the sun; cavit)' nanow and deep; suture di-^tinct 

 numerous ; skin thin nnd t:'nacious ; stone, senii-cling. 



Flesh; color yellowish wldte ; texture juic>' ; Havor sweet and agreeable. 



Quality : dessert, good to very good. 



Value : home market first class ; di-tant market third class. 



Seas".\ : mid to late jVugu^t. 



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