1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



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NEW PROLIFIC. 

 A peach of the Crawford type, a few days later, which is highly esteemed by many peach 

 growers. Like the Crawford it is too tender in flesh for distant shipment, unless picked from 

 the tree before it reaches full maturity. 



Teee : healthy ; vigorous ; productive. 



Fkuit ; size medium to large, form round ; color yellow, with bright red cheek ; cavity 

 narrow and deep ; suture, distinct, extending beyond the apex. 



-New Pkolific. 



Flesh : yellow ; slightly tinted with red at the pit ; texture tender, flavor sweet, delicate, 

 very pleasant ; free from pit. 



Quality : dessert first class ; cooking first class. 



Value : home maikets first class. 



Season : mid to late September. 



OLDMIXON FREE. 



An old standard variety considerably planted in the older commercial peach orchards of 

 the Niagara Penisular to succeed the Early Crawford ; a white flesh peach with a red cheek 

 presenting a good appearance in the basket; its fault as a market variety is its dropping almost 

 before it attained full color and its tender flesh ; valuable for dessert purposes. 



Origin : a seedling of Oldmixon Cling which was brought to America by Sir John 

 Oldmixon. 



Tree : vigorous ; spreading ; moderately productive. 



Fruit ; medium to large ; form roundish oval, one-sided, suture distinct toward the apex 

 which is not marked ; cavity narrow , color creamy white, marbled with red and with a deep 

 red cheek ; bloom thin. 



Flesh : free from pit ; color creamy white, red at pit ; texture tender ; flavor sweet, rich, 

 vinous. 



Quality : dessert very good ; cooking or canning whole, very good. 



Value ; market hardly first class compared with larger yellow varieties of the same season . 



Season : earl}' September. 



