CHAPTER IV 



VARIETIES OF FRUITS 



Peaches and nectarines — Apricots — Plums — Cherries — Apples and 

 pears — Baking pears — The mulberry — ITie fig — llie vine. 



Peaches and nectarines vary very much in 

 constitution. Some varieties succeed in a warm 

 house, others do better in an unheated house. 



The ^^.merican varieties of peaches, without 

 exception, do not succeed when grown in heat 

 and forced year after year. Their names are as 

 follows : — Alexander, Waterloo, Amsden June, 

 Hale's Early, Early Canada. These are all early 

 varieties, and are often sought after for that 

 reason. There are two kinds which will do fairly 

 well if gently forced, and they are the Amsden 

 June and Hale's Early. Although these American 

 varieties do not succeed when forced, they all 

 grow well and give good crops in a cool, i.e. un- 

 heated, house. The best varieties for late forcing 

 are Sea Eagle, Princess of Wales, Thomas Rivers, 

 and Barrington. If a yellow-fleshed peach is re- 

 quired, I strongly recommend the Golden Eagle. 



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