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BOUNTIFUL RIDGE NURSERIES — PRINCESS ANNE, MD. 



excellent flavor — and extra good shipper. 

 Tree a strong grower, proline and haidy, 

 reaching its peilection in Washington, Ore- 

 gon and the South, especially in <jreoigia and 

 Alabama. Origin, Texas. Ripens is Geor- 

 gia about three weeks ahead of Elberta. 

 CHAIR'S CHOICE— Fruit matures in late mid- 

 season. Color, pale green dotted with red- 

 dish-green, is very attractive and is consid- 

 ered a select fruit and quite large. October. 

 Freestone. 

 EAKLjf ALBERTA— This is one of the finest 

 of all the Elberta family, being larger than 

 Elberta, finer flavored, as handsome in col- 

 or, perfect freestones. Whoever plants this 

 variety will be more than satisfied as it is a 

 money maker and a great peach for all pur- 

 poses. Ripens from one week to ten days 

 earlier than the regular Elberta. 

 HILEY — Freestone, white. A large white 

 peach with a beautiful red cheek; the flesh 

 is juicy, tender and white . 

 BELLE OF GEORGIA— Fruit large size; col- 

 or red and white; flesh white, firm and high- 

 ly flavored. This variety has become one, of 

 the standard varieties in the big commercial 

 orchards, both North and South. Stands 

 shipping well and brings top prices. In 

 many respects it is equal to the Elberta. 

 Tree a rapid grower and very productive. 

 Perfect freestone. 

 CARMEN — Large; resembles Elberta in 

 shape; creamy-white with deep blush; 

 skin tough, making- it a good market variety; 

 flesh tender, juicy and fine flavor; a prolific 

 and regular bearer. 

 CHAMPION (Free) — Large, round, quite reg- 

 ular; yellowish-white mottled with red on 

 sunny side; flesh white with red at the pit; 

 one of the best in quality and a general fav- 

 orite of great hardiness. 

 CRAWFORD'S EARLY (Free)— Large, round- 

 ish, bright yellow with red cheek; flesh yel- 

 low, juicy and sweet; quality good. Au- 

 gust and September. 

 CRAWFORD'S LATE (Free)— Large, round- 

 ish-oval, yellow with broad red cheeks, flesh 

 yellow with red at the pit; melting vinous 

 and very good. Late September. 

 HEATH CLING (Cling)— Very large, creamy- 

 . white with delicate red blush; flesh white, 

 slightly red at the pit; tender, juicy and 

 sweet; a valuable sort for canning and one 

 that commands fancy prices in all markets. 

 Earlv September. 

 FITZGERAL (Free)— An improved early 

 Crawford fully equal to it in size, quality 

 and color; tree makes a thrifty growth, bears 

 quite young, is productive and very hardy; 

 bright yellow splashed with red; flesh deep 

 yellow and of the best quality; early Sep- 

 tember. 

 ROCHESTER (Free)— Large yellow and red 

 Peach. Flesh yellow, of fine quality and ex- 

 quisite flavor. Stone verv small and will 

 ship as well as Elberta. The tree comes in- 

 to bearing when very young, is a strong, 

 upright grower and is hardy as an oak. Has 

 produced a full crop after undergoing a tem- 

 perature of 16 degrees below zero, which 

 killed all the buds on Elberta and Crawford 

 in the same orchard. Early. 



Photo showing the size of our first class Peach 



Trees, and the splendid bodies and root system 



they have. 



SALWAY (Free)— Large, roundish, deep yel- 

 low with rich red cheeks; flesh yellow, firm 

 and juicy and sugary; trees are strong grow- 

 ers and bear plentiful crops. A late market 

 sort. 



MAYFLOWER— Earliest peach known. Ripens 

 one week before Sneed; dark red all over, 

 beautiful appearance. Carries well to 

 market, not being tender like Sneed. Blooms 

 very late, crop never entirely cut off by late 

 frosts. Size medium, quality good. Tree 

 an upright, good grower, a very prolific 

 bearer. 



RED BIRD (Early Wheeler)— Cling, Earliness, 

 High color, and good quality make it very 

 valuable. Very large for an early peach, 

 averaging almost as large as Mamie Ross 

 and Carmen. Creamy white overspread will 

 a bright, glowing red; the first extra early 

 good shipping peach on the list. Should 

 be planted largely. 



ROBERTA — A new variety that is becoming 



