DIRECT FROM GROWER TO PLANTER 



DESCRIPTION 



This peach originated as a chance 

 seedling at Hope Farm, in Bergen 

 County, New Jersey. It has long been 

 our ambition r.t Hope Farm to give A 



the world some new fruit, good enough / 



to be worthy of carrying the name, / . 



and give comfort and pleasure to the 

 world long after we have passed out 

 of it. At the same time we have rec- f * 

 ognized the fact that there are already j 

 too many fruit varieties in cultivation, 

 and that only the very best or those \ 

 which possess superior qualities should \ 



ever be added to the list. We should \ 



not think of presenting this new can- \ • 



didate for favor unless we felt abso- \ 



lutely sure it has superior merit. \ 



Six years ago (1919) when cleaning 

 up the barnyard in the Fall, we found 

 a small peach tree growing, as it 

 seemed, out of a loose stone founda- 

 tion of a small building. Apparently 

 some one had carelessly thrown the 

 pit away. It had sprouted and estab- 

 lished itself by the side of this build- 

 ing. By the merest accident it was 

 not destroyed. It grew in the most undesir- 

 able place that could well be selected for a 

 peach tree. 



The situation is cold and sunless, being 

 densely shaded by thick and tall shrubbery. The 

 soil is hard and unpromising, but the little 

 tree grew abundantly under these hard con- 

 ditions. The next year after discovery the 

 tree showed a remarkable vigor with strong, 

 heavy foliage and quick growth. This great 

 vigor of growth is one of the strong character- 

 istics of the tree. In the nursery row it ap- 

 pears to outstrip other varieties easily. The 

 parent tree stands in a place where cultivation 

 is impossible, yet it has developed into large 

 size. At three years it bore a few peaches, 

 enough to show the character of the fruit, 

 and it has produced large crops since then. 



A fair sample of the peach is shown in the 

 illustration though the average will run larger 

 than is here shown. In any remarks or pic- 

 tures of this peach we desire to be fully con- 



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The Hope Farm Peach 



servative and not make any statement or ap- 

 pearance which is in any way exaggerated. In 

 color Hope Farm is a light yellow with a dark 

 red cheek. The flesh is white with a yellow 

 tinge. It is a clean, freestone with a flavor 

 which we consider superior to Belle of Georgia. 

 It is one of the best shipping peaches being 

 firm and solid. We have mailed specimens for 

 long distances and given it a fair trial. It has 

 always stood the journey perfectly. Its sea- 

 son of ripening is a week to ten days later 

 than Elberta, so that with its fine quality and 

 attractive appearance, it will fill a distinct 

 place in the peach season. In any section where 

 the tree will thrive Hope Farm may be rec- 

 ommended for its great vigor and hardiness, 

 its high quality and beauty, and its late sea- 

 son of ripening. It will prove, as I firmly be- 

 lieve, the most popular late peach of its color 

 and class and it can be confidently recommend- 

 ed to all those who are interested in new va- 

 rieties, or in profitable peach culture. 



H .W. COLLINGWOOD. 



FOREWORD 



During the fall of 1926 we have received orders for this wonderful peach from 

 practically every part of the United States and now have orders on file for quanti 

 ties of them to be shipped this spring, from the commercial planters to the man who 

 only wished a high quality peach for home use and something to remember Hope 

 Farm by. 



We have received letters of praise for the wonderful tree and the hardiness 

 which it exemplifies. We have received letters of appreciation from faithful readers 

 of the Rural New Yorker saying that they were glad that they had enjoyed life long 

 enough to see a product of Hope Farm — a product that promises to exemplify the 

 faithfulness of Mr. Collingwood, editor o f the Rural New Yorker and to show that 

 Hope Farm is keeping pace, and can be looked upon with pride, always using as its 

 motto the inspiring word— PROGRESS. 



