PLANT IMPROVED VARIETIES FOR GREATER PRODUCTION AND PROFIT 



REDHAVEN s) 



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IT IS A PEACH ALL GROWERS SHOULD WATCH AND MAKE TRIAL PLANTINGS AS A 

 COMMERCIAL PEACH TO PRECEDE THE GOLDEN JUBILEE AND HALEHAVEN 



Grower Reports From The Central And Northern Areas Place Redhoven Among 

 The Best For Its Season. Beautiful Color — Firmness — High Quality 

 Plus Good Consumer Demand Add Popularity For This Fine Peach. 



REDHAVEN is a cross between Halehaven and Kalhaven. 



We first observed this variety in 1939 and liad our first UTi " " " ' ~ " — ~— . ™ - — -.-. 



fruits liere in our test orcliards in 1941. It colors a brilliant I 



red and beautiful yellow. Skin is smooth, almost fuzless, | 



resembling- J. H. Hale in color, skin and flesh. Flesh is I 



very firm. Tree is vigorous with heavy bud set and bears 

 young^ Fruits medium sized and well filled when ready to 

 pi.-k. suture being rather prominent until peach approaches 

 picking' period. Growers maj* be inclined to pick too early 

 because of good color and should watch this and when 

 trees set too heavy, thinning should be practiced to increase 

 size of the fruits. Trees are proving satisfactory in test 

 plantings over a wide area. 



OBSERVATIONS OF THE REDHAVEN IN OUR TEST 

 ORCHARDS NEAR PRINCESS ANNE SHOW THAT THE 

 REDHAVEN will stand low temperatures. Early .Tanuary 

 temperatures of 13 degrees below zero almost wiped out 

 some varieties while REDHAVEN set a full crop. The 

 younger tree bearing its first fruits naturally did not set 

 such a heavy crop and was more vigorous and the fruits on 

 this tree sized up well being 214" and were beautiful 

 specimens. It seems to be definitely a few days later than. 

 Fisher and the flesh is flecked considerably with red, how- 

 ever, is more firm and gives indication of being a good 

 commercial peach to ripen before Golden Jubilee. We rec- 

 ommend applying fertilizer in early November or very early 

 Spring on these early ripening types to help the early de- 

 velopment of the fruits also thinning should be practiced 

 on Redhaven and Fisher when a heavy crop is set. 





DIXIGEM <3") 



A Worthy Companion of The Redhaven. Step-up Your 



Peach Season With Tills Fine Early Freestone Variety. 



Will Sliip Anywhere. 



Our observations and reports for 1949 and 1950 seasons 

 indicate Dixigem will do well in most northern locations. 



Orc'hardists who fruited it this past season are very en- 

 thusiastic about its fine color, good size and remarkable 

 firmness when tree ripe. 



The DIXIGEM ripens several days ahead of the Golden 

 Jubilee or about with Early Rose, Fisher and Redhaven. 

 The fruit is medium size, ovate with light pubescence and 

 a bright, attractive red blush covering about half the sur- 

 face. The ground color is a bright yellow. The flesh is 

 yellow, medium to firm, having fine texture and excellent 

 flavor. It is almost a freestone when fully ripe and is us- 

 ually semi free at shipping stage. 



The trees of Dixigem have been vigorotis and productive, 

 sometimes, requiring thinning of fruit, but generally do not 

 tend to overbear. While Dixigem has mostly been fruited 

 in Georgia and other nearby southern states, its character- 

 istics of early ripening season, good size, near freestone, 

 high quality, attractive appearance and good tree growth, 

 recommend it for trial as an early yellow shipping varie- 

 ty for all peach growing sections", 'it shows possibilities 

 of stepping up our yellow peach season with a good com- 

 mercial variety. 



NOTE: DIXIGEM— Trees available on Nematode Resist- 

 ant Root Stock. § .10 extra per tree. See Page 20. 



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PEACH TREES ARE SCARCE 



Reports on supplies for 1950-51 season indicate short- 

 ages in many varieties. Protect your planting needs — 

 Order Early. 



We AVill Certainly Treat You Right 



Jackson, Miss. 

 Dear Sirs : 



Your nursery appeals to me, and it is my intention to 

 get all my trees from you when I buy. 



I recommend your nursery to all that ask my opinion as 

 to where to buy trees. During the last several years I know 

 five or six persons that have ordered your trees on my 

 recommendation. 



Yours very truly, 



George S. Hamilton. 



Today as in the past Bountiful Ridge trees are grown to 

 the same high standard. Cherry trees such as above are 

 sure to give the planter results. 



JERSEYLAND (3) 



A NEW EARLY VARIETY TO PRECEDE 



GOLDEN JUBILEE 



Introduced by the X. J. Peach Council as an early, large, 

 firm, attractive yellow-fleshed freestone ripening a few days 

 before Golden Jubilee. It hangs well to the tree and is 

 an excellent shipper. Tree is hardy, sets fruit buds freely 

 and comes into bearing early. Recommended for trial in 

 sections where peaches are profitable. Tree supply very 

 limited. 



THE FISHER PEACH 



U. S. Plant Pat. No, 233 



The FISHER peach was discovered as a bud sport of 

 the VALIANT in August 1934, near Queenstown, Ontario. 

 Canada. Mr. Fisher found these large, well formed peaches 

 growing on a single limb of a Valiant tree in his orchard, 

 being attracted to the peach from the fact it was ripening 

 fully 3 weeks before he Valiant peaches on the rest of the 

 tree. 



Quality above average, however the skin and flesh texture 

 of the F"isher peach are such that we don't believe it should 

 be planted heavily for shipment to markets 800 or more 

 miles disant. Again we recommend a well balanced fre- 

 tilization program on this variety. It is inclined to stick 

 to the pit under certain growing conditions and again our 

 recommendaion is that it be planted at r.O ft. or more ele- 

 vation and in light gravel or shale soils for best success. 



Its beautiful color, large size and the clear yellow flesh 

 and superb quality will establish the Fisher as one of the 

 most satisfactory varieties to precede the Golden Jubilee 

 peach. 



We 3Ieant Them To Be Good 



Pittsboro, Miss. 

 Dear Sirs : 



The order of trees you sent me on January 9, 1950, reached 

 me in very satisfactory condition. I think I never had a 

 finer lot of trees at any price. I also believe that I shall 

 be able to send other order perhaps next season. 



Very truly. 

 Cecil H. Ellard. 



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