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THE YEDETTE PEACH: High quality, disease re- 

 sistance, adaptation over wide producing area, hardi- 

 ness, shipping ability and beautiful coloring combine 

 to make the Vedette one of the very good peaches to 

 follow Jubilee. See description on page 16. 



SULLIVAN'S EARLY ELBERTA (i«) 



A new bud sport of the famous Elberta, ripening 

 a full seven to 10 days ahead of its parent. 



It is proving to be well adapted to the entire Central 

 peach growing area as well as Southern peach states. 



The variety found as a bud sport in the orchard of 

 Mr. J. P. Sullivan at Zebulon, Ga. The tree and fruit 

 characteristics were found to be identical with Elberta. 

 Sullivan's Early Elberta is being planted extensively 

 throughout Georgia and adjoining states. Our trees are 

 propogated from the original strain. 



We have fruited Sullivan's Early Elberta now for 

 several years in our test orchard and are more im- 

 pressed with it each year. It ripens ahead of the reg- 

 ular Early Elberta and Belle of Georgia : it averages 

 large in size, extra fine quality and shows good ship- 

 ping ability. We have long needed a good commercial 

 peach to fill this ripening time. Sullivan's Early El- 

 berta has real possibilities and we recommend it highly. 



EARLY ELBERTA <") 



A Great Commercial Peach Ripening Just Be- 

 fore Regular Elberta. 



Where Quality — Size — Productiveness and Beau- 

 ty Are Desired, Plant Our Old Original Stram of 

 Early Elberta. There Is A Difference. 



A great commercial peach in the Central and North- 

 ern peach producing areas where the markets are not 

 too distant and quality is a deciding factor. One of the 

 most beautiful of the Elberta type peaches. A very 

 large, attractively colored, yellow fleshed, freestone 

 peach ripening with Belle of Georgia or from 3 to 8 

 days before the regular Elberta. The highest quality 

 peach of all the Elberta types grown commercially. 

 The trees are hardy, thrifty and bear consistently. The 

 deep lemon, yellow colored skin, blushed with bright 

 red makes it very attractive and the peach retains a 

 beautiful golden vellow color after being canned. IF 

 YOUR MARKET DEMANDS QUALITY AND BEAUTY 

 PLANT THE EARLY ELBERTA. Our trees are pro- 

 pogated from the old original strain of Early Elberta. 



SUMMERCREST (N.J. 94) <"«) 



A large, oval freestone peach of fine quality, ripen- 

 ing with Georgia Belle. The flesh is a deep golden yel- 

 low, melting and sweet. Tree is exceptionally vigorous, 

 requiring light soil and very little nitrogen. Summer- 

 crest is hardy as J. H. Hale and adapted to regions 

 having a climate similar to central and southern New 

 Jersey. 



BELLE OF GEORGIA (Hb) 



The White Peach That Has Stood the Test of 

 Time and Stands Today as the Leader of All 

 Wliite Peaches of Its Season Adapted to Large 

 Commercial Plantings in All Peach Producing 

 Areas. 



Fruit large, bright, attractive red almost covering the 

 peach with whjte background. Flesh white, highly 

 flavored and very firm and known universally as one of 

 the best shipping white peaches in cultivation. Tree 

 very vigorous, hardy and productive. Are you plant- 

 ing to supply the demand for a good white peach? 

 Plant Belle of Georgia. A freestone. 



REDSKIN (12) 



A New Introduction by University of Maryland 



Experimental Station (Bred and Tested as Md. No. 1-15) 



The Redskin peach is a product of the Maryland 

 University Experiment Station and is the result of a 

 cross between Hale and Elberta. It ripens slightlv 

 ahead or with Elberta. The tree is vigorous, fast grow- 

 ing and productive. Wood is hardy and the buds 

 survived the low winter temperatures of 1942-43 along 

 with the hardiest varieties indicating that it is very 

 bud hardy. The fruit oF the Redskin is round, yellow 

 flesh with little or no color near the pit. It is a' com- 

 plete freestone, firm flesh of excellent shipping quality, 

 well colored with a deep red blush covering the fruit 

 even when ripening under shady conditions. In taste, 

 it is aromatic, vinous and sweet. Due to its firmness. 

 it is rated high for canning. Fruit develops good size 

 even with heavy load on tree. This new variety is 

 recommended for trial for commercial and nearby mar- 

 kets. Tree supply limited. We were fortunate to have 

 this variety in our testing block for several years and 

 while the variety was released during fall of 1944 we 

 believe we are the first nursery to offer the tres of 

 Redskin for general planting. 



ELBERTA <i2a) 



The Famous Elberta Peach Continues To Be 

 America's Leading Commercial Peach 



Year After Year This Great Peach Brings A 

 Smile of Satisfaction to the Growers' Countenance. 



Years of Propogation Have Produced Many In- 

 ferior Strains of This Famous Peach and Are Re- 

 sponsible For Much Unjust Criticism of Quality 

 and Type. 



Plant Bomitiful Ridge Selected True Strain 

 Elberta For Greater Profits and Consumer Sat- 

 isfaction. 



Without question the greatest commerical peach ever 

 introduced. It has proven its ability to adapt itself to 

 varied climatic and soil conditions throughout the U. S. 

 and Canada, whether the climate is hot or cold, 

 whether the soil is light sand or heavy clay, Elberta can 

 be depended on to give you fine results. There is no 

 prettier peach when grown under ideal conditions. 



The tree is hardy, disease resistant, very thrifty and 

 very productive under most conditions. The fruit is 

 large to very large, a freestone, skin of deep golden 

 yellow and highly colored. The skin is tough and the 

 flesh, while tender and juicv, is of such texture that 

 the ELBERTA IS FAMOUS FOR ITS ABILITY TO 

 CARRY TO DISTANT MARKETS. The quality is 

 classed as good, and the slight bitter flavor is preferred 

 by many. It is estimated that 50% of all peaches 

 planted are Elberta. As improved types and varieties 

 are introduced this ratio is lower but after all is said 

 ELBERTA STILL REMAINS THE WORLD'S LEAD- 

 ING COMMERCIAL PEACH. We are propogating our 

 Elberta trees from selected orchards of great bearing 

 records and to the old original type Elberta. 



IM HZITF (12b) A description will hardly do 

 • ■"■• xl.rxJjJ-1 justice to this fine variety. 



In size it is one-third to one-half larger than the El- 

 berta and is more highly colored. The skin is deej) 

 crimson, smooth, tight, and almost without fuzz. Flesh 

 is golden yellow, firm and has a most delicious flavor. 

 The pit separates easily from the flesh. It is excep- 

 tionally valuable as a commercial peach, owing to its 

 unusual keeping qualities. Will ship nearly as well as 

 an apple. Fruit ripens a few days before and with 

 the Elberta, but it will hang on the tree longer. Your 

 jilanting is incomplete without it. Note — The .T. H. 

 Hale does not have an entirely perfect bloom, and to get 

 the best results it should be planted with some other 

 variety. 



AFTERGLOW (N.I. 84) <i3) S"""' to'^s 



days after Elberta therefore often meets good, strong 

 markets. Fruits are large, round, oval in shape and al- 

 most completely overspread with red. The flesh is 

 yellow stained with red about the pit and is free. The 

 trees are vigorous and rapid growers, the fruit buds 

 appear more hardy than J. H. Hale where observed. 

 Recommended for trial in most districts. 



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