PLANT IMPROVED VARIETIES FOR GREATER PRODUCTION AND PROFIT 
“‘REDHAVEN 
Now A Tried and Proven Winner of Its Season. 
Among the best for its season. Beautiful color, 
firmness, high quality, good consumer demand add 
popularity for this peach. 
REDHAVEN is a cross between Halehaven and Kalhaven. 
We first observed this variety in 1939 and had our first fruits 
here in our test orchards in 1941. It colors a brilliant red 
and beautiful yellow. Skin is smooth, almost fuzzless, re- 
sembling J. H. Hale in color, skin and flesh. Flesh is very 
firm. Tree is vigorous with heavy bud set and bears young. 
Fruits medium sized and well filled when ready to pick, su- 
ture being rather prominent until peach approaches picking 
period. Growers may 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. 
It seems to be a few days later than Fisher: the flesh how- 
ever is more firm and gives indication of being a good com- 
mercial peach to ripen before Golden Jubilee. We recom- 
mend 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 Redhayen and Fisher when a heavy crop is set. 
. DIXIGEM 
The DIXIGEM ripens several days ahead of the Golden 
Jubilee or about with Fisher and Redhaven. The fruit is 
medium size, ovate with light pubescence and a bright, at- 
tractive red blush covering about half the surface. The 
ground color is a bright yellow. The flesh is yellow, medium 
to firm, having a fine texture and excellent flavor. It is al- 
most a freestone when fully ripe and is usually semi-free at 
shipping stage. 
The trees of Dixigem have been vigorous 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 variety 
for all peach growing sections. 
THE FISH ER PEACH 
S. Plant Pat. 233 
The FISHER peach was discovered as a bud sport of the 
VALLIANT in August, 1934. near Queenstown, Ontario, Can- 
ada. Mr. Fisher found these large, well formed peaches 
growing on a single limb of a Valliant tree in his orchard, 
being attracted to the peach from the fact it was ripening 
two weeks before the Valliant peaches on the rest of the tree. 
Quality above average, however the skin and flesh texture 
of the Fisher peach are such that we don’t believe it should 
be planted heavily for shipment to market 800 or more miles 
distant. Again we recommend a well balanced fertilization 
program on this variety. It is inclined to stick to the pit 
under certain growing conditions and again our recommenda- 
tion is that it be planted at 60 ft. or more elevation and in 
light gravel or shale soils for best success. 
Its beautiful color, large size and clear yellow flesh and 
superb quality will establish the Fisher as one of the most 
satisfactory varieties to precede the Golden Jubilee peach. 
\\ JERSEYLAND (N_J. 135) 
A NEW EARLY VARIETY TO PRECEDE 
GOLDEN JUBILEE 
Introduced by the N. 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 early peaches are profitable. 
THIS VARIETY HAS BEEN MARKETED AND IS CALL- 
ED BEAUTY GEM BY MANY GROWERS IN THE SOUTH- 
ERN REGIONS. 
~ SUNRISE (N. J. 133) 
This peach has been planted widely in N. J. and is prov- 
ing very satisfactory as an early yellow fleshed peach r}pen- 
ing before Jerseyland. Fruits are well colored, semi-free, 
good size and trees are resistant to bacterial spot. Fruits 
are firm and nicely colored. It overlaps on Goldray. 
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RANGER 
A fine looking yellow freestone peach ripening with or just 
after Golden Jubilee, formerly tested as B12160 and a seed- 
ling of Rariton Rose selfed. Medium to large size, almost 
round, with light pubescence, highly colored with bright red 
blush covering mest of peach. Flesh yellow, medium firm, 
medium textured, good flavor and suitable for canning or 
freezing. Tree is vigorous and productive showing marked 
resistance to bacterial leaf spot. Blossoms medium sized, 
self fertile, usually open after Elberta. Ranger has been test- 
ed in Md., 8S. C., Ga., Tex., W. Va., and Dela. and should 
prove valuable in the central peach areas for local or com- 
mercial markets. This is a U. 8S. D. A. introduction. 
‘CORONET 
Formerly tested as FV 126-79, CORONET resulted from a 
cross between a seedling of Hale Haven selfed and Dixigem. 
Tested and released by U. S. D. A. June 1953. 
CORONET ripens 2 or 3 days earlier than Dixigem or just 
before Redhaven. The fruit is medium size, highly colored, 
yellow fleshed tending to stick to pit when not fully ripe 
but a freestone when ripe. Bright, attractive red blush over 
good yellow ground color. Firm, smooth textured, very good 
but mild flavor. Coronet trees are vigorous and productive. 
Blossoms are small-petaled, self-fertile, chilling requirement 
about 800 hours or a little less than Elberta. This is a fine 
looking peach and a challenge to Redhaven in many areas, 
especially in southern peach sections and may replace Dixi- 
~  HILAND 
A highly colored, yellow clingstone peach formerly tested 
as FV 128-41 and is the result of cross between Southland 
and seedling of Hiley by Halehaven. Ripens just before 
Cardinal or 56 days before Dixired. Blossoms large, opening 
just after Hiley. Buds require about 750 hours to break rest 
period. Tested mostly in Southern States. Vigorous and 
productive. Fruits medium size, ovate, light pubescence, at- 
tractively colored, with light red blush at shipping stage. 
Flesh yellow, fairly firm, medium textured, and of good flav- 
or. Recommend where low chilling requirements are a fac- 
tor. A U. 8S. D. A. introduction. 
REDCAP 
A Southland-Dixired cross formerly tested as FV 121-d8. 
Ripens just before Dixired and resembles Dixired very much. 
A clingstene, medium size, round, with light pubescence, at- 
tractive red blush covers most of the peach. The flesh is 
yellow, firm but melting, medium textured and good flavor. 
Trees are moderately vigorous and productive. Blossoms are 
small petaled and self-fertile, opening with Southland. Buds 
only require 750 hours chilling requirement to break rest 
period like Hiley, Southland and Hiland. Tested mostly in 
Georgia, this variety shows real merit and should prove es- 
pecially valuable where short rest periods are a factor. We 
have observed this variety for several years and can recom- 
mend it highly. A U. S. D. A. intoduction. 
\CARDINAL 
Introduced and released by U.S.D.A. during summer 1951. 
Cardinal is a seedling of Halehaven selfed and formerly 
tested as FV 101. Ripens four days ahead of Dixired, more 
than two weeks before Jubilee. Fruits are clingstone, med- 
ium size, round, light pubescence. Well covered with at- 
tractive red blush over good yellow ground color. Flesh is 
yellow, firm, medium textured and good flavor. About size 
of Dixired, also in color, appearance and firmness. Blossoms 
medium sized, self fertile and open about with Elberta. 
Chilling requirements about 900 hours. Should succeed any- 
where Dixired can be grown and has advantage of being 
earlier. We recommend this peach from what we have seen 
of it in past several years and where low chilling require- 
ments are not a great factor as its quality and appearance 
will make it popular in many sections. 
\ BLAKE (N. J. 117) 
Widely planted in New Jersey and some other areas and 
seems to have grower and consumer approval. Named from 
the iate Dr. M. A. Blake of the N. J. Experimental Station. 
Fruits are medium to large, very highly colored with attrac- 
tive red over good yellow ground color. It is a freestone, 
having considerable red about the pit and extending to the 
flesh in some cases. Flesh is very firm and of excellent 
flavor. Trees are good growers, ranks with Elberta in 
hardiness of bud and tree. The size. its bright attractive 
red coloring and season of ripening should make the Blake 
a desirable peach to precede Wlberta. 
