PLANT IMPROVED VARIETIES FOR GREATER PRODUCTION AND PROFIT 



RICHHAVEN 



Outstanding New Variety 



Recommended For Test In All Areas 



Originated in South Haven, Michigan, Richhaven gives 

 promise of replacing the Hale Haven variety. Fruits are 

 large, uniform in size and shape. Color a bright red blush 

 with stripes of red and gold laid over a bright golden ground 

 color. Fuzz is unnoliceable and an unusually thick, tough 

 skin adds to its handling and shipping ability. Flesh is a 

 clear yellow with moderate redding around the pit. Entirely 

 a freestone when ripe. Ripens with Hale Haven or fourteen 

 days before Elberta. 



RANGER 



A tine looking yellow freestone peach ripening with or just 

 after Golden Jubilee, formerly tested as B121(i() and a seed- 

 ling of Rariton Rose selfed. Medium to large size, almost 

 round, with light pubescence, highly colored with bright red 

 blush covering most 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 alter Elberta. Ranger has been test- 

 ed in Md., S. 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 TJ. S. D. A. introduction. 



BLAKE (N.J. 117) 



Widely planted in New Jersey and some other areas and 

 seems to have grower and consumer approval. Named from 

 the late 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 eases. 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 Elberta 



SUNHAVEN 



NEW INTRODUCTION 



This Amazing New Peach Should Have A Place 

 In Your Plantings 



Result of cross made in South Haven, Michigan by Stanley 

 Johnston in 1944. Matures ten days earlier than Red Haven. 

 Fruit is large in size, nearly round and uniform in shape. 

 Color much like Red Haven, largely bright red with stone 

 ground color for attractive contrast. Fruits keep and handle 

 unusually well for such an early maturing variety. Flesh 

 clear yellow, fine textured, firm, of good flavor and resistant 

 to browning. A partial cling until fully ripe. Trees are 

 large, vigorous, and productive. Recommended for an early 

 fresh market variety. 



REDCAP 



A Southland Dixired cross formerly tested as FV 121-58. 

 Ripens just before Dixired and resembles Dixired very much. 

 A clingstone, 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 requirements to break rest 

 period like Hiley. Southland and Ililand. 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 T'.S.D.A. introduction. 



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 000 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. 



Now A Tried and Proven Winner of Its Season. 



Among the best for its season. Beautiful color, 

 firmness, liigh quality, good consumer demand add 

 popularity for this peach. 



REDHAVEN is a cross between 

 We first observed this variety in 1! 

 here in our test orchards in 1041. 

 and beautiful yellow. Skin is sm 

 sembling J. H. Hale in color, ski 



and had our first fruits 

 It colors a brilliant red 

 ith, almost fuzzless, re- 

 md flesh. Flesh is very 



firm. Tree is vigorous with heavy bad 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 lest plantings over 

 a wide area. 



It seems to be a few days later than Fisher; the flesh how- 

 ever is more Arm 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 Redhaven and Fisher when a heavy crop is set. 



SUNRISE (N.J. 133) 



This peach has been planted widely in X. J. and is prov- 

 ing very satisfactory as an early yellow fleshed peach ripen- 

 ing before Jerseyland. Fruits are well colored, semi-tree, 

 good size and trees arc resistant to bacterial spot. Fruits 

 are firm and nicely colored. It overlaps on Goldray. 



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 to 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- 



