—E. W. TOWNSEND SONS ® SALISBURY ® MARYLAND 41 
A HARDY, HEAVY YIELDING PEACH 
All who have planted Belle of Georgia have conceded it to be the 
best all around, white peach now being offered. Color creamy 
white, with red cheek on sunny side. Flesh white with pinkish 
red streaks around pits. Extra large size. Freestone. Ripens a 
few days before Elberta. For the commercial or home planting 
Belle will produce delicious quality fruit. 
There are few peaches as well adapted to different climates and 
soils as the Belle of Georgia. Tree is a strong grower, fruiting at 
an early age. Some instances noted where trees produced more than 
a bushel of fruit per tree at 3 years of age. This variety is perfectly 
hardy withstanding sub-zero weather much better than most 
varieties, which hardiness insures a good crop of fruit annually. 
The Belle of Georgia is considered by commercial growers as King 
of all white peaches. Its extra large size and fine quality, demands 
top market prices. Some markets paying from 20 to 40c a bushel 
more for Belle than the famous Elberta. Townsend’s Certified 
Belle of Georgia Trees are propagated from buds taken 
from one of the finest heavy yielding blocks of Belles 
in the East—a strain far superior to the average strain 
now being offered. 
Townsend “Select Strain” Belle of Georgia 
The Leading Yellow Peach of its Season 
Leads the peach field second only to Elberta. A 
very valuable commercial variety as well as for The Quality and Flavor of J. H. Hale is Supreme 
home planting. This peach is widely planted Extra large, yellow peach. Ripens about the same 
throughout the peach growing sections of America time as Belle of Georgia. A perfect Freestone. Skin 
and has made a national reputation for itself as a is of a deep crimson without fuzz, solid, and a 
leader and money-maker. Townsend’s Strain of good shipper. Flavor of the very best, sweet and 
J. H. Hale is of the original strain and does need juicy. An all-around peach that should be included 
a cross-pollenizer. Most any variety will do, al- in your planting this year. We have a nice stock of 
though Belle of Georgia or Hiley are mostly used for 1 year J. H. Hale trees in all grades. Root system 
this purpose. For proper pollenization plant one tree is exceptionally good and we know you will like 
of Hilev or Bell to every ten trees of J. H. Hale set. the quality. 
SUMMER CREST (N. J. No. 94). Large oval, yellow 
freestone, sweet, free from bitterness. Grows best on 
light soil with nitrogen withheld until trees come into 
bearing, with very little added then. If too much nitro- 
Beene color will be lacking. Originated by N. J. Exp. 
ation. 
GAGE ELBERTA. Disease resistant, bud sport of the 
famous Elberta, which it resembles. Blooms few days 
after Elberta, has strong blossom setting in reverse 
weather conditions, bringing in a crop of fruit under 
unfavorable conditions. Trees somewhat more dwarf 
then Elberta. Ripens two to three days later than El- 
berta. Large plantings are being made of this variety 
in several states. 
Peach prices for the past five years have been exceptionally good 
many Growers realizing $300.00 to $500.00 net profit per acre 
from their peach crop. The acreage now out of Bearing Trees is 
very small and it will be many years before sufficient trees are 
planted to catch up with the demand. Large commercial or- 
chardists realize this and are increasing their acreage annually 
Taking on some of the newer varieties and increasing their 
Plantings of the standard varieties that have proven profitable in 
the past. Townsend’s list contains all the leading and most 
profitable varieties now on the market, all at reasonable prices 
Take advantage of this profitable cash fruit crop and set a 
H HALE EERE block of peaches this year. Order can be placed now, trees re- 
J. ° served for you and shipment made whenever you are ready to set 
