BERLIN, MARYLAND, U. S. A. 31 

One bushel Carman peaches. Our trees produced 5 bushels per tree at 
5 years of age 
Carman. 
Ripens third week in July. Yellowish white skin with creamy 
white flesh, slightly tinged with red. Good size. Freestone 
Carman is accepted among peach-growers as the first reliable peach 
of the season. To be sure, there are varieties which ripen earlier, but 
most of them are undersized and clingstone. Carman is grown in 
nearly all commercial orchards, as the early date of ripening insures 
good prices. 
ALWAYS SELLS READILY 
Many people look upon peaches as their favorite fruit, and as Car- 
man comes upon the market before the other varieties are ripe, it 
holds the field alone. Of course, for early trade of this sort, the fruit 
should be packed in carriers, as people will wait until the middle of 
the peach season before buying large quantities of fruit to can and 
preserve. 
CARMAN SHIPS WELL 
For a peach to yield real profits to you, it must ship well. There is 
no advantage in raising peaches of fine texture with beautiful skins 
if you cannot get them before the ultimate consumer in good con- 
dition. For such an early peach, it will be found an excellent shipper, 
and if picked at the proper time can be sent long distances without 
injury. 
Carman has white flesh, tinted with red near the pit. It is tender, 
juicy, large-sized, somewhat oval in shape. The skin is creamy white 
with a red cheek. All told, it makes a most desirable variety when 
the appearance, taste, and shipping qualities are taken into consider- 
ation, and it would probably hold its own among the other later 
peaches. As it is, it has an insuperable advantage in its time of ripen- 
ing. The successful growers plan to start the season with Carman. 
When the crop is exhausted, the pickers can begin picking Hiley, and 
so on through the season, with no rush or hurry at any time. 

WE ACCEPT LIBERTY BONDS AT FACE VALUE IN PAYMENT 
FOR TREES 
