EARLY MIDSEASON VARIETIES 



EARLY ELBERTA 



Yellow, freestone, large, lemon yellow 

 with a dark cast, blush with vivid red, 

 beautiful appearance, high quality, being 

 somewhat similar to Elberta, although a 

 trifle better flavor; rich golden tender 

 flesh, yet firm and has a delightful flavor; 

 excellent for canning. Hardier in fruit 

 bud than Elberta, tree is a good grower, 

 bears very young and a heavy producer, 

 ripens about a week or ten days earlier 

 than Elberta and is being planted quite 

 extensively in commercial orchards; ex- 

 cellent home orchard peach. Due to its 

 earliness, and being Elberta type of peach, 

 it brings high prices on the leading 

 markets. 



HALE-HAVEN. Yellow, freestone, large, high 

 red color, firm, good flavor, it takes on red 

 color early and the peaches show good red 

 color several days before ripening, which 

 gives it a distinct advantage for marketing. 

 Very hardy in fruit bud and a heavy bearer, 

 ripens about two weeks before Elberta. Hale- 

 Haven is a new variety, being a cross be- 

 tween the famous J. H. Hale and the well 

 known new variety, South Haven, being 

 originated by the Michigan Experimental 

 Station. 5c per tree extra. 



Champion. White, freestone, very large, creamy 

 white with red cheek, sweet, juicy; very 

 high flavor. Champion has lost its past 

 commercial importance because it will not 

 carry satisfactorily under refrigeration, but 

 as a home garden or a roadside peach, it is 

 one of the best. Tree is hardy, large grower 

 and productive. 



EARLY ELBERTA 



Crawford's Early. Yellow, freestone, large size, 

 juicy, sweet flavored, highly prized for can- 

 ning. Tree strong grower and prolific 

 bearer. One of the old-time commercial 

 varieties, which has been extensively planted 

 in years past, but now mainly a home mar- 

 ket fruit. 



Fitzgerald. Yellow, freestone, large, good. 



Mountain Rose. White, freestone, large, round, 

 white with much red in several shades, 

 juicy, rich, tender, sweet. Old-time favorite. 



ROCHESTER. Yellow, freestone, large, covered 

 with mottled red blush; fresh yellow stained 

 with red at pit, very good 

 quality, prolific bearer. 

 One of the best early mid- 

 season yellow freestone 

 peaches for nearby mar- 

 kets, and highly desirable 

 for canning. Our buds 

 came direct from the orig- 

 inal tree from Mr. A. H. 

 Heberle of Rochester, New 

 York, the originator. Pop- 

 ular in Western New York 

 and Michigan. 



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Harrison Quality peach trees in the nursery rows — 

 propagated from carefully Bud Selected strains 



SLAPPEY. Yellow, freestone, 

 . medium to large size, beau- 

 tifully red colored, rich, 

 juicy and extra good fla- 

 vor. Good commercial va- 

 riety for nearby markets 

 and one of the best early 

 yellow freestone peaches. 



