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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. 
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The Belle of Georgia is considered by commercial growers as King 
of all white peaches. It’s 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 
home planting. This peach is widely planted 
throughout the peach growing sections of America 
and has made a national reputation for itself as a 
leader and money-maker. Townsend’s Strain of 
J. H. Hale is of the original strain and does need 
a cross-pollenizer. Most any variety will do, al- 
though Belle of Georgia or Hiley are mostly used for 
this purpose. For proper pollenization plant one tree 
of Hiley or Bell to every ten trees of J. H. Hale set. 
The Quality and Flavor of J. H. Hale is Supreme 
Extra large, yellow peach. Ripens about the same 
time as Belle of Georgia. A perfect Freestone. Skin 
is of a deep crimson without fuzz, solid, and a 
good shipper. Flavor of the very best, sweet and 
juicy. An all-around peach that should be included 
in your planting this year. We have a nice stock of 
1 year J. H. Hale trees in all grades. Root system 
is exceptionally good and we know you will like the 
quality. 
SUMMER CREST (UN. J. No. 94). Large oval, yellow free- 
stone, 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 nitrogen, the 
color will be lacking. Originated by N. J. Exp. Station. 
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 orchardists realize 
this and are increasing their acreage annually. Taking on some 
of the newer varieties and increasing their plantings of the stand- 
ard varieties that have proven profitable in the past. Townsends 
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 block of peaches this year. 
Order can be placed now, trees reserved for you and shipment 
made when ever you are ready to set. 
