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THE LOVETT COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



PEACHES. 



Plant 18 feet apart, 134 trees per acre. On sandy land plant 15 feet apart each way. 



The best soil for peaches is a sandy loam, and trees should not be planted upon soil where the water stands 

 near or upon the surface. Plant no deeper than the trees stood in the nursery and make the soil very firm. All 

 side branches should be cut back to within a few inches of the main stem, the' latter being severed at about two- 

 thirds the distance from the ground. The after culture is simple, being merely to keep the surface always mellow 

 and free of weeds. Unleached wood ashes and pure ground bone are the proper fertilizers for the peach, and are 

 best applied broadcast in spring and harrowed in. All varieties are freestone except those noted otherwise. 



Note. A special pamphlet upon the Peach, giving an essay upon Peach Culture by our J. T. Lovett, and 

 much other valuable information, will be mailed free to all applicants. 



Prices of Standard Varieties. 

 First class, 1 to 5 feet. - - - 

 Medium. 3 to 4 feet. - 



Second class, 2 to 3 feet. - - - - - 



NOTE. We have in stock fifty thousand two years old trees that are extra strong and heavy. 

 These will be supplied as long as they last at rates quoted above for first class trees, to any who 

 desire them. 



Ea. 



Doz. 



100 



1000 



12c. 



81 25 



£6 00 



850 00 



10c. 



1 00 



5 00 



40 00 



8c. 



.75 



3 50 



25 00 



Amsden's June and Alexander's Early. Identical in 

 appearance. Fail' size and good quality; nearly all 

 red, flesh greenish-white, partial cling. Middle of July. 



Beer's Smock (Smock Preei. Medium to large ; yellow 

 with red cheek, flesh yellow. A regular and produc- 

 tive bearer. Very late. 



Bray's Rareripe (Dillon 's Rareripe) . Large, creamy- 

 white well flushed with crimson; flesh white, rich, juicy, 

 good. A regular and abundant bearer, very profitable 

 in many sections. Ripens with "Ward's Late. 



Chair's Choice. Of largest size, deep yellow with red 

 cheek: flesh very firm; five days earlier than Smock. 



Champion. Very large; white with red cheek; flesh 

 creamy white, sweet, delicious. Exceedingly hardy and 

 a regular bearer. The best early white peach. 



Crawford's Early (Early Melocoton). Very large; 

 yellow with red cheek, flesh yellow, excellent. August. 



Crawford's Late (Melocoton). Resembles Crawford's 

 Early, but larger, and ripens from two to three weeks 

 later; flesh yellow, juicy and rich. 



Crosbey. Valuable especially for its unusual hardiness. 

 Medium; bright yellow and "crimson; very attractive; 

 flesh yellow, red at the pit. juicy, rich. An abundant 

 and regular bearer. Ripens before Crawford's Late. 



Early Rivers. Medium to large; pale yellow with 

 pink cheek; delicious quality. Last of July. 



Elberta. Large; yellow with red cheek, juicy and of 

 high quality: flesh yellow and melting. September. 



Foster. Similar to Crawford's Early, but a few days 

 earlier, larger and of better quality. 



Freehold. An improvement upon Stump the "World, 

 which it resembles and with which it ripens. It is a 

 smoother peach and of purer color. A regular bearer. 



Globe. An improvement upon Crawford's Late and 

 every way bike it. Vigorous and productive. Sept. 



Hale's Early. Mediiim; white with red cheek: flesh 

 white, juicy, fair quality; half cling. Productive, but 

 rots unless on light soil.' Last of July. 



fiance's Golden. Large; yellow with crimson cheek; 

 flesh yellow, tender, of highest quality. A sure and 

 heavv cropper. Ripens with Crawford's Early. 



Heath Cling (Late Heath). Large; white with blush 

 cheek; flesh white, fine quality; one of the best of the 

 clings, and fine for caDning. etc. Ripens late. 



CONNECTICUT. 



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Hill's Chili (Jenny Lind). Large, dull yellow shaded 

 with dull red, very downy ; flesh yellow, sweet, good. 

 Hardy and prolific. Last of September. 



Jacques' Rareripe. Large: dark yeilow and dull red; 

 flesh yellow, juicy, rich. Middle of September. 



Keyport White.' Large, pure white: flesh white to the 

 stone; sweet, fine. Hardy, a strong grower; prolific. 



Large Early York (Honest John). Medium, white 

 with red cheek, flesh white, high quality. Late August. 



Lemon Free. Very large, pale lemon-yellow when ripe; 

 flesh tender, sweet, rich. Exceedingly productive and 

 a sure yielder. Ripens after Crawford's Late. 



Levy's Late (Henrietta). Valuable for its lateness, 

 beauty and large size; yellow with crimson cheek; flesh 

 yellow, firm, juicv, good. Cling. 



LOVETT'S WHITE. The best white peach. Very 

 large, pure white: flesh white, firm, sweet, excellent. 

 A sure and abundant bearer, hardy, and ripens with 

 Heath Cling, which it surpasses every way. 



Mountain Rose. One of the best early peaches. Large, 

 white, suffused with carmine; flesh white, melting, 

 juicy. Early August. 



OldmUon Free. Large, creamy-white suffused with 

 red; flesh white, red at the pit, tender, rich, juicy. One 

 of the best and most reliable. Last of August. 



Reed's Early Golden. An improvement on Craw- 

 ford's Early, with which it ripens, but is much larger 

 and handsomer, and a very reliable and heavy bearer. 



Reeves' Favorite (Bed Xeck). Large, round: yellow 

 with red cheek; flesh yellow, excellent. September. 



Sal way. Large: yellow mottled with red; flesh yel- 

 low, of poor quality. Late, ripening after Smock. 



Steadley. Very large; pure white: white flesh, and 

 of high quality; 'later than Heath Cling. 



Stephens' Rareripe. Large; white, shaded and mot- 

 tled with red: flesh white, juicy, vinous. Last of Sept. 



Stump the World. Large, white with red cheek : flesh 

 white, juicy, high quality, productive. Early Sept. 



Ward's Late. Resembles Oldmixon Free, but ripens 

 nearly a month later. Profitable for market. 



Wheatland. An improvement upon Crawford's Late 

 and ripening just in advance of it. Extra large, beau- 

 tiful vellowVith a crimson cheek. 



A grand Xew England Peach of exceptional hardiness 

 of fruit bud. and so valuable otherwise as to place it in 

 the foremost rank of hardy Peaches. In northern sec- 

 tions of the country where a very low temperature 

 often quickly follows a few warm days in winter or 

 early spring it is very desirable to possess a variety of 

 more than usual hardiness for regular yearly bearing. 

 The ordinary leading standard varieties cannot be de- 

 pended upon in such sections for regular crops. In the 

 Connecticut we have a tree that is a vigorous grower 

 and a heavy, annual bearer, with fruit-buds so hardy 

 that it never fails to produce a crop, even in New Eng- 

 land. The fruit itself is all that can be desired, large 

 and handsome, golden yellow with red cheek, rich and 

 fine in quality with a superior, high flavor, and to add 

 vet more to' its great value, it ripens early — before 

 Crawford's Early. Hon. J. M. Hubbard. Peach Com- 

 missioner for the State of Connecticut considers it the 

 finest Yellow Peach known, especially for the trying 

 winter climate of the North. 1st c. ea.. 30c; 3 for 75c; 

 doz.. -<2.50; 100. $15.00. Medium, ea.. 25c; 3 for 60c; 

 doz.. 12.00; 100. 812.00. J. B., ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., 

 $1.50: 100. §10.00. 



