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SHLECT PHACHES. 
To secure healthy, vigorous and fruitful trees and fine fruit, the following points must 
be well attended to in peach culture:—1st. Keep the ground clean and mellow around the 
trees, and give it an occasional dressing of wood ashes, 2d. Keep the heads low—the 
trunks ought not to exceed three feet in height. 38d. Attend regularly every spring to 
pruning and shortening the shoots of the previous year’s growth. This keeps the head 
round, full and well furnished with bearing wood. Cut weak shoots back about one-half, 
and streng ones one-third; but see that you have a sufficient supply of fruit buds. Sickly 
and superfluous shoots should be cut out clean. 
It should always be borne in mind that the fruit is borne on wood of the last season’s 
growth, and hence the necessity for keeping up a goed supply of vigorous annual shoots 
all over the tree. The Plum stock is advantageous only in stiff clay, cold and damp soils. 
Price of Trees 25 cents each. On Plum Stocks one year, 50 cents each. 
ALBERGE YELLOW, BARNARD’S, YELLOW RARERIPE, &c.—Large, deep yellow, 
with a dull red cheek; flesh yellow, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous, hardy and pro- 
ductive. Beginning of September. 
BREVOORT, OR BREVOORT’S MORRIS.—Large, dull white, with a red cheek; flesh 
pale, sweet and fine flavored; a good and regular bearer. Beginning of September. 
COLE’S EARLY RED.—Medium size, mostly clouded and mottled with red; flesh pale, 
juicy, rich and delicious. Tree vigorous and an abundant bearer. Middle of August. 
CARPENTER’S WHITE.—A large white peach, of good quality, ripening in October ; 
promising to be valuable as a late market sort. Raised by W. 8. Carpenter of New 
York City. 
COOLEDGE’S FAVORITE.—A most beautiful and excellent peach, skin white, delicately 
mottled with red; flesh pale, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous and productive. End 
of August. 
CRAWFORD’S EARLY.—A magnificent, large, yellow peach, of good quality. Tree 
exceedingly vigorous and prolific; its size, beauty and productiveness, make it one 
of the most popular orchard varieties. Beginning of September. 
CRAWFORD’S LATE MELOCOTON, (Crawford’s Superb.)—Really a superb yellow 
peach, very large, productive and good, ripening here about the close of the peach 
season. Last of Sept. 
DRUID HILL.—Large, greenish white and red, melting, rich, vinous. End of Sept. 
EARLY YORK, (Earty Purpiz, Serrate Earty Yorx, &c.)—Medium size, on young, 
thrifty trees, large, greenish white, covered in the sun with dull purplish red; fiesh 
juicy, rich and excellent; tree a fair grower and very prolific; one of the best early 
orchard varieties, Middle of August. 
EARLY TILLOTSON.—Medium to large, white and red; flesh white, melting, rich; one 
of the best early varieties, but the tree and fruit are both liable to mildew badly. 
Same season as Early York. 
EARLY NEWINGTON.—Medium to large size, white with a red cheek; flavor fine; a 
moderate or poor grower; young shoots mildew. Ripens immediately after the 
Early York. 
FAY’S EARLY ANN.—Raised by Mr. Fay of Chautauque County, from seed of the Old 
Early Ann. Rather small, of good quality; ripens about same time as the Tillotson. 
GEORGE THE FOURTH.—Large, white, with a red cheek; flesh pale, juicy and rich- 
Tree vigorous and bears moderate crops; of the best quality. End of Aug. 
GROSSE MIGNONNE.—Large, dull white, with a red cheek; flesh pale, juicy, with a 
rich, vinous flavor; a free grower and good bearer. In England it is called “the best 
peach in cultivation.” End of August. 
HONEY PEACH.—A new variety from South Carolina, where it ripens last of June. Des- 
cribed as of the finest quality, and promising to be valuable for market at the South. 
HAINES EARLY.—Large, white with ared cheek; flesh pale, juicy and delicious. Tree 
hardy and yery productive; one of the best varieties. Middle of August. 
