26 ELLWANOER & BARRTS 



SELECT PEACHES 



To secure healthy, vigorous and fruitful trees and fine fruit, the following points must be well attended to in 

 peach culture :— 1st. Keep the grotind 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. 3d. Attend regularly every 

 spring to pruning and shortening the shoots of the previous year's gi'owth. This keeps the head round, full and 

 well furnished with bearing wood. Cut weak shoots hack about one-half, and strong ones one-third ; but see that 

 you have a suflBcient supplj' of fruit buds. Sickly and superfluous shoots should be cut clean out. 



It should always he home in mind that the fruit is produced on wood of the last season's growth, a7ul hence the 

 necessity forTceeping up a good supply of vigorous annual shoots all over the tree. Tlie plum stock is advantageous i>i 

 stiff clay, cold and damp soils. We do not have all the varieties on plum stock:, hut will furnish a list on appUcatioyi. 



Note.— In planting peaches, it is of the highest importance to cut back the trees severely. The stem should be 

 reduced about one-third and the side branches cut back to one bud. This lessens the demand upon the roots and 

 enables the remaining buds to push more vigorously. Most failures in newly planted orchards may be ascribed to 

 a non-observance of these directions. 



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PRICES OF PEACH TREES. 



On Peach Stock. 25 cents each; !*2..50 per dozen. 



On Plum Stock, of such as we may be able to supply 50 " " 4.00 " 



Alexander— Medium to large size ; skin greenish Avhite, n^rly covered with cleep, rich red ; flesh melting, juicy, 



sweet. Tree vigorous and productive ; ripens two weeks before Hale's Early; one of the largest and best of the 



extra early varieties, and valuable for market as well as for home use. 

 /Alexandra Noblesse— Large ; flesh melting, rich and excellent. 

 Y^ Alberge Yellow, Barnard's Yellow Rareripe, &c.— Large; deep yellow, with a dull red cheek; flesh yellow, 



juicy, sweet, and of moderate flavor. Tree vigorous, hardy and productive. Beginning of September. 

 Anisden— Medium to large size; skin greenish white, nearly covered with purple in the sun; flesh melting, juicy, 



sweet, very good ; ripens at same time as the Alexander, and appears to be nearly, if not identical. 

 Beatrice (Early Beatrice)— Medium size or rather small, with a marbled red cheek; flesh meltiugland very juicy^ 



Succeeds Alexander ; needs thinning as soon as the fruit is set or it is too small. It ships well. 

 Canada (Earl}' Canada)— Resembles Alexander very closely. Ripens at same time. 

 Conkling'— Large and handsome ; golden yellow, marbled with crimson ; flesh pale yellow, very juicy, sweet, 



vinous and verj- good ; equal to any yellow peach we know of. Tree vigorous and yields heavy crops ; succeeds 



Crawford's Early. 

 Coolidge's Favorite— A most beautiful and excellent peach, of medium size; skin white, delicately mottled with 



red ; flesh pale, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous, hardy and productive. A valuable variety. End of August. 

 Crawford's Early — A magnificent, large, yellow peach, of good quality. Tree exceediuglj' i?i(/oroH.s and prolific; 



its size, beauty and productiveness make it one of the most po))ular varieties. Beginning of September. 

 Crawford's Late— A superb yellow peach , very large, productive and good : ripens here about the close of peach. 



season. Last of September. 

 Early Silver— Large, melting and rich, with the vinous flavor of the White Nectarine, its parent; ripens early in 



September. One of the best. 

 Early Y'ork (Earlj' Purple, Serrate Early York, &c.)— Medium size; greenish white, covered in the sun with dull 



purplish red; flesh juicy, rich and excellent. Tree a. fair grower and very prolific; one of the best early 



orchard varieties. Middle of August. 

 Foster— Originated near Boston. A large yellow peach, resembling Crawford's Early, but of better quality. Ripe 



about the same time as Crawford's Early, or a little earlier. 

 George tlie Fourtli— Large ; white, with i-ed cheek ; flesh pale, juicy and rich. Tree uigorotis, and bears moderate 



crops of the best quality. End of August. 

 Goshawk— Raised from Coolidge's Favorite ; flavor excellent. One of the finest mid-season peaches. 

 Haine's Early- Large ; white with a red cheek ; flesh pale, juicy and delicious. Tree hardy and very productive ^ 



one of the best varieties. Middle of August. 

 Hale's Early- Raised in Ohio ; medium size; flesh white, first quality; ripens middle of August. 

 Hill's Cliili— Medium size; oval; skin yellow, shaded with dark red ; flesh half melting, sweet, of medium quality. 



Esteemed in some localities for market on account of its prodvictiveness. 

 Kenrick's Heath (Heath Free)— Medium to large, oblong; skin pale greenish white, with a purplish red cheek; 



flesh greenish white, a little coarse ; juicy, melting, pleasant sub-acid. Ripe latter part of September. 

 Large Early York— A large and beautiful variety; white, with a red cheek ; flesh juicy and delicious. Tree vigor- 

 ous and productive. End of August. 

 Iiord Palnierston— Very large; skin creamy white, with a pink cheek; flesh firm, j'et melting; very juicy and rich. 



Season end of September. 

 liouise (Early Louise)— Medium size; bright red; melting and juicy. Ripens a few days after Beatrice and just 



before Rivers. Tree hardy; a valuable variety for home use and market. 

 Magdala— Size medium ; shape inclined to oval ; skin nearly smooth like a Nectarine ; color creamy white, marbled 



and blotched with crimson ; flavor a combination of the Peach and Nectarine; quite original. Season early in 



September. 

 Malta— Medium size ; greenish yellow; flesh juicy, vinous, sweet, delicious. A fine small peach for the am.ateur, 

 Morris TVhite— Medium size; dull creamy white, tinged with red in the sun ; flesh white to the stone, juicy and 



delicious. Tree a moderate bearer; highly prized for preserving on account of the entire absence of red in 



the flesh. Middle of September. 



