J. T. LOVETT. LITTLE SILVER, X. J. 



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Crawford's Early {Ear/y Jfe/ocoton). — Large, 

 yellow with red cheek; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet 

 and good; vigorous and very productive. Popular 

 and profitable over a wide range of country. Mid- 

 dle of August. 



Crawford's Late {Me/ocoton). — Resembles Craw- 

 ford's Early, but is larger and even more beautiful, 

 and ripens from two to three weeks later; flesh 

 yellow but reddish at the pit, juicy and rich. One 

 of the best and most profitable. 



Crosbey. — Of medium size, bright yellow splashed 

 and striped with crimson ; flesh yellow, red at 

 the pit, juicy, rich. An abundant and regular 

 bearer. Especially valuable for the unusual hardi- 

 ness of its fruit buds. Ripens between Early and 

 Late Crawford. 



Elberta. — Large; light yellow with red cheek; 

 flesh yellow, juicy, melting, of high quality. One 

 of the finest of yellow peaches and very popular, 

 especially at the South. A grand shipping variety. 

 September. 



Everbearing.— Remarkable for maturing its crop 

 at intervals fur a long time. The fruit is of me- 

 dium size, creamy white, mottled and striped wfth 

 pink; flesh white, tender, juicy, good. In shape 

 roundish oblong, tapering to a point. Especially 

 valuable for home use. July to September. 



Iron Mountain. — A late peach of great merit, 

 rapidly gaining popularity. It is large, roundish 

 oblong, pure white with faint tinge of color on 

 cheek; flesh white, firm and sweet and white at 

 the pit. The tree is a sure and abundant bearer 

 and almost iron-clad as to hardiness. Its size. 



color, fine quality and large yield combine to make 

 it one of the best of its season for home use as 

 well as very profitable for market. Last of Sep- 

 tember and early October. 



Lemon Free. — Large; beautiful pale lemon yel- 

 low when ripe; flesh tender, sweet, rich and of a 

 high quality; of lemon shape with pointed apex. 

 Exceedingly productive and a sure bearer, never 

 failing to give a crop. Ripens just after Crawford's 

 Late. Should be in ever}- home garden. 



Lovett's White. — Large; pure white; flesh white 

 at the pit; very free, firm, sweet, excellent. A reg- 

 ular and abundant bearer, very hardy. Exceed- 

 ingly popular and profitable. October. 



Mountadn Rose. — One of the best and most reli- 

 able early peaches. Large; white, suffused with 

 carmine; flesh wliite, melting, abounding in rich, 

 sweet juice. \'igorous and productive. Early 

 August. 



Oldmixon Free.— Uniformly large ; creamy white, 

 partially covered with bright red ; flesh white, red- 

 dish at the pit, tender, rich and juicy. One of the 

 best and most reliable ; popular everywhere. Last 

 of August. 



Reeves' Favorite (Rt'd Xeck). — Large, round ; 

 yellow, with red cheek ; flesh yellow and of excel- 

 lent quality. One of the finest and most reliable yel- 

 low peaches. Tree hardy and prolific. September. 



Stump the World. — Large ; white, with briiiht- 

 red cheek ; flesh white, juicy and of high quality ; 

 very productive and profitable. One of the most 

 popular white-fleshed peaches wherever known. 

 Should be in all collections. Early September. 



QUINCES. 



Plant lo feef apart eat h TlUiv — yjj trees per acre. 

 First-class, each, 35c.; doz., $3.50. 



Borgeat Quince. 



Orange. — The well-known and popular variety 

 known also as the Apple Quince. Large, roundish, 

 of a rich golden yellow, and of fine quality. Pro- 

 ductive and profitable when properly grown. Early. 



Champion. — The finest late variety. Extremely 

 hardy, of stout, rugged, upright growth; a profuse, 

 regular and early bearer. The fruit is large, obo- 

 vate-pyriform in shape, and of a lively yellow color, 

 very showy and handsome. Flesh tender and rich 

 in flavor. Ripens about two weeks later than the 

 Orange Quince and will keep until Christmas. 

 * Borg'eat. — A great improvement upon the popu- 

 4^ lar (Jrange Quince, by reason of its large size, 

 beautiful golden color, early ripening, and pro- 

 ductiveness. The tree is a stronger grower than the 

 Champion, with an abundance of large, dark-green 

 leaves, begins bearing at an early age and continues 

 to produce each year fully twice as many quinces 

 as the Orange. The fruit is of great size, almost 

 round, wnth a wide open basin, a brilliant golden- 

 yellow color all over, and cooks tender without any 

 hard lumps, is rich and aromatic; of the very high- 

 est quality. Il ripens fully three weeks in advance 

 of Champion, and a week to ten days earlier than 

 Orange, and is a splendid keeper. 



Racine Co., Wis., April 23, 1903. Westchester. Co., X. Y., Nov. 30, 1903. 



The plants ordered of you have arrived in good condition, My strawberries tliat I got of you are doing splendid, and 



and are very nice plants and entirely satisfactory. hope in Spring to get some more. 



John £. Simmons, Charles £. Peterson. 



