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THE GARDEf^ AND FIELD. 



April, 1914 



Krtlit Oa^rdeiv 



Fruits for Succession. 



PEACHES. 



A selection of the following vari- 

 eties \vill ^ive the amateur grower 

 a fairly constant succession of rruit 

 from the first to the last ripening. 



Sneed— the earliest peach grown 

 of medium size, oval in shape, skin 

 creamy white, with faint red blush. 

 Early ' December. 



High's Early Canada— this is 

 still one of the handsomest and 

 best of the early peaches. The fruit 

 is larsfe, the flesh tender and melt- 

 ing, the skin vellowish white, with 

 stripes and markings of crimson. 

 A (rood cropper for the season. 

 Jliddle of December. 



Triumph — a fine yeHlow fleshed 

 peach, a eood grower, and free 

 cropper, fruit laree, and rich deep 

 color. T/ate December. 



Wi"-gins — a handsome popular 

 peach of large size, and highly 

 colored. The tree is a good crop- 

 per. Late December. 



Carman— the flesh of this peach 

 is white, tender and*'meltin<r, fruit 

 laree, skin vellow, with red blush 

 where exposed. Late December. 



Hale's Early— a handsome large 

 peach, creamy white, iuicy flesh, 

 skin greenish white with a very 

 dark rich blush. Late December. 



Louis Orognet — a white fleshed 

 peach, very larire, mflting and 

 juicy, skin creamy yellow, with 

 dark red cheek. Early January. 



"Ruby T^ed— white fle.shed peach, 

 of excellent ounlity, skin creamy 

 white, wnth brilliant red coloring. 

 The fruit is larrre, and the tree a 

 good bearer. Early January. 



Mountain Rose— fruit large, color 

 rich where exnnscd, fliesh tender, 

 meltin'r nnd rich", one of the best 

 peaches of the season, combining 

 5^7.e. food -nir)c-arance, and quality. 

 Middl^ of January. 



Early Crawford — a very useful 

 peach, good quality, nnd excellent 

 for canning, crops well ; the skin 

 is a rich vellow, covered with 

 brieht crimson. Flesh a rich yel- 

 low, and of good flavor. Middle of 

 .Tanuarv. 



Sure Crop— flesh white, verv good 

 flavor, fruit large and handsome. 

 Tree a vigorous grower, a heavy 

 cropper. Middle of .latiuary. 



Peregrine — a free bearer, fruit 

 large and handsome, highly color- 

 ed, one of the best. I/ate January. 



.Royal George — fruit usually of 

 medium size, skin pale yellowish 

 white, mostly covered with red. 

 One of the best. End of January. 



Elberta — a fine market peach, 

 large to very large size, skin yel- 

 low, highly colored, flesh firm but 

 very juicy. End of January. 



Old Mixon Free — large fruit, flesh 

 rich and luscious, skm yellowish, 

 marbled ,with deep red. Early 

 February. 



Sea Eao-le Improved — a very pop- 

 ular market peach, fruit laree, skin 

 pale vellow, brirrht red cheek. Tree 

 a (TDod o-rower and heavy cropper. 

 Middle of February. 



Shi^^lev's l?ed — an excellent and 

 beautif"l oeach, fruit large, with 

 white flesh ; tree a eood grower 

 and cropper. Late February. 



Kalamazoo — handsome fruit, 

 large and roimd, said to be a good 

 cronner. Flesh bright yellow, of 

 excellent flavor. I^ate February. 



Finlavson's Seedling — \neTy fine 

 peach, fmit usually extra large, 

 and well colored, one of the best 

 quality late peaches. Late Febru- 

 ary. 



Lady Pplmerston — fairly large, 

 skin oreenish yellow, flushed with 

 red ; flesh yellow and tender, a 

 good drying peach. Early March.' 



Pillar's Cling — another large 

 highly colored peach. The tree is 

 a eood jnrower and heavy bearer, 

 particularly good for canning. 

 Middle of March. 



Salway — one of the best peaches 

 for canning, very large, skin golden 

 with crimson cheek, firm yellow 

 flesh. Late March. 



Camden Golden — very large 

 peach, flesh yellow, rich and juicy, • 

 skin golden yellow with bright red 

 cheek. End of March. 



Late Red Italian Cline — this is a 

 very useful peach. Tree a strong 

 grower iand good cropper ; fruit 

 very large, skin greenish with rich 

 dark cheek. End of March. 



APRICOTS. 



— Early. — 



Sardinian — a small fruited, proli- 

 fic apricot. •• Warwick — rich sweet 

 flavoured fruit. Newcastle Early — 

 medium size, good colour and 

 heavy cropper. OuUin's Early Im- 

 proved — large well flavoured fruit. 

 One of the best. Early Moorpark 

 — larLje good quality fruit. 



— Mid Season. — 

 Riverside — large handsome fruit ; 

 a good regular bearer. Royal — 

 laree fruit, good for drying. Pa- 

 viot — a very large fine quality 

 fruit. Moorpark — the most popu- 

 lar, variety. Hemskirke — very fine 

 flavoured fruit. Alsace — large and 

 of good flavour. 



— Late. — 

 Mansfield Seedling — a. most ex- 

 cellent anricot ; very large luscious 

 fruit. Dundonald — large and good. 

 Robin's Imperial — fruit medium to 

 laree, of eood quality. Royal 

 Georee — a fine large fruit. Twy- 

 ford Seedline — heavy bearer of 

 good quality fruit. 



— Apricots for Drying. — 



Moorpark is perhaps the most 

 popular drying apricot. Royal is 

 another valuable variety for this 

 purpose. Tilton, a more recent in- 

 troduction, is said to be xonsider- 

 ablv superior to either for this 

 purpose. 



ALBERT O. PIKE, 



(Late GAMEATJ BROTHERS). 



Clairville INarsery, Hectorville. 



All kinds of fruit trees for sale. Citrus trees, I^emons and Oranges a 

 speciality. Send for illustrated Catalogue. 



Telegraphic Address — ^Pike, Hectorville, Payneham. Telephone — Cen- 

 tral 2768. 



