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ORCHARD FRUITS IIT VIRGINIA AND OTHER STATES. 



2,000 feet are all conditions under which this variety is said to be satisfactory with 

 usual conditions of climate and other incidental factors. 



One of the most important points to consider in connection with extensive plantings 

 of this variety in any section is its season of ripening. On account of its wide range of 

 adaptability the "Elberta season" in the market extends over a long period of time. 

 The earliest shipments at the present time in large quantities to northern markets are 

 made from northeastern Texas and central Georgia and begin usually early in July. 

 About the time the heavy shipments are over from these sections the fruit is beginning 

 to ripen in northern Georgia. In the northern portion of the Piedmont, the season 

 extends well into August. In the Ozark region of Missouri and Arkansas its usual 

 season of ripening is from the latter part of July to the middle of August, though not 

 much of the fruit from this section reaches the eastern markets, where the southern crop 

 is mostly marketed, but by this period in the season varieties of better dessert quality 

 from other eastern sections are filling the markets. Hence the profitable production 

 of this variety in a particular section is fully as much dependent upon its period of rip- 

 ening in that section as upon its adaptability to the conditions. While this is also 

 true in a measure of all varieties, it applies especially to this one on account of its 

 extensive production at many widely separated points. 

 George IV. 



If the identity is correct, this variety is of special value for Cecil sandy loam at 1,000 

 feet elevation in the region of Bedford County, Va. It has been referred to by a single 

 grower at this point, who reports it, growing under these conditions, as unusually satis- 

 factory for local markets. 

 Globe. 



A single report from western North Carolina indicates that the variety grown under 

 this name (which is assumed to be correct) is well adapted to the conditions under 

 which it is being grown. These are an elevation of 1,500 to 1,700 feet, a red clay loam 

 containing more or less gravel, sand, and fine particles of mica, and an eastern slope. 

 The tree is said to be very prolific and the fruit to develop finely. The location is in 

 the "thermal belt." Ripening occurs here during August. As a rule the Globe is 

 unproductive as a " mountain peach. " 

 Greensboro. 



The only mention of this variety has been made by growers at points intermediate 

 between the two principal peach-growing sections of these regions. On soil somewhat 

 similar to Cecil sandy loam at 1,000 feet elevation, at 2,000 feet on Cecil clay, and at 

 about 2,000 feet on Porters black loam it is highly prized, being considered one of the 

 best early sorts. The fruit is said to ripen uniformly at the same time and is not much 

 subject to decay. Being one of the newer varieties, the Greensboro has not yet been 

 thoroughly tested, but is considered promising thus far. In central Georgia, which is 

 south of the limits under consideration, its season is from the middle to the last of June; 

 in Bedford County, Va., it is three to four weeks later. 

 Heath Cling. Synonym: White Heath Cling. 



There is scarcely a commercial orchard in these regions which does not contain this 

 variety. While not grown in such large numbers as many other varieties, it is one of 

 the most widely distributed of any. It has been reported from practically all condi- 

 tions which exist within the limits of the Piedmont region, and within these limits it 

 appears to reach a uniformly high degree of perfection. The only adverse experience 

 (if the variety is authentic) is from an orchard on Porters black loam at about 2,000 feet 

 elevation in Amherst County, Va., where during a period of seven years only one crop 

 has been produced. Other varieties under the same conditions have borne satisfac- 

 torily. The range of ripening in these regions covers the most of September or even 

 greater limits in some cases. 

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