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William's Favorite— Large, handsome, hardy, 

 very productive. Excellent shipper. One of the most 

 profitable clingstones. Middle of September, 



Garfield— Originated in Cayuga County, New 

 York. Medium size : freestone ; flesh rich, yellow and 

 juicy, skin orange red. 



Willett— Originated by Wallace P. Willett, of New 

 York City, N. Y., from a peachstone brought from 

 South America in 1874. This variety having been 

 tested for twenty-five years, proves to be one of the 

 largest, finest yellow peaches ever known, and is of 

 the Crawford Late type. Twelve of these peaches 

 which were exhibited at the American Institute Fair, 

 took the first prize, weighing twelve ounces each, and 

 each measuring twelve inches in circumference. The 

 tree is a very thrifty grower, upright, clean, smooth 

 and stalky. Blooms about May 1st, with large sized 

 blossoms.., Ripens September 25th. 



EIGHTH RIPENING. 



Hill's Chili — A great favorite for market in the cold 

 northwest, on account of its extreme hardiness and 

 heavy bearing. Fruit medium size, oblong; skin yel- 

 low, shaded with dark red, flesh yellow , very rich and 

 sweet; freestone. October 1st. 



Steadley— Fruit medium, roundish; skin creamy 

 white, flesh white, juicy, melting sweet, slightly 

 vinous, white at the stone. October 1st, 



Bustin's October— Large, pure white; a very good 

 late variety. 



White Heath Cling — Fruit very large; skin a pale 

 yellowish white with a faint blush or tinge of red in 

 the sun ; flesh greenish white, very tender and melt- 

 ing, exceedingly juicy, with a sweet, rich, high and 

 luscious flavor; tree hardy and vigorous. Middle of 

 September, and sometimes keeps a month after being 

 taken from the tree. 



Levy's Late — (Henrietta) — Fruit large, roundish; 

 skin deep yellow, a shade of rich brownish red in the 

 sun; flesh deep yellow, rather firm, juicy, half melt- 

 ing, sweet, vers' good and a valuable variety ; cling- 

 stone. First to last of October. 



Van Meteor's Late October— Originated by Mr. 

 Van Meteor, who claims that it is still later than Bil- 

 yeu. Give it a trial. 



Hughes' I. X. L. — Originated in Louisiana; ripens 

 in October, making a very late peach; said to be the 

 largest and best peach of that season ; produces fruit 

 large and with distinct suture; color a beautiful yel- 

 low, tender, juicy and of fine flavor. A very fine 

 shipper. 



Salway— A large, late, yellow freestone, of English 

 origin, handsomely mottled with a brownish red 

 cheek; flesh deep yellow, juicy, melting, rich, very 

 productive ; a variety growing more and more in favor 

 with orchardists. Ripens after Smock. Free. 



Wilkin's Cling— A seedling of Heath, but larger, 

 sometimes called Ringgold Mammoth. Its originatot 

 thinks it the most valuable peach in cultivation. Ripens 

 in October, 



Marshall— Late; large deep yellow; productive; 

 ripening midway between Smock and Salway, filling 

 an important gap. October. 



NINTH RIPENING. 



Bilyeu's Late October— Almost the last peach in 

 the market, ripening after Smock and Salway. Fruit 

 of large size; color white, with beautiful blush cheek; 

 flesh white, freestone and an excellent shipper. Does 

 well in Western Maryland and West Virginia. Be 

 sure to plant this if you live among the mountains. 

 Cannot be beat as a money maker, 



Klondike — Have long wanted a peach as beautiful 

 as Mountain Rose, with quality equal to Old Mixon, 

 ripening with Smock. Now we have it in the one and 

 only peach—Klondike — the largest of all white free- 

 stone peaches. Originated in York County, Pa. 

 Large size, white skin with brilliant red over cover; 

 white flesh, sweet, juicy, delicious flavor, free from 

 bitterness: perfectly free, bright red at stone and free 

 from fibre. Time of ripening, October 10th, when no 

 other late peach can compete with it in size, quality 

 or appearance. 



TWO YEAR BEN DAVIS APPLE TREES. 



