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Picking Carman Peaches. 



Carman 



Ripens third week in July. Yellowish white skin, with creamy 

 white flesh, slightly tinged with red. Good size. Freestone 



Carman is accepted among peach growers as the first reliable 

 peach of the season. To be sure, there are varieties which ripen 

 earlier, but most of them are undersized and clingstone. Carman 

 is grown in nearly all commercial orchards, as the early date of 

 ripening insures good prices. 



ALWAYS SELLS READILY 



Many people look upon peaches as their favorite fruit, and as 

 Carman comes upon the market before the other varieties are 

 ripe, it holds the field alone. Of course, for early trade of this 

 sort, the fruit should be packed in carriers, as people will wait 

 until the middle of the peach season before buying large quanti- 

 ties of fruit to can and preserve. 



CARMAN SHIPS WELL 



For a peach to yield real profits to you, it must ship well. 

 There is no advantage in raising peaches of fine texture with 

 beautiful skins if you cannot get them before the ultimate con- 

 sumer in good condition. For such an early peach, it will be 

 found an excellent shipper, and if picked at the proper time can 

 be sent long distances without injury. 



Carman has white flesh, tinted with red near the pit. It is 

 tender, juicy, large-sized, somewhat oval in shape. The skin is 

 creamy white with a red cheek. All told, it makes a most desir- 

 able variety when the appearance, taste and shipping qualities are 

 taken into consideration, and it would probably hold its own 

 among the other later peaches. As it is. it has an insuperable 

 advantage in its time of ripening. The successful growers plan 

 to start the season with Carman. When the crop is exhausted, 

 the pickers can begin picking Hiley, and so on through the sea- 

 son, with no rush or hurry at an.v time. 



