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SELECT PEACHES. 



To secure healthy, vigorous ami fruitful trees and fine fruit, the following point? most 

 be well attended to* in peach culture: — 1st. Keep the ground clean and mellow around the 

 trees, and give it an occasional dressing of wood ashes. 2d. Keep the heads low— the 

 trunks ought not to exceed three feet in height. 84 Attend regularly every spring to 

 pruning and shortening the shoots of the previous year's growth. This keeps the bead 

 round, full and well furnished with bearing wood, Out weak shoots back about one-half, 

 and strong ones one-third ; but see that you have a sufficient supply of fruit buds. Sickly 

 and superfluous shoots should be cut out clean. 



It should always be borne in mind that the fruit is borne on wood of the last season's 

 growth, and hence the necessity for keeping up a good supply of vigorous nnnuul shoots 

 all over the tree. The Plum stock is advantageous only in stiff clay, cold and damp soils. 



Price of Trees 25 cents each. On Plum Stocks one year, SO cents each. 



ALBERCiE YELLOW, BARNARD'S, YELLOW RARERIPE, <te.— Large, deep yellow, 

 with a dull red cheek ; flesh yellow, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous, hardy and pro- 

 ductive. Beginning of September. 



PREVOOKT, Oil BREYOORT'S MORRIS.— Large, dull white, with a red cheek; flesh 

 pale, sweet and fine flavored; a good and regular bearer. Beginning of September. 



COPE'S EARLY RED.— Medium size, mostly clouded and mottled with red; fli sh pale, 

 juicy, rich and delicious. Tree vigorous and an abundant bearer. Middle of August. 



CARPENTER'S WHITE.— A large white peach, of good quality, ripening in October; 

 promising to be valuable as a late market, sort. Raised by W. S. Carpenter of New 

 York City. 



COOI.EDOF'S FAYOEITE.— A moat beautiful and excellent peach, skin white, delicately 

 mottled with red ; flesh pale, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous and productive. End 

 of August, 



CRAWFORD'S EARLY. — A magnificent, large, yellow peach, of good quality. Tree 

 exceedingly vigorous and prolific; its size, beauty and productiveness, make it one 

 of the most popular orchard varieties. Beginning of September. 



(RAW FORD'S LATE MELOCOTOX, (Crawford's Superb.)— Really a superb yellow- 

 peach, very large, productive and good, ripening here about the close of the peach 

 season. Last of Sept. 



DRUID HILL. — Large, greenish white and red, melting, rich, vinous. End of Sept. 



EARLY YORK, (Early Pvr.ruc, Skrratb Early York, oVe.)— Medium size, on young, 

 thrifty trees, I urge, greenish white, covered in the sun with dull purplish red ; flesh 

 juicy," rich and excellent ; tree a fair grower and very prolific ; one of the best early 

 orchard varieties. Middle of August. 



EARLY TILLOTSON'. — Medium tolarge, white and red; flesh white, .melting, rich; one 

 of the best early varieties, but the tree and fruit are both liable to mildew badly. 

 Same season as' Early York. 



EARLY XEYVJXOTOX. — Medium to large size, white with a red cheek ; flavor fine; a 

 moderate or poor grower; young shoots mildew. Ripens immediately after the 

 Early York. 



FAY'S EARLY ANX.— Raised by Mr. Fayo? Chautauquo County, from seed of the Old 

 Early Ann. Rather small, of good quality; ripens about same time as the TiJJotaon. 



GEORGE Till: FOl'RTll.— Large, white, with a red cheek; flesh pale, juicy and rich- 

 Tree vigoroU* and bears moderate crops; of the best, quality. End of Aug. 



CROSSE MICXOXNE.— Large, dull white, with a red cheek; flesh pale, juicy, with a 

 rich, vinous flavor ; a free grower and good bearer, lu England it is called " the best 

 peach in cultivation." End of August. 



HONEY PEACH. — A new variety from South Carolina, where it ripens last of .lime. Des- 

 cribed as of the finest quality, and promising to be valuable for market at the South. 



IIA1X ES" EA RLY. — Large, white with a red cheek ; flesh pale, juicy and delicious. Tree 

 hardy and very productive; one of the best varieties. Middle of August. 



