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F. & F. Nurseries, 



Bilyeu's October — Very late, white, a valuable sort. October. 



^Beers' Smock— Fruit medium to large ; skin light orange yellow mottled with red 

 some specimens dry, others moderately juicy, but all rich. Excellent as a late 

 market sort. Last of September. 



'"Crawford F,arly — This very beautiful and best of yellow peaches is highly esteemed 

 for market purposes. Fruit very large, oblong ; skin yellow, with fine red cheek ; 

 flesh yellow, juicy, sweet and excellent. Wonderfully productive and hardj- . 



"'Crawford I/ate— A superb fruit of very large size ; skin yellow, with abroad dark red 

 cheek ; flesh deep yellow, but red at the stone, juicy and melting, with a very rich 

 and excellent vinous flavor.' This is undoubtedly one of the very best yellow 

 peaches and an admirable market fruit. Tree vigorous and productive. 



Chair's Choice— Of largest size ; deep yellow with red cheek ; flesh very firm ; earlier 

 than Smock ; strong grower and heavy bearer. September. 



^Champion — Man}- specimens have meausure 10 inches in circumference. The flavor is 

 delicious, sweet, rich and juicy, surpassing ail other early varieties ; skin creamy 

 white with red cheek, strikingly handsome. It is hardy, productive, the largest 

 size, highest flavored and best shipper of the early peaches" and the only perfect free- 

 stone. Early August. 



Crosby —This iron clad peach originated in Massachusetts, where it has borne regular 

 crops for the past ten years. It has been reported by the leading fruit growers' 

 associations and the experiment stations to be first in position as regards hardiness 

 and reliability of crop. The tree is of a low, spreading, willowy habit of growth. 

 The fruit is of medium size, round ; in color it is a bright yellow, beautifully splashed 

 and distinctly striped with bright crimson. The flesh is a light yellow, red at the 

 stone, which is small, and from which it parts free Fast of August. 



*Blberta— This tree is probably being more extensively planted to-day than am- other 

 variety. It is the leading peach throughout the south where it originated and is 

 rapidly growing in favor in the north. It is a most certain bearer. The fruit is large, 

 yellow with red cheek, juicy and of high quality. September. 



F,arly Rivers— Large ; color creamy white, with a delicate pink cheek ; flesh melting, 

 with a remarkably rich flavor. Larger and ten days later than Alexander. One of 

 the finest of all peaches for home use or near-by market. 



Early Vork (Honest John)— Large, white, good old kind. August. 



Foster— Large, deep orange red, becoming very dark red on the sunny side ; flesh 

 yellow, very rich and juicy, with sub-acid flavor. Very handsome. Similar to Craw- 

 ford's Early but a week earlier. 



* Fitzgerald — A chance seedling from Canada. The fruit is of very large size, 



exceeding Crawford's Early, which it also excels in every way. Pit is small. Its 

 place of origin and the fact that it fruits there regularly, proves it to be exceptionally 

 hardy. 



* Golden Drop— This variety has a sort of transparent golden appearance, rendering it 



immensely attractive in market selling for the highest price. Good quality, a very 

 early and profitable bearer, hardy. Ripens between Late Crawford and Smocks. 



Globe— An improved Crawford Late. Tree a rapid, vigorous grower and an enormous 

 bearer. Fruit exceedingly large, globular in form ; flesh very firm, juicy, yellow, 

 shaded with a reddish tinge toward the pit ; quality good, pleasant, rich, vinous 



and luscious. Last of September and first of October. 



Greensboro — Medium size, oval, creamy white, with rich red blush on sunny side, 

 uniformly larger than Amsden, almost freestone. In season of 1897 with us it 

 ripened between Amsden and Early Rivers, being a little earlier than the latter. 



Hill's Chili— Medium size, dull yellow ; tree very hardy, a good bearer ; highly 

 esteemed as a market fruit in Western Michigan. Last of September. 



Heath Clingf— Very large, creamy white, with faint blush ; flesh white, juicy, tender, 

 rich and melting ; valuable for preserving and canning ; will keep a long time. Oct! 



*Iron Mountain— Our best, largest, late white freestone peach ; quality unexcelled ; 

 very hardy in the bud ; good shipper and will out-yield and over-sell any other 

 variety of its season. (See cut). 



Keyport White— Large, pure white, prolific and popular. Last September. 



Morris White — Medium, dull creamy white, an old sort. Middle September. 



