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PEACHES, continued 
under in the spring, is a good general plan of tillage. A Peach orchard should never be seeded 
down nor should grain be sowed therein. 
The distance for setting the trees may vary in different soils and with different growers. 
However, the usual plan is to set the trees 
from 1 6 to 1 8 feet apart each way; at this 
distance they may be cultivated easily, 
and may not require a close heading-in. 
Some growers plant closer, and by til- 
lage and fertilizing force the trees to 
bear when small; thus, by the time the 
trees begin to crowd, the financial returns 
will permit some trees to be removed. 
The two most serious insects pests at- 
tacking the Peach are the borer and the 
curculio. Suggestions for combating the 
latter are given in the plum section of 
our catalogue. The borer generally works 
in the tree near the surface of the ground. 
The remedy is simple; in September or 
October the earth should be drawn back 
from the tree, and wherever a hole is 
discovered in the bark or gum is exud- 
ing, cut away the bark until the borer is 
exposed. The operation should be re- 
peated in May or June, as one examina- 
tion is hardly sufficient. 
MULCHING 
It is very important in transplanting 
all kinds of fruit and ornamental nursery 
stock to see that a proper mulch is pro- 
vided. The object of mulching is to con- 
serve the moisture in the soil by pre- 
venting or hindering evaporation. When 
it is impracticable to keep the surface 
mulch by means of tillage with horse-tools or a rake, it is advisable to use straw, coarse stable 
manure, or dead leaves. Soils which are covered with a mulch do not bake. If the best results 
are to be obtained in transplanting young nursery stock, one of the most important features 
is proper mulching. 
Mayflower Peach 
Belle of Georgia. Very large ; greenish white, 
with red cheek; llcsh white, firm and of excel- 
lent flavor. Tree a rapid grower and very pro- 
ductive. Early July. 
Carman. Large; yellowish white, dotted and 
blushed with red; flesh tender, creamy white, 
with red tinge, of a slightly vinous flavor. Free 
from rot. Middle of August. 
Champion. Large; cream-white, with red 
cheek; delicious in flavor, sweet, rich and juicy. 
Hardy and productive; a good shipper. Early 
August. 
Chase's Early. Medium; yellowish white, 
covered with delicate pink; flesh white, juicy 
and rich. Tree hardy and healthy, and an 
early and prolific bearer. July. 
Chair's Choice. Large; deep yellow, with 
red check; flesh yellow, firm. Ripens in Oct. 
Crawford's Early. Large; yellow, with red 
cheek; flesh yellow, sweet and luscious; free- 
stone. Tree exceedingly vigorous and prolific. 
Ripens first of September. 
Crawford's Late. Large; superb yellow; 
flesh of fine quality. Tree very productive. 
Last of September. 
Crosby. Medium; color bright yellow, 
beautifully splashed with crimson; flesh light 
yellow and red at the stone, firm, moderately 
juicy and of good quality. September. 
Early Canada. Large; fruit of fine quality 
and beautiful appearance. Tree is unusually 
hardy. Early July. 
Elberta. Large; yellow, with red cheek; 
flesh yellow, juicy and of high quality. Tree 
hardy and productive; freestone. September. 
Fitzgerald. Large; bright yellow, suffused 
with red; flesh deep yellow, of fine quality; 
small pit, perfectly free. Tree comes into bear- 
ing early; very productive and hardy. Early 
September. 
