CENTER POINT, IOWA. 
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(yers — Medium to large; yellow and red. 
Free stone; flesh yellow, Juicy and rich. 
This peach has been grown in South- 
Elberta. 
eastern Iowa for many years and has 
made a splendid record. 
Pierpont — Another Linn county seedling; 
large; yellow with red cheek; flesh white, 
juicy and excellent. Pit very small and 
very productive. Very promising, 
free. September. Apparently 
very hardy and promising. 
Robins — A local variety of much 
promise. Medium size; yellow and 
and red; free stone; flesh light 
yellow, sweet and good. This is 
the earliest variety of the list, 
ripening the last of July or first 
of August. 
Russell No. 1. — Medium size; whit- 
ish with red cheek; pit small and 
free; flesh greenish- white, juicy 
and good. Middle of August to 
September. One of the very har- 
diest. 
Sawyer — Large; freestone; flesh yel- 
low, rich and juicy. One of the 
first peaches grown in Iowa. 
Sterns — Originated in Western 
Michigan. Large; round; . yellow 
with brilliant red. Pit small and 
perfectly free; flesh firm, yellow 
and very good. A promising new 
variety. 
■Wolf — (Wolf's Lone Tree Seedling.) 
— A seedling of the Lone Tree; its 
equal in size and quality, but has a 
bright red cheek and ripens ten days 
earlier. Tree hardy and very produc- 
tive. Very promising. 
Gooseberries 
All we have said about currants is also applicable to gooseberries. In addition 
to the arsenical, they should be sprayed with a fungicide to prevent mildew in unfav- 
orable seasons. 
Champion — Large, roundish; greenish-yel- 
low; very good. One of the most produc- 
tive of all. Entirely free from mildew. 
We consider this our leading variety; the 
very best for all purposes. Two-year, 
No. 1, 20c each: $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 
per 100. 
Downing — Large to very large, round; 
green; juicy and good. A very satisfac- 
tory variety. Two-year, No. 1, loo each; 
$1.50 per dozen; $12.00 per 100. 
Hougflvton — Medium, roundish; pale red; 
very good. Enormously productive. An 
old standby. It has the genuine goose- 
berry flavor. Two-year, No. 1, 10c each; 
$1.00 per dozen; $8.00 per 100. 
