FRUIT DEPARTMENT— PEACHES 
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PEACHES 
To secure healthy, vigorous and 
fruitful trees, the ground must be well 
drained and kept clean and mellow. 
Peach trees are easily cultivated and 
their freedom from disease, the short 
time it takes to come into bearing and 
the immense demand for the fruit, 
makes them extremely profitable. 
Peaches are borne on wood of the 
previous season's growth and this 
'makes it absolutely essential to prune 
the trees yearly, remove dead branches 
and let in light and air. Keep the 
trees in good shape and you will have 
splendid returns. 
•Alexander (Cling) — Medium size; 
greenish-white, nearly covered with 
rich red; flesh sweet and juicy; tree 
vigorous and productive; a good 
market peach. 
Amsden (Free) — Medium, roundish; 
shaded and mottled red, melting, 
juicy and very good quality, adher- 
ing to the stone a little; tree vigor- 
ous, one of the earliest to ripen. 
Bailey (Cling) — Small and hardy; rip- 
ens late, very productive and almost always 
sure of a crop. 
Beer's Smock (Free) — Medium to large, round; 
creamy- white with dark red blush; flesh yel- 
low, tender and rich; good quality; a good 
commercial peach. 
•Bokara No. 3 (Free) — Large, yellow with red 
cheeks; flesh yellow, firm and melting; an 
excellent keeper. 
•Carman (Free) — Large; resembles Elberta in 
shape; creamy white with deep blush; skin 
tough, making it a good market variety; flesh 
tender, juicy and fine flavor; a prolific bearer. 
Chair's Choice (Free) — Large, roundish, taper- 
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Champion 
Greensboro (See page 20) 
ing to apex; pale yellow with some blush, 
flesh yellow, quite acid and red at pit: a good 
commercial peach. October. 
•Champion (Free) — Large, round, quite regular; 
yellowish white mottled with red on sunny 
side; flesh white with red at the pit; one of 
the best in quality. 
Chinese Cling (Cling) — Large, roundish, some- 
what elongated; pale yellow, flesh white; red 
at pit; tender and good. 
•Crawford's Early (Free) — Large, roundish, 
bright yellow with red cheek; flesh yellow, 
juicy and sweet; quality good. August and 
September. 
Crawford's Late (Free) — Large, roundish- 
oval, yellow with broad red cheeks, flesh 
yellow with red at the pit; melting, 
vinous and very good. Late September. 
•Crosby (Free) — Medium to large; orange- 
yellow splashed with red; flesh yellow, 
red at pit, juicy and rich; tree hardy 
and prolific; fruit should be thinned in 
order to make good sized peaches; a pop- 
ular market sort; middle of September. 
Early Rivers (Cling) — Large, creamy- 
while with delicate pink cheek; flesh 
melting with rich, racy flavor; one of 
the best for home or market. 
•Elberta (Free) — The great market peach 
of the Southwest: perfectly hardy in the 
North and is believed by many growers 
to be the best all around peach; color 
lemon-yellow with blush on sunny side; 
flesh pale yellow, tender and juicy; tree 
vigorous; a good shipping peach. 
•Fitzgerald (Free) — An improved early 
Crawford fully equal to it in size, quality 
and color; tree bears quite young, Is 
productive and very hardy; bright yel- 
low splashed with red; flesh deep yel- 
low and of the best quality; early Sep- 
tember. 
