Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Etc. 
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PEACHES 
Elberta. Originated in Georgia, and is 
being planted most largely in the South, 
where it is regarded as the best market 
variety. Fruit large, yellow, with red 
cheek; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, fine 
quality. Tree very hardy and exceed- 
ingly productive. It is equally valuable 
in the North, and is one of the best gen- 
eral sorts for all sections. Ripens with 
Crawford's Early. During the past sea- 
son this variety has become very popular. 
Ivxceptionally large and fine. 
Fitegerald. A chance seedling found in 
Ontario, Canada, outside the Peach belt, 
where it has borne regularly — fruit very 
large, pit small. Very hardy and pro- 
ductive. Season, early September. 
, continued 
Hale's Early. Raised in Ohio. Medium 
size; flesh white, first quality. Ripens 
middle of .Vugust. 
Heath Cling. Very large; flesh white, 
juicy and melting. Good keeper and 
shipper. October. 
Hill's Chili. Large, downy, tame yel- 
low, with slight blush; flesh yellow, lus- 
cious and well flavored; pit small. Tree 
hardy and productive. Bears large crops 
when most other sorts fail. Late Sept. 
Salway. An English Peach. Large, 
roundish; skin creamy yellow; flesh deep 
yellow, juicy, melting rich. 
Wager. Medium, yellow, good quality. 
Tree hardy, healthy, long-lived, pro- 
ductive. Early September. 
PEACHES IN THE NORTH 
It is generally considered that this class of fruit can be raised only in the far South, 
but some of our best horticulturists have demonstrated that this is not true. 
By planting small trees and leaning them in the direction that you wish to lay 
them down in the winter, and then in the fall digging out a few spadefuls of dirt on 
the side that it is desired to bend your trees down, you will find that you can easily 
bend them down and pin them to the ground. They should then be covered with 
coarse straw, cornstalks, leaves or any other similar materials. It is better to have 
some mulch under the tree before it is laid down, so that the branches will not come 
to the ground, and under the mulch and scattered through it there should be plenty 
of poisoned bait for mice, as they are the worst enemy to trees protected in this way. 
Common corn bread, in small pieces, and covered with arsenic, is as good a bait as can 
be used. 
When spring comes, remove the litter and straighten the trees up; fill in the dirt, 
and you will find in a few years that you will be able to raise good crops of Peaches 
even where the mercury often goes as low as 35° to 40° below zero. You will also 
find that the fruit raised in this way will be even more beautiful in appearance and 
much finer in flavor than that raised in the South. 
Pears 
Bartlett. One of the most popular 
Pears; large, buttery and melting, with a 
rich musky flavor. A vigorous, erect 
grower; bears young and abundantly. 
Middle to last of September. 
Bessemianka. A small Russian Pear, 
imported by Professor Budd. Tree a 
slow grower and hardy, but subject to 
blight; fruit of good quality, small and 
much thicker at the stem end than the 
ordinary Pear. 
Duchesse d'Angouleme. Very large, 
buttery, rich, juicy, excellent. It succeeds 
to [)erfection and is the most popular 
market variety as a dwarf. Season, October 
and November. 
Flemish Beauty. A large, beautiful, 
melting, sweet Pear. Tree very hardy. 
vigorous and fruitful; succeeds well in 
most parts of the country. September 
and October. 
Kiefifer (Kiefifer's Hybrid). Said to have 
been raised from seed of the Chinese 
Sand Pear, accidentally crossed with Bart- 
lett or some other kind. Large; skin 
rich golden yellow, sprinkled thickly with 
small dots, and often tinged with red on 
one side; flesh slightly coarse, juicy, 
melting, with a pronounced quince flavor. 
Tree very vigorous, and an early and 
great bearer. October and November. 
Seckel. Medium size, yellowish brown, 
with a red check; melting, sweet, spicy, 
very rich and delicious. The standard of 
Excellence. Tree a slow but stout, erect 
grower; hardy and productive. October. 
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