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Sherman Nursery Company, Charles City, Iowa 
A Branch of Elberta Peaches 
Peaches 
Alexander. Medium lo large size; skin 
greenish white, nearly covered with deep, 
rich red; llcsh melting, juicy, sweet. 
The tree is vigorous and productive; 
ripens two weeks before Hale's Early. 
This is one of the largest and best of 
the extra-early varieties. It is very 
valuable for market as well as for home 
use. 
Bokhara. Twenty-eight degrees below 
zero and a crop. One of the hardiest 
Peaches yet brought out. Seed was im- 
ported from Bokhara, Asia, by American 
missionaries. The report of the Iowa 
exhibit at Chicago has this paragraph by 
Professor Hansen: "In the Iowa exhibit 
were shown a number of plates of new 
Bokhara Peaches. One measured 7 inches 
in circumference. It did not rot easily, 
being inclined to shrivel rather than to rot. 
I saw one plate in good condition Septem- 
ber 26, which had been exhibited at the 
Iowa State Fair the first week in Septem- 
ber. Fruit yellow, with red cheek, skin 
tough, flesh good quality. A perfect free- 
stone." 
Champion. A large, handsome early 
variety, creamy white, with red cheek, 
sweet, rich and juicy. Hardy and pro- 
ductive. August. 
Coolidge's Favorite. .V most beautiful 
and excellent Peach, of medium size; skin 
white, delicately mottled with red; flesh 
pale, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous, hardy 
and productive. A valuable variety. End 
of .Vugust. 
Crawford's Early. .\ magnificent, large, 
yellow Peach, of good quality. Its size 
and beauty make it one of the most popu- 
lar orchard varieties. Fore part of Sept. 
Crawford's Late. Very large, roundish; 
skin yellow, with a beautiful dark red 
cheek; flesh rich, yellow, melting, with 
sweet luscious flavor; worthy of universal 
cultivation as table and market sort. 
Latter part of September. 
Crosby. Originated at Billerica, Mas- 
sachusetts, about 1875, and recently 
brought to general notice on account of 
its extreme hardiness, bearing full crops 
of choice, attractive fruit when all other 
sorts have been blasted by frost. The 
fruit is of medium size, roundish, slightly 
flattened, with a distinct seam, bright 
orange-yellow, streaked with red on the 
sunny side; flesh yellow, of a mild, pleas- 
ant flavor. Tree of low, spreading growth, 
similar to Hill's Chili. Promises to be 
very valuable for general cultivation. In 
season about with the Oldmixon. 
