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Newark, New York State 
Champion. White, red cheek. Flesh white. 
Season August. Fruit grows very large 
many specimens measuring 10 inches in 
circumference. Color a creamy white, 
Crawford's Early. 
with red cheek. Flesh white; flavor 
delicious, sweet, rich and juicy. Free- 
stone. Tree very hardy and productive. 
Its record covers withstanding a tem- 
perature of 18 degrees below zero, and 
of bearing a heavy crop in 1890, when 
there was an almost total failure of the 
Peach crop on account of the e.\treme 
cold. A good shipper. Comes from IIU- 
Chair's Choice. Deep yellow with red 
cheek; firm; few days earlier than Smock. 
September. 
Crawford Early. Red. Flesh yellow. Sea- 
son early September. Fruit very large, 
handsome. Color a beautiful, showy yel- 
low and red cheek. Flesh deep yellow, 
very juicy and rich, and of splendid 
flavor. A magnificent large yellow Peach 
of splendid quality. A variety most 
desirable and well deserving of its great 
popularity, for its size of fruit, beauty of 
color, and productiveness make it one of 
the most popular orchard and "home use" 
varieties. A perfect freestone. Tree is 
very productive. Origin, New Jersey 
Crawford Late. Red. Flesh yellow. Sea- 
son late September. Fruit very large. 
roundish; surface yellow, with a broad 
dark red cheek. Flesh deep yellow, very 
juicy, rich, of good flavor. Tree pro- 
ductive. What ifi said of the Early Craw- 
ford can be repeated of this variety. In 
color, size, quality, and for general all- 
around good points, our two Crawfords 
are fine fellows, and will please. For 
home use or market, they can be depended 
upon. Origin, New Jersey. 
Crosby. Yellow, splashed red. Flesh yel- 
low. Season middle of September. It 
unquestionably is one of the hardiest 
Peaches of good quality. It has borne 
immense crops where other kinds in the 
same orchard were killed. The fruit is 
full medium size, roundish in form, slightly 
flattened; with a distinct seam on the 
blossom end. Color orange-yellow, splashed 
and striped with carmine. Flesh is yellow, 
with red at the pit, firm, moderately juicy 
and of good quality. Stone very small. 
Tree an enormous bearer. Has been 
tested for ten years in the bleakest parts of 
New England and has proved itself to be 
first class in every way. Originated in 
Billerica Mass. 
Elberta. Red. Flesh yellow. Season lat- 
ter part of September and early Octo- 
ber. Fruit above average in size, round. 
Champion. 
Skin golden yellow, covered with a bright 
crimson blush; very handsome. Flesh 
pale yellow, tender, juicy, good quality. 
Entirely freestone. Elberta fruit can be 
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