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Champion — Creamy white, with red cheek, 
flavor delicious, sweet, rich and juicy; pro- 
ductive. August. 
Elberta — The great market peach. It is per- 
fectly hardy at the North, and is confi- 
dently believed by the most experienced 
growers of the North, to be one of the 
very best peaches for home use or market. 
Ripens after Crawford's Early. The g^reat 
commercial peach of to-day. See cut. 
Crosby — Bright yellow orange, a desirable, 
hardy, productive variety. Ripens between 
Early and Late Crawford. Excellent qual- 
ity. 
Crawford's Late Melocoton — (Late Craw- 
ford). Fruit of large size, skin yellow, 
with dull red cheek; flesh yellow, one of 
the finest late sorts. Last of September. 
Chair's Choice — Fruit of very large size, yel- 
low with a red cheek, flesh yellow, firm 
and of good quality. Season October first 
Valuable. 
Stump the World — Very large, roundish; 
skin white, with a bright red cheek; flesh 
white, juicy and good. Last of September. 
Mountain Rose — Large, roundish; skin whit- 
ish, nearly covered with dark red; flesh 
white, juicy, very good. An excellent mar- 
ket variety. 
Fitzgerald — A native seedling; freestone, 
very best quality. A heavy bearer, fruit- 
ing very young, almost invariably the 
second year after planting. Very hardy. 
Ripens just after Crawford's Early. 
Peaches — Continued 
Peaches More R«cently Introduced 
Greensboro — This wonderful peach is of the 
Chinese family; color a beautiful crimson, 
with a yellow cast; ripens before Alexan- 
der. 
Belle of Georgia — Very large; skin white 
with red cheek; flesh white, firm and of 
excellent flavor; fruit uniformly large and 
showy; tree a rapid grower and produc- 
tive; very prolific; free. End of Septem- 
ber. Price, 25 cents. 
Hiley (F) (Early Belle). One of the finest 
shippers among early sorts. Large, white, 
highly colored on sun-exposed side. Com- 
mercially proving one of the most profit- 
able. Very hardy. 
NIAGARA PEACH. 
A new variety which is gaining a great 
reputation in Niagara County, where it is 
said to have originated. The fruit is very 
large, of fine quality and handsome appear- 
ance, a little later than Early Crwford, of 
which it is said to be a seedling. Price, 25 
cents. 
Carman — Large, resembles Elberta in shape; 
color creamy white or pale yellow with 
deep blush; skin very tough, flesh tender, 
fine flavor and quite juicy. Ripens with 
Early Rivers. One of the hardiest in bud. 
Yellow St. John — Nearly as large as Craw- 
ford, fully equal in color. Fruit round, 
brilliant, showy; one of the earliest yellow 
peaches. August. 
THE FILLER SYSTEM 
The most modern method of planting Apple Orchards in New York State, called 
the Filler System is indicated by the diagram below. P represents the permanent tre» 
of whatever variety selected, to be planted 40 or SO feet apart each way as the planter 
may choose. 
F represents the filler or early fruiting variety, as Duchess, Wealthy, or whatever 
variety may be considered by the planter most profitable. Not unfrequently the planter 
chooses to fill with Peach or sometimes with Pear. If permanent trees are planted 40 
feet each way, it will readily be seen that when the orchard is completed the trees will 
stand 20 feet each way; this is called the Filler System. In using this plan it is the 
purpose of the planter to cut out the fillers when, or before, they begin to crowd the 
permanent trees. The advantage is to use all the ground and secure as many crops of 
fruit from the filler as possible before they interfere with the permanent tree. 
DIAGRAM OF FILLER SYSTEM. 
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