CHOICE FRUIT TREES, SMALL FRUITS AND ORNAMENTALS 
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The following is a select list of Peaches, ripening from May 15 
to November, according to location and climate, and we do not 
hesitate to say the collection cannot be surpassed. If equalled, in 
the Southern, or Border States. "Varieties are arranged below in 
order of ripening as near as possible for Tennessee. In South 
Carolina and. Georgia they will ripen later; in Virginia from four 
days to a week later; in Alabama and Mississippi from ten days 
to two weeks or more earlier. North of Tennessee they ripen 
later; in Virginia from four days to a week later; ten days to 
three weeks later in Maryland and Delaware; about five weeks 
later in northern New Jersey, and five to six weeks later in New 
York. Note the time of ripening of certain varieties in your sec- 
tion; compare same with our catalog, and you can tell the differ- 
ence in time of ripening at the different places. 
The question has often been asked. "How can I keep the bor- 
ers out of my Peach trees?" Go through your orchard, and 
where you find gum on the surface of the bark, clean the dirt 
from around it, and with a knife or some sharp-pointed Instru- 
ment follow up the worms and kill them; then throw around 
the tree a little lime or ashes. Attend to this two or three times 
during the spring or summer, and you will keep your trees 
healthy, as well as greatly extend their useful life. 
Peach -Borer Wash. Take one-half to, three-quarters of a 
pound of tobacco, plug or leaf, break or cut it up, and boil it 
well in about a gallon and a half of water, strain out the 
tobacco, and to the liquid add a pint of salt, from a quarter- to a 
half-pound of carbolic soap, and enough freshly slaked lime to 
make a thick wash. 
Second lieeeipt. Highly recommended, and we consider it 
the most effective. For a fifty-gallon -cask, twenty-five pounds 
of caustic potash, three pounds of common white arsenic, two 
gallons of crude carbolic acid, with water, lime and clay enough 
to make a good, thick wash that will last on the trees three or 
four months. 
Early In the spring scrape the dirt away from the trunk of 
the tree as deep as the top roots, and with a paint or whitewash 
brush apply a coat of the above wash from a foot above the 
ground down to the roots. When dry, replace the soil around 
the trunk. Should a washing rain, during the spring or early 
summer, dissolve or carry off this wash. It must be renewed. The 
above Is to be used as a preventive, not to destroy the Vorer 
within the bark, but to irevent the deposit of eggs by the bo-cr 
moth during the 'spring and summer months. 
Peach, Plum, Apricot and Nectarine trees should all havt the 
above care. To keep your fruit clear of worms, allow no fruit 
to drop and rot in your orchard. Keep enough hogs to eat it ill*. 
Keep it picked up clean and give it to them, or let them run in 
the orchard and get It themselves as fast as it falls, thereby 
destroying both worms and eggs, and preventing an increase r«M 
year. Reasonable attention in these matters will go far to a*f ore 
your success In fruit-growing. 
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ALEXANDER. One of the earliest Peaches. 
Fruit medium size, nearly covered with crimson; 
flesh white and good; valuable market variety 
South; bears very young. June. 
ADMIRAL, DEWEY. We consider this the 
most valuable early Peach yet introduced. It 
has all the grand qualities of the Triumph, 
without Its defects; it ripens with the Triumph, 
is an early and abundant bearer, a vigorous and 
symmetrical grower, with hardy wood, and a 
perfect freestone, with a small stone. Flesh of 
uniform yellow to the stone and of excellent 
quality, round, very firm; color beautiful yellow 
ground, with lively red on the sunny side; as 
large as the Triumph and Is an excellent shipper. 
No one can afford to be without this new variety. 
HlLYEtT. Large; nearly covered with dark 
red; flesh white, rich, juicy and firm. A good 
shipper; rather late. Middle to last of October. 
BELLS! OF GEORGIA. Very large; skin 
white, with red cheek; flesh white, firm and of 
excellent flavor; the fruit is uniformly large and 
showy; prolific. Chinese Cling seedling. Free. 
CHINESE CLING. Large; skin transparent 
cieam-color, with marble of red next the sun; 
flesh creamy-white; juicy and melting. July 25. 
CHINESE FREE. Seedling of Chinese Cling; 
size large, roundish, oblong; skin white, with 
red cheek; flesh red, firm and well flavored; de- 
sirable for market. Ripens with Chinese Cling. 
CAPTAIN EDE. A large rr.-esP.ne Peach -;i 
seedling of Chinese Cling. Originated In South- 
ern Illinois. Very prolific and hardy; a large, 
beautifully colored yellow- fleshed Peach of fin- 
est quality, ripening with Early Crawford. 
CHAMPION. A Western Peach of very large 
size and good quality, also noticeable for the 
regularity of Us bearing. Skin is of a rich 
creamy white, with a red cheek; flesh creamy- 
white, sweet and delicious, rich and juicy. A 
most profitable market Peach. July 20. 
CARMAN. In this new, hardy, rot-proof 
Peach, ripening at the same time as Early Riv- 
ers, and yet almost as large and fine as the EI- 
berta itself, we have a Peach of great market 
value; a large, roundish Peach, with pale yellow 
skin, red blush on sunny side; white flesh, tender 
and melting; rich, sweet and superior flavor; by 
far the finest of any Peach ripening ahead of 
the Mountain Rose. A big, early, yellow-skin- 
ned Peach of high quality is sure to be in great 
demand. June 20. 
CROSBY. Originated near Blllerica. Mass., 
and noted on account of its hardiness. Fruit 
medium size, roundish, slightly flattened, with a 
distinct seam; color bright orange-yellow, with 
a very bright red cheek, very handsome ; flesh 
yellow, mild and pleasant. August 1. 
CRAWFORD'S LATE. Large, yellow, with 
red cheek; fine quality; very popular old variety 
for market and canning purposes. An old stand- 
by which always brings good prices in market, 
and always in demand. Freestone. Aug. 10. 
. I*arge, oblong: skin 
flesh yellow, melting, 
CRAWFORD'S EARLY 
yellow, with red cheek: 
sweet and rich. July 10. 
CHAIR'S CHOICE. Originated in Maryland. 
Large; yellow with red cheek next the sun: a 
clear vellow freestone of fine quality. Splendid 
for canning and preserving. Always brings top 
prices in market. Ripe late in August. 
EMMA. This Peach is very large; yellow, 
with light crimson cheek: flesh yellow, fine 
grained, very juicy; quality best. Freestone. 
In maturity It follows immediately after the 
Elberta. In market it has always commanded 
an extra price over the other varieties. It is bet- 
ter in quality than the Elberta. 
ELBERTA. Large; yellow with red cheek; 
flesh yellow, firm, juicy, of high quality. Ex- 
ceedingly prolific, sure be irer and hardy. Is do- 
ing well in all Peach sections North and South. 
One of the leading market varieties. August 1. 
EARLY ELBERTA. Freestone; midseason; 
yellow. The Early Elberta Is truly named. It 
is of the Elberta type, large, golden yellow, 
which is in beautiful contrast to the rich blush 
on the sunny cheek. The flesh is yellow like the 
Elberta but far better quality, sweeter and finer 
grained. The tree is a strong grower, of the 
Elberta type, and has a tendency to thin Itself, 
carrying moderate loads of fruit. Adapted to 
Peach growing regions except In the Gulf States. 
The Early Elberta originated with Dr. Summer 
Gleason, of Utah, who says: "Seedling of El- 
berta with all the characteristics of its parent, 
stocky growth of tree, thins Itself, even size of 
fruit, long keeping and shipping, hardier, bet- 
ter quality, higher color, and a week earlier — 
going out as Elberta Is coming In. As a can- 
ning Peach it has better flavor and color than 
the regular Elberta, does not rag out, and uses 
less sugar. In size and shape being almost 
identical with Elberta. it passes on the market 
as an Elberta and the customer gets a better 
peach, the grower thereby getting the benefit 
of repeat orders. Season of ripening, fifty-two 
days after Mayflower and three days before El- 
berta. About same season as Crawford Early, 
Georgia Belle, and J. H. Hale. 
EATON'S GOLDEN. Medium; skin golden 
yellow, with occasionally a few pink spots; fiesh 
yellow, sweet, juicy, apricot flavor. Superior 
for canning. Clingstone. Middle of September 
EARLY RI\ERS. Large; Color creamy white, 
with a delicate pink cheek; fiesh melting, with 
a remarkably rich, racy flavor. Larger and ten 
days later than the Alexander. First of July. 
EUREKA. Freestone: very early; white. The 
Eureka is a large, oval peach with a bright red 
cheek. The flesh Is creamy white, juicy and 
very firm, and the skin tough, making it an un- 
usually good shipping peach for its season. The 
fiavor Is rich and extra good. The hest quality, 
very early peach. The tree Is hardy and often 
bears when Greensboro falls. A vigorous grow- 
er and a good cropper. Rears third to fourth 
year. The Eureka is of great value to peach 
growers because It Is a good shipper of high 
quality, hardy and productive, and It ripens at 
a season when it is needed. Peach orchardists 
are not planting all of one or two varieties, but 
a succession of early, medium and late peaches, 
which makes the crop easier to handle and in- 
sures a good market. Enough of each variety 
should be planted to ship In full car loads, since 
buyers dislike small lots. Season of ripening, 
twenty-seven days after Mayflower and thirty 
days before Elberta, coming half way between 
Greensboro and Mamie Ross or Waddell. 
FAMILY FAVORITE. Large; white flesh, red 
oheek ; freestone ; sure bearer, prolific ; seedling 
of Chinese Cling. Is making a most favorable 
record wherever known. Middle of July. 
GREENSBORO. Originated by W. G. Balsley. 
in Greensboro. N. C. This Is the largest of all 
the early peaches: twice the size of Alexander, 
and beautifully colored with light and dark red, 
shaded with yellow, which makes It a great 
beauty: size large for so early a peach; ripens 
perfectly to the seed, from which It parts clear 
when fully ripe. Ripens with Alexander; flesh 
white, juicy, good. One of the very best family 
peaches, but, like old Early Rivers, rather tender. 
GENERAL LEE. Above medium, oblong; 
creamy white, with carmine wash; flesh very fine 
grained, melting, very juicy and of high flavor: 
quail tv best. Improved Chinese Cling. July 1 
to 10. 
GLOBE. Fruit large, globular in form: flesh 
firm. Juicy, yellow, shaded with reddish crimson 
toward the pit ; quality good. September. 
GARY'S HOLD-ON. Large; yellow: freestone. 
Flesh fine-grained, rich, Juicy and sweet. Late 
August and early September. 
GOVERNOR HOGG. A fine new peach of the 
Chinese strain from Texas. As large as Elberta. 
and two weeks earlier. Will carry well, and 
hence a fine market peach. Fine-grained white 
fiesh and bright red cheek. Flavor rich, melting 
and juicy. Tree vigorous and thrifty. 
HEATH CLING. Large, oblong; creamy 
white; slightly tinged with red in the sun; very 
tender. Juicy, melting; very rich and luscious. 
September 15. 
HENRIETTA (Levy>. The most magnificent 
yellow cling known; of largest size, mostly cov- 
ered with bright crimson; hardy, productive, sure 
bearer; always commands fancy prices. Sep- 
tember 15. 
IIILEY (Early Belle). Handsome, large, white 
peach with beautiful red cheek: flesh white, of 
finest quality. Best shipper of Its season. Late 
June and early July. 
J. H. HALE. Originated by J. H. Hale, of 
Georgia, and Is heralded throughout that section 
as one of the greatest Peaches ever discovered. 
The tree is a very strong and vigorous grower 
having much the appearance of the Elberta. The 
fruit Is of a deep golden yellow color, overspread 
with bright red; has a smooth thick skin and 
compares very favorably with the Elberta in 
shape. The flesh Is firm, line grained, and deep 
yellow in color. 
