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SOUTHERN NURSERY COMPANY, WINCHESTER, TENNESSEE 
Re^le of Georgia. 
SELECT LIST OF PEACHES-Continucd 
CRAWFORD'S LATE. Large, yellow, with red 
cheek; fine quality; very popular old variety for 
market and canning purposes. An old standby 
which always brings good prices in market, and al- 
ways in demand. Freestone. August 10. 
CHAIR'S CHOICE. Originated in Maryland. 
Large ; yellow, with red cheek next the sun ; a clear 
yellow freestone of fine duality. Splendid for can- 
ning or preserving. Always brings top prices in 
market. Ripe Iat« in August. 
CHINESE FREE. Seedling of Chinese Cling; 
size large, roundish, oblong; skin white, with red 
cheek ; flesh red. firm and well flavored ; desirable 
market variety. Ripens with Chinese Cling. 
EMMA. This Peach is very large; yellow, with 
light crimson cheek ; flesh yellow, fine grained, very 
juicy ; quality best. Freestone. In maturity it fol- 
lows immediately after the Elberta. Where this 
Peach has been shipped to market it has always 
commanded an extra price over the other varieties. 
It is better in quality than the Elberta. 
ELBERTA. Large; yellow with red cheek: flesh 
yellow, firm, juicy, of high quality. Exceedingly 
prolific, sure bearer and har'dy. Is doing well in 
all Peach sections North and South. One of the 
leading market varieties. August 1. 
ALTON. Freestone ; early ; white. The Alton is 
a splendid Peach, cream/ white, splashed and shad- 
ed with red. The skin is tough. The flesh is firm, 
rich, juicy and good. The flavor is the best ; a hiirh ■ 
quality niarket Peach. Larger than Carman. The 
tree blooms later than the average and is very 
hardy and uninjured by severe cold during the 
winter. A moderate grower. Bears third to fourth 
year. It is a commercial Peach, hardy, productive 
and should be planted for both home and market 
use, especially in the more northern peach regions 
where a hardy vigorous Peach is demanded. A 
popular, successful and dependable variety in all 
peach regions. 
EARLY ELBERTA. Freestone; midseason ; yel- 
low. 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. Sumner Gleason, of Utah, who says: "Seedling 
of Elberta with all the characteristics of its parent, 
stocky growth of tree, thins itself, even size of 
fruit, long keeping and shipping, hardier, better 
quality, higher color, and a week earlier — going out 
as Elberta is coming in. As a canning 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 bene- 
fit of repeat orders. Season of ripening, fifty-two 
days after Mayflower and three days before Elberta. 
About same season as Crawford Early, Georgia 
Belle and J. H. Hale. 
EATON'S GOLDEN. Medium: skin golden yel- 
low, with occasionally a few pink spots : flesh yel- 
low, sweet, juicy, apricot flavor, Superior for can- 
ning. Clingstone. Middle of September. 
EARLY RIVERS. Large; color creamy white, 
with a delicate pink cheek ; flesh melting, with a 
remarkably rich, racy flavor. Larger and ten days 
later than 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 unusually 
good shipping peach for its season. The flavor is 
rich and extra good. The best quality, very early 
peach. The tree is hardy and often bears when 
Greensboro fails. A vigorous grower and a good 
cropper. Bears 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 vari- 
eties, but a succession of early, medium and late 
peaches, which makes the crop easier to handle and 
insures 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 Greens- 
boro and Mamie Ross or Waddell. 
FAMILY FAVORITE. Large: white flesh, red 
cheek; freestone; sure bearer, prolific; seedling of 
Chinese Cling. This peach is making a most favor- 
able record wherever known. Season, 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; quality 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 HOLIM)N. Larpe : 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-Drained white flesh 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 yel- 
low cling known ; of largest size, mostly covered 
with bright crimson ; hardy, productive, sure bear- 
er ; always commands fancy prices. September 15. 
HILEY (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. 
INDIAN BLOOD CLING. Large size, color 
dark claret, with veins downy ; flesh deep red. 
very juicy, fine flavor; tree an irregular grower. 
September. 
INDIAN BLOOD FREE. Medium to large size, 
blood-red throughout ; tree hardy and a good bearer. 
September. 
LADY INGOLD. Fruit about same size as 
Early Crawford, which it resembles ver>' much, 
but it is superior in quality. A desirable Peach 
for market, evaporating, canning and general use. 
Freestone. July 15. 
LEMON FREE. Lemon shape and color: large 
size, immensely productive, excellent quality. 
August 20. 
LEMON CLING. Very large oblong, having a 
swollen point similar to a lemon ; skin yellow, with 
red cheek ; flesh yellow, firm juicy and sweet. 
August 20. 
MAYFLOWER. Originated in North Carolina. 
Round, large covered with a beautiful red. Blooms 
late and escapes spring frosts. Ripens a week 
earlier than Sneed. Tree hardy and heavy bearer, 
MOUNTAIN ROSE. Large: white, with red 
cheek: flesh white, rich, juicy and fine; freestone. 
July 15. 
MATTHEW'S BEAUTY. Originated in Georgia : 
extra large in size, some specimens having weighed 
17 ounces ; color yellow, with a faint blush next 
the sun; clear freestone; very showy, and is one 
of the fine southern market Peaches following 
Emma. It is thought to be of the Smock strain, 
crossed with Elberta. Ripe August 20, 
MAMMOTH CLING. Resembling Heath Cling, 
but double its size; originated in southern Missouri, 
September 20. 
MAMIE ROSE. A Chinese type: larger and 
finer in every way than Early Rivers, with which 
it ripens; very large; white, with a beautiful 
blush next to the sun; semi-cling; one of the best 
in quality ; hardy ; an immense bearer. 
ROSE. A medium growing, rather smsill,, 
stocky tree, and while in no sense a dwarf, 
never attains great size, like the Belle or Carman, 
and may safely be planted at somewhat less dis- 
tance apart. It has the large open blossom of 
the North China type, that always indicates greater 
hardiness than the small bloomed varieties, such as 
Elberta, or the Crawfords. It blooms very abun- 
dantly, a tree worthy for planting for the flower 
eff'ects alone. 
It has fi-uited for every season for ten years 
past without a single failure. Fruit is of medium 
size. rich, deep red nearly all over two weeks before 
it ripens, and when fully ripe fully 90 percent are 
red all over. It's a thorough clingstone, or press 
peach, as called in the south, with fine grained 
flesh of its class, rich, sweet and delicious, 
PICQUET'S LATE. This very valuable late 
Peach originated in Georgia, and has been dissemi- 
nated over a wide extent of country, and succeeds 
well generally. It has been planted to a con- 
siderable extent, and has proved a very excellent 
and profitable sort. Fruit large and handsome ; 
skin yellow, with red cheek : flesh yellow, melting, 
sweet, and of the highest quality. We recommend 
it to the orchardist for its many valuable qualities. 
REEVES' FAVORITE. Fruit very large, round : 
skin yellow, with fine red cheek : flesh deep yellow, 
juicy, melting and excellent ; tree hardy and pro- 
ductive. A most reliable yellow market Peach. 
Late July. Free. 
RED BIRD (Semi-clingstone). Very early; the 
Red Bird Ls a remarkable peach. It is the first 
profitable commercial shipping peach to ripen. 
Just about three days after Mayflower, the earliest 
on the list. It is a large round, rich, creamy white 
peach and nearly covered with a bright red. Flesh 
is firm, juicy, fair to good quality. Splendid 
shipper, remarkably free from rot. The tree is a 
vigorous grower, hardy, moderately productive, and 
a very regular cropper. Bears third to fourth year. 
RINGGOLD CLING. Much larger than Health : 
in every way an improvement on that popular 
kind. September 1. 
STUMP THE WORLD. Large, nearly round: 
color blush-red on creamy white ground. One of 
the finest of mid-summer Peaches. Freestone. 
Late July and early August, 
SUSQUEHANNA. A very handsome and valu- 
able Peach. Originated on the banks of the Susque- 
hanna River, in Pennsylvania ; a great favorite 
wherever known. Fruit of the largest size, some- 
times measuring 12 inches in circumference ; skin 
rich yellow, with a beautiful red cheek ; flesh 
yellow, juicy, sweet, with a rich vinous flavor. 
Freestone, August 25. 
STEVENS' RARERIPE. The fruit in appear- 
ance somewhat resembles an enlarged and re- 
markably high-colored Oldmixon Free. Superb in 
every way. Late July. 
SALWAY. A large, late yellow freestone, of 
English origin ; handsomely mottled, with a brown- 
ish red cheek : flesh deep yellow, juicy, melting, 
rich ; very productive : growing more and more in 
favor with the orchardist. 
STINSON'S OCTOBER. Large: white, with red 
cheek ; of very good flavor. The best very late 
Peach. October. 
SNEED. The most remarkably early Peach yet 
introduced : it ripens a week to ten days earlier 
than Alexander ; it is very distinct in tree and 
fruit, belonging to the Chinese Cling type ; size 
medium : white, with blush on cheek : free. 
THURBER. Large to very large ; skin white, 
with light crimson mottlings ; flesh very juicy, 
vinous, and of delicate aroma, of exceedingly fine 
texture. Maturity middle to end of July. Has 
seldom failed to yield a crop of fruit when other 
varieties failed, and is highly prized as a market 
sort by Western growers. 
TUSKENA, Identical with Early Crawford, but 
a cling. Ripens with Early Crawford. Very fine 
early, cling Peach, and should be in every family 
orchard. 
TRIUMPH. The earliest yellow Peach ever 
known, ripening closely following Greensboro and 
Alexander ; of good size, averaging some larger 
than Alexander; very highly covered all over with 
a yellowish dark red, making it a very showy 
market Peach ; flesh yellow ; good quality, and 
when fully ripe it parts readily from the pit, 
which is very small ; extremely hardy and a fine 
shipper. 
VICTOR. Origin. Texas, A remarkably early 
new Peach. Ripens fully two weeks before Alex- 
ander, and a week before any other Peach. 
Alexander was considered a wonder in its day. 
but here is Victor two weeks ahead of the Alex- 
ander record. Of medium size, of a light cream- 
color, beautifully streaked with red: a clingstone: 
does not rot, and ripens evenly to the seed, some- 
thing very unusual in early Peaches. Victor marks 
a new era in early market Peaches. 
WADDELL. Size medium to large, oblong ; rich 
creamy white, bright blush on sunny side, covering 
half of the Peach : flesh firm, rich, sweet, melting 
when fully ripe : freestone, about as large as Belle 
of Georgia and ripens close after the Triumph ; for 
family use or for market it is equal to any of its 
season, if not superior; of the fJ'orth China family. 
WONDERFUL PEACH. Fruit large : color rich 
yellow, with a bright crimson blush, shaded and 
blotched in the yellow by minute crimson dots : 
quality one of the very best. Ripens in September. 
HUey. 
