Some “Promising New “Peaches 
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REID’S NURSERIES, UPLAND, OHIO 
A properly laid out Peach orchard. 
PEACHES 
The Peach tree requires a well-drained, moderately rich soil; a warm, sandy loam is probably best. To 
preserve the continued healthy growth of the trees and the fine quality of the fruit, the trees should have the 
shoots and branches shortened every year, so as to preserve a round, vigorous head with plenty of young wood ; 
and the land should not be seeded to grass, but kept in constant cultivation in hoed crops. Unleached wood 
ashes and pure ground bone are the best fertilizers. 
In planting, prune the tops and the roots carefully, reducing the former to a clean whip, and removing all 
bruised and broken roots. Plump, healthy Peach trees are best, even if small, for extensive planting. 
THE BEST NEW PEACHES 
The list below gives descriptions of the newer 
suit in extending the time of ripening of this fruit. 
Frances Peach. ( Size reduced. ) 
varieties, all of which are of great promise, and likely to re- 
Frances 
A new variety, equal in every respect to Elberta and 
following close on this popular variety in time of ripening. 
It is considered one of the handsomest Peaches ever grown, 
being a beautiful shade of yellow, covered almost entirely 
with brilliant red. In size it is about the equal of Elberta, 
average specimens measuring 9 inches in circumference. 
It is a perfect yellow freestone, delicious and handsome, 
with solid flesh and an excellent shipper. Very pro ific 
bearer, and the fact that it ripens after Elberta is over 
makes it a very desirable sort to prolong the season of the 
best Peaches. Price : first-class, 35 cts. each, $3.50 per 
doz., $15 per 100; medium, 30 cts. each, $3 per doz., $12 per 
100 ; small, 25 cts. each, mailed free. 
Matthew’s Beauty 
A large yellow Peach, supposed to be a cross between 
Elberta and Smock, that promises to be agreat acquisition 
for all sections. Fruit is of the largest size, in shape re- 
sembling the Elberta, but a little longer ; skin a beautiful 
golden yellow; flesh firm, of excellent flavor, freestone; 
one of the most promising of our recent introductions. 
Ripens about two to three weeks after Elberta, at a season 
when Peaches of this class bring high prices in the mar- 
ket. Price : first-class, 23 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $12 per 
iooj medium, 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $9 per 100 ; small, 
mailing size, 20 cts. each, postpaid. 
