10 BULLETIN 806, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS AND VARIETIES, 
BY STATES. 
NEW ENGLAND STATES. 
MAINE, 
Distribution.—it is substantially true that peaches are not grown 
in Maine. This is primarily on account of the low winter tempera- 
tures that normally occur. The shortness of the growing season is 
also a factor. 
A very few small orchards have been planted in York County, in 
the southern part of the State, one at least in Lincoln County, and 
an occasional tree or two may be found in some parts of Cumberland, 
Oxford, and possibly other counties. The crop, however, is very 
uncertain. 
Varieties—There is no generally recognized list of varieties for 
this part of the country. The Triumph, Greensboro, Carman, Cham- 
pion, Belle, Crosby, and possibly others have been planted. The 
New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Circular 15 (revised) 
names the Crosby, Chih, Elberta, Gold Drop, and Stevens as the 
five varieties most hardy in wood of those grown in New York. 
Four of these varieties, with the Triumph substituted for Elberta, 
are also given ac the hardiest in bud. While hardiness m tree and 
bud is an essential characteristic of a variety for the northern ex- 
tremes of culture, some of the best experience available indicates 
that varieties later than the Belle are not likely to mature in the 
average season, and even varieties ripening with the Belle may some- 
times fail to mature because of the shortness of the season. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
Distribution.—Small commercial peach interests have been de- 
veloped in a few localities in the southern and southeastern parts of 
New Hampshire. These interests center largely about Wilton in Hills- 
borough County, about Derry in the southern part of Rockingham 
County, and about Stratham and Greenland in the eastern part of 
that county. A few trees are more or less widely distributed in other 
sections of the southern part of the State, but mostly in gardens and 
small home plantings. 
Varictics—The varieties most commonly planted are the Greens- 
bero, Carman, Mountain Rose, Champion, Early Crawford, Fester, 
Belle, Elberta, Late Crawford, and Crosby. 
2 VERMONT. 
Distribution—Peaches are not planted commercially in Vermont. 
A few trees may be found in the southeastern part of Windham 
County about Brattleboro, and an occasional tree is growing in other 
