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early yellow-fleshed peach, and as profitable for market as any of its season- 
very vigorous, productive and hardy. Middle of August. 
CRAWFORD’S LATE Very large, in color resembling the Early Craw- 
ford; flesh rich yellow, very melting, with a sweet vinous flavor; like the fore- 
going, an excellent market fruit; also a strong grower. Middle of September. 
CROSBY— This new peach, which originated in New England, is highly 
recommended on accout of its hardiness and bearing qualities; it has borne 
full crops for the past five years very near the New Hampshire line. It has 
stood 12 degrees below zero and borne immense crops, while all other kinds 
were killed in the same orchard. Fruit roundish in form, slightly Battened, 
with a distinct seam across the bloom end; color is bright yellow, with a red 
cheek; flesh yellow, sweet, juicy and rich; a freestone with a very small pit 
Last of August. ' 
EARLY IMPERIAL— Originated by W. W. Smith, Vacaville. Fruit large- 
deep yellow, with dark red cheek; flesh rich, juicy and very firm; very highly 
colored peach and remarkable for its firmness; resembles Yellow St John in 
form, but earlier, larger, and more highly colored. Ripens with Hale’s Early 
and its rich color and earliness combined will make it one of the most profit- 
able varieties for early shipment. 
ELBERTA No peach that has been introduced in the past 10 years has 
created such a stir or is entitled to such universal recognition as the Elberta. 
It is yellow fleshed and of large size; a beautiful color of yellow and red- 
delicious quality; vigorous grower, one of the most productive on all soils id 
cultivation, and last but not least is a good shipper. The tree comes into 
bearing very young and is distinct in growth from anything else. Early August. 
EVERBEARING— A remarkable peach, having the peculiarity of ripening 
its fruit successively over a period of eight weeks; creamy white, mottled and 
striped; flesh white, with red veins; juicy, rich and fine. 
FITZGERALD— A new variety from Ontario, Canada. Very large, similar 
to Crawford in appearance; pleasant sub-acid and excellent; very hardy and 
reliable and a fine cropper. 
FOSTER Large; yellow, becoming very dark, and earlier than the Early 
Crawford and superior in many points; flesh is firmer, without so much red at 
the stone, which is smaller; one of the very best for drying, marxet or canning. 
GLOBE A rapid, vigorous grower and an enormuos bearer; fruit very 
targe; globular in form; flesh firm, juicy; yellow, shaded with reddish crim- 
son towards the pit or stone; quality good, very rich and luscious. September. 
GREENSBORO— The largest and most beautifully colored of all the early 
varieUes; double the size of Alexander, ripening at the same time; flesh 
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