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ALBANY NURSERIES 
PEACHES, Continued. 
red at the pit, tender, juicy and sweet, 
valuable for canning. Season closes early 
September. 
Henrietta Cling. See Levy Late. 
Indian Cling. (Indian Blood.) C. Large, 
deep claret color with red veins, downy, 
flesh red, juicy and refreshing. Last of 
August. 
Lemon Cling. C. Large and beautiful 
lemon-shaped variety; skin light yellow 
with a rich, vinous, subacid flavor. Ripens 
first week in August. 
Levy’s Late or Henrietta Cling. C. Large 
size; skin a deep yellow, a shade of rich 
brownish red in the sun; flesh deep yellow, 
firm, juicy, sweet, half melting, slightly 
vinous. Latest of all clings and highly 
esteemed for canning and market. Middle 
of September. 
Lovell. F. A California seedling; large; 
almost perfectly round; flesh yellow to the 
pit, firm and of excellent quality; a superb 
canning, shipping and drying; tree a good 
grower and bearer. Ripens a few days 
after Muir. 
McDevitt’s Cling. C. Very large, rich, 
golden, becoming quite red when ripe; 
flesh yellow, firm and superior flavor; ex- 
cellent shipper. Last of August. 
McKevitt’s Cling. C. White, flesh firm 
rich, sugary and highly flavored, white to 
the pit, excellent for shippiping and can- 
ning. Tree a remarkably strong grower 
and not subject to curl. Early in Septem- 
tember. 
Mountain Rose. F. Large, handsome, 
red cheek, flesh white, juicy; one of the 
best. August. 
Muir. F. Large, pale yellow, very firm 
flesh, very sweet. Best for drying. Last 
of August. 
Newhall. F. Large size, skin yellow, 
with a dark red cheek, flesh deep yellow 
juicy and rich, vinous flavor. Tree hardy’ 
healthy, vigorous and not affected by curl 
like Crawford’s Late. 
Orange Cling. See Runyon’s Orange Cling. 
Perfection. F. The fruit is of the larg- 
est size, yellow with beautiful blush cheek, 
flesh is thick and fine grained, yellow with 
red around the pit, which is nearly as small 
as a prune seed. It tough skin, firm flesh 
and good keeping qualities place it in the 
lead for a good shipping and market var- 
iety. Ripens September 10th to 15th 
Philip’s Cling. Fine, large; yellow; flesh 
firm, clear yellow to the pit. which is very 
small. Preferred by canners to any other 
variety of cling. Its firmness, fine texture 
of flesh and lateness, not ripening until 
September, when other clings are practi- 
cally harvested, makes a demand for this 
variety far beyond the supply. 
Prolific. F. Fruit large, attractive, 
firm; color yei ow, crimson cheek, flesh 
yellow to pit,^pit small. The tree is pro- 
ductive and nardy. Sept. 
Runyon’s Orange Cling. C. The fruit is 
large, yellow with a dark crimson cheek; 
flesh golden yellow, rich and sugary with 
a vinous flavor. Tree is an immense bearer 
and not subject to mildew like the com- 
mon sort. A splendid fruit for shipping, 
canning or drying. Ripens early in Aug. 
Salway. F. Large, roundish, deep yel- 
low with a rich marbled, brownish red 
cheek, flesh firm, juicy, rich and sugary. 
A late, showy, market sort. 
Seller’s. A variety of Orange Cling, of 
larger size. Skin, fine yellow with a dark 
red cheek, flesh yellow, firm, juicy and 
rich. A desirable sort for canning, ripen- 
ing a few days after Runyon’s. 
Sneed. S. C. It is claimed for this 
peach that it is ten days earlier than the 
Alexander, of same size and appearance, 
but more yellow, the flesh is tender, juicy, 
melting and delicious; clings slightly to 
the pit. 
Strawberry. F. Medium size; white mar- 
bled with dark red; flesh white, red near 
the pit; juicy with a rich delicious flavor. 
July. 
Susquehanna. F. A large handsome 
variety, nearly globular; skin rich yellow 
with a beautiful red cheek; flesh yellow, 
sweet, juicy, with a rich vinous flavor. 
Triumph. S. C. Above medium; skin 
downy, dark orange-yellow, nearly cover- 
ed with dark carmine; flesh yellow half- 
way to the stone, where it changes to a 
greenish white and adheres to the stone 
like Alexander; juicy, melting and slightly 
sub-acid; quality good. Maturity June 15. 
I he great value of this peach for shipping 
purposes is its yellow color and attractive 
appearance, it being the earliest peach so 
far known. 
Tuskena Cling. (Tuscan, Yellow Tuscan.) 
L "S e > .yellow cling, the earliest fine 
cling; flesh juicy and of fine flavor and clear 
yellow to the stone. A good shipping and 
canning peach and very desirable on ac- 
count of its earliness, ripening with the 
Early Crawford. 
